Philip Sidney
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I have 160 stories published in
5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 268774 times
and 200 of my stories have been cherry picked.
379 of my 5,314 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 364 votes
My stories
Wisdom
“There are two types of apple. Those that you can eat and those you can’t.” Reuben's mother had intoned these words sagely, as if quoting one of the...
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On the Eve
No going back, always going forward. Belong to the known, longing for better. It’s about identity, it’s about hope. Loyal to the familiar, untied...
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Gods of the Bog
It’s dark in here, the bulb’s blown, you can’t read. God won’t see you behind the locked door, so think anything you like, all those thoughts you...
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Saltley Gas Works (Necropolis)
A rise and fall of gas, power pushed from metallic lungs into the manufactured land. Life flooded the mechanical. Death hung in the air, choked...
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Name Tag
A bit of a mean one.
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Nice shifts of perspective, I
Posted on Tue, 27 Jan 2015
Nice shifts of perspective, I like the methodical use of description, matching his actions, the suspense builds well too.
Read full commentPosted in Meditation
Magical.
Posted on Sun, 25 Jan 2015
Magical.
Read full commentPosted in What I promised the sea
I like the use of direct
Posted on Sun, 25 Jan 2015
I like the use of direct address and the building of suspense.
Read full commentPosted in Park Bench
Wonderful, I can see how this
Posted on Thu, 22 Jan 2015
Wonderful, I can see how this moment would stay with you.
Read full commentPosted in The lake and the seagull
Tom is a great character, you
Posted on Wed, 21 Jan 2015
Tom is a great character, you played with the reader's feeling thoughout, really enjoyed reading this.
Read full commentPosted in Runaway Hitchhikers
Glad for this quick visit to
Posted on Mon, 19 Jan 2015
Glad for this quick visit to this exotic place on a cold and frosy English morning.
Read full commentPosted in savannah dream
A lovely tranquil feel.
Posted on Mon, 19 Jan 2015
A lovely tranquil feel. (quiet)
Read full commentPosted in any given sunday
The curse of being human.
Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2015
The curse of being human.
Read full commentPosted in three a.m.
I really like the way you
Posted on Thu, 15 Jan 2015
I really like the way you have built this, excellent structure.
Read full commentPosted in Melancholy
The archeology of ourselves,
Posted on Tue, 06 Jan 2015
The archeology of ourselves, I like the ideas and images in this poem.
Read full commentPosted in Sifting Through
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