Philip Sidney
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Mesopotamia
fragments from the past will not join to make a memory we live in the disconnect but for a moment you are there in a sepia photograph with Felix who...
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The Empathy Files. The Angel of Empathy (3)
Reggie woke to a bright white light. An angel appeared to be watching over him. ‘Crap. I must be dead.’ The angel looked over him with a concerned...
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The Empathy Files. The Angel of Empathy (2)
Reggie Smith was another busy man. Contrary to popular belief, life on the streets is not one of idleness, it is imperative to be constantly on one's...
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The Empathy Files. The Angel of Empathy (1)
Ange was perched between a gargoyle and a pigeon biding time. Time was a slippery thing and one had to leap into the slipstream of a moment with...
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Froglet Nonet
Tadpoles move in green language, fluid commas wriggle between voiceless speech marks, quiet apostrophes, wordless as the mermaid who swapped her...
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I found this blissful piece
Posted on Sun, 12 Sep 2004
I found this blissful piece of loveliness as I was rummaging through the archives - I hope you like it too - so share if you do - because it's our facebook and twitter pick of the day!
Read full commentPosted in Winter Dreams
I'm so sorry for your loss,
Posted on Mon, 01 May 2017
I'm so sorry for your loss, what an amazing life your father had. Thank you so much for sharing some of his story with us. Xx
Read full commentPosted in Shlamek
I like the way time seems to
Posted on Tue, 19 Jan 2016
I like the way time seems to slow down to hold the moment, like a segment of slow motion at the centre of fast motion film. Beautiful language.
Read full commentPosted in All change
Wish I could remember back
Posted on Thu, 02 Jul 2015
Wish I could remember back this far, I sometimes thik I can recall moments from being a baby, I guess it's all lurking there somewhere. Really interesting perspective.
Read full commentPosted in First Day First Memory
So closely and precisely
Posted on Wed, 14 Jan 2015
So closely and precisely observed. A childhood summer preserved in amber - beautiful and moving.
Read full commentPosted in The Mechanic
The small details of the
Posted on Fri, 21 Nov 2014
The small details of the mundane show how momentus the last contact is, all is preserved, impossible to resolve. I like the ideas of soaking up your mother as yourself. When we lose our mothers we lose some of ourself.
Read full commentPosted in My Mother Myself
Great hard-boiled style and
Posted on Wed, 13 Feb 2019
Great hard-boiled style and some lovely touches - the difficulty of managing wings and tails ...
Read full commentPosted in 30. Lady Writer
Oh I just love this!
Posted on Sat, 02 Feb 2019
Oh I just love this!
Read full commentPosted in A Molecule Lies Sleeping
Not deja vu - just that this
Posted on Wed, 09 Jan 2019
Not deja vu - just that this second part is so good too - so it's our facebook and twitter pick of the day! Do share......
Read full commentPosted in Chances ( 2)
What a thoroughly enjoyable
Posted on Wed, 02 Jan 2019
What a thoroughly enjoyable piece!
Read full commentPosted in After The Funeral (Part 1)
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