Philip Sidney
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I have 151 stories published in
5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 190491 times
and 182 of my stories have been cherry picked.
350 of my 4,912 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 348 votes
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My stories
Net
The globe was netted - over time it calcified, fossified, petrified. Take it out into the sun and swing it around your head - warmth will soften it...
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Moths
Moths are back to feed on the fabric of our lives. Larvae slip soft bodies from cylindrical casings - invisible teeth unpick our stories - woven with...
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Blood and Other Substances
My brother took a DNA test - wrote me the chain of expected stuff: british-isles-france-germany-scandanavia-south-asia-italy-iberia-sub-saharan-...
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Looking for Monica
Picture: By Fir0002 - Own work, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7613324
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The Cutting Room
They were looking for a cure for the smart-ass girl – whip-tongued - serpent-haired - colour writhed along her nerves - she lacked stillness -...
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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
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
Bleak and wild and full of
Posted on Thu, 12 Apr 2018
Bleak and wild and full of woe - a cold wind.
Read full commentPosted in wind
A complete delight!
Posted on Thu, 05 Apr 2018
A complete delight!
Read full commentPosted in The Whale Cafe
This is such a touching piece
Posted on Sun, 01 Apr 2018
This is such a touching piece.
Read full commentPosted in Alternative Prayer of Remembrance, Easter 2018
A sad and thought-provoking
Posted on Sat, 17 Mar 2018
A sad and thought-provoking portrait.
Read full commentPosted in The Pain of it All
What a shocking story! I was
Posted on Tue, 06 Mar 2018
What a shocking story! I was mentally shouting at these people for you. This is so unjust!
Read full commentPosted in Daniel 2016.
This engrossing and
Posted on Thu, 15 Feb 2018
This engrossing and beautifully described tale is our facebook and twitter pick of the day. Do share if you ike it too.
Image by Haggblom, Lisa - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Public Domain,...
Read full commentPosted in Old Dog-Fox In Bleak Midwinter
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