Philip Sidney

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I have 166 stories published in 5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 608111 times and 212 of my stories have been cherry picked.
400 of my 5,342 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 398 votes

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Ghosts in the Machine (Poetry Monthly)

Time floats above as I go down the old roads some look smarter, tarred against the dust and mud of those oddly long ago days, yet I can instantly...
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Reflections

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Fall Out

The picture was taken by Charles Levy from one of the B-29 Superfortresses used in the attack.
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Standing Forms

The city is a collage of standing forms, abstract from a distance up close, each shape has purpose, narrative, name I turn from the window to face...
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Slow Burn

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400 of my comments have received 398 Great Feedback votes

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Thank you! :)

Posted on Wed, 26 Oct 2016

Thank you! :)

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Posted in Minotaurs

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You describe these dreadful

Posted on Wed, 16 Nov 2016

You describe these dreadful losses with clarity, so that we put ourselves in your place, but still can only imagine the awful pain you must live with.  Another very special poem, thank you for feeling able to share this with us.

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Posted in Blue

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You reawakened a memory of

Posted on Thu, 27 Oct 2016

You reawakened a memory of waiting for life to turn into a fairy tale.  I love this!

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Posted in Meeting a wolf

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This would make a cute and

Posted on Sun, 04 Sep 2016

This would make a cute and educational picture book.  laugh

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Posted in The T-Rex who Lost his Teeth

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Gorgeous writing!

Posted on Wed, 31 Aug 2016

Gorgeous writing!

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Posted in Blue Tit

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Wonderfully evocative writing

Posted on Wed, 31 Aug 2016

Wonderfully evocative writing.  A most effective shift from vibrancy and colour to a drifting sense of sadness.

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Posted in The Grief of Gaziantep.

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Wonderful characters and

Posted on Thu, 28 Jul 2016

Wonderful characters and memories drifting as smoke. 

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Posted in Strictly, The Last Supper

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A wonderful sense of

Posted on Tue, 05 Jul 2016

A wonderful sense of immediacy and an intensity of the moment.  I really like the pared down style to give vivid images. I'm left with hair whipping my face and the taste of salt.  Beautiful.

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Posted in Eriksay

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A powerful piece, full of

Posted on Sat, 02 Jul 2016

A powerful piece, full of struggle and new beginnings.  The last stanza is one of deep comfort and feels like peace.  Thanks for sharing.

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Posted in La Boisselle (Raprochement)

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Seeringly vivid, you

Posted on Sun, 26 Jun 2016

Seeringly vivid, you communicate this unbearable pain in such a way that we are all with you both, standing with you on each replay.  My thoughts go out to both of you.

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Posted in The Silent Witness

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