Philip Sidney
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I have 165 stories published in
5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1008746 times
and 211 of my stories have been cherry picked.
385 of my 5,087 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 382 votes
My stories
Magic Lantern
The strangest night of my life? Let me flick though the magic lantern of my mind. Of course there were the nights of illness. Night walls moved in...
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Joy
The sky was a perfect, blackbird’s egg, blue. Evelyn tilted her head back to watch the kaleidoscope flashes of green and blue rushing above her...
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LDV: Washwood Heath (Necropolis)
Grit, backbone of Midland industry, ground out by the elements, glacial drift, geological shift. Upon gravel the city made its shape. Halls of...
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Penance
Mrs Hohepa watched the little girl sitting on the bench opposite swing her legs. Back and forth, back and forth. ‘Pretty little thing. Swing your...
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Natural History
In the history of school, Class 5 was the happiest. Outside swan plants grew - we gave them sidelong glances, hope was brewing. A race through times...
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Good on the details (cake and
Posted on Sat, 03 Jan 2015
Good on the details (cake and coffee), more character background would be good so we care about the character.
Read full commentPosted in Pure Magic Chapter 2
A nive fairytale feel. I
Posted on Sat, 03 Jan 2015
A nive fairytale feel. I like the descriptions of the house and would like some more of this.
Read full commentPosted in Pure Magic Chapter 1
So sad, I read the other poem
Posted on Fri, 02 Jan 2015
So sad, I read the other poem first but now see that that tells of the haunting presence of a missing colleague.
Read full commentPosted in Rock Bottom
I like the sense of certainty
Posted on Thu, 01 Jan 2015
I like the sense of certainty, the mix of natural laws and human behaviour.
Read full commentPosted in Cosmological Constant
Oh my goodness! This is
Posted on Tue, 30 Dec 2014
Oh my goodness! This is utterly heartbreaking and beautifully written.
Read full commentPosted in Everyone Says Hi
Good idea styx. I'm not
Posted on Thu, 25 Dec 2014
Good idea styx. I'm not suggesting myself as I am not even slightly funny, not on purpose anyway. I've partnered up for some writing with Noo on the site, nothing professional though. There are quite a few deliberately funny writers on the...
Read full commentPosted in Finding A Writing Partner?
A touch of beauty amidst the
Posted on Mon, 23 Dec 2013
A touch of beauty amidst the drudgery of killing. Always like this I suppose. Thought-provoking.
Read full commentPosted in Coventry carol
I like the perspective of the
Posted on Sat, 20 Dec 2014
I like the perspective of the old man, this adds some depth.
Read full commentPosted in WHY - I
A unexpected ending, justice
Posted on Thu, 18 Dec 2014
A unexpected ending, justice seems to have been done.
Read full commentPosted in THE PAPER WAR - VI
Wonderful writing, showing us
Posted on Wed, 17 Dec 2014
Wonderful writing, showing us the dark place.
Read full commentPosted in while the candle burns
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