Philip Sidney
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I have 161 stories published in
5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 271935 times
and 203 of my stories have been cherry picked.
383 of my 5,350 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 368 votes
My stories
Night-flying in North Wales
In daylight the sleek, black, gleam of wing flashes above slate tiles tilts and slips into a gap in the mountain. Later- you look up past a neighbour...
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- 1887 reads
Cold Call
I hang wet sheets on the line and they slap me - they struggle in the spring air so I leave them with the resilient daffodils, the colour of...
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- 1538 reads
The Cow Hand's Wife (Poetry Monthly)
Tedious green sates the lazy cows, they chew in dull absence and wait for the next round of milking. A crow rummages in a fresh pile of digested...
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- 1060 reads
Kuini Takes a Break
Credit for the photo is at the end of the poem.
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- 1032 reads
Hikikomori
Removed for submission.
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You have your readers in the
Posted on Sat, 16 Jun 2018
You have your readers in the palm of your hand - well done.
Read full commentPosted in Choose One Cake Only
This is our facebook and
Posted on Tue, 05 Jun 2018
This is our facebook and twitter pick of the day. Do share if you like it too.
Read full commentPosted in It's More Than Poetry
What an uplifting piece.
Posted on Tue, 05 Jun 2018
What an uplifting piece.
Read full commentPosted in It's More Than Poetry
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
Wistful, suits the mood of
Posted on Tue, 06 Feb 2018
Wistful, suits the mood of the day.
Read full commentPosted in A Cold Memory
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