Philip Sidney

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I have 166 stories published in 5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 602487 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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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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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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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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Kuini Takes a Break

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Hikikomori

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400 of my comments have received 398 Great Feedback votes

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This enjoyable piece brings

Posted on Mon, 06 May 2019

This enjoyable piece brings ancient history into the present - It's our facebook and twitter pick of the day - do share if you like it too.

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Posted in A Roman Triptych - 1) Calpurnia's Story

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Delicate and beautiful.

Posted on Wed, 24 Apr 2019

Delicate and beautiful.

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Posted in In the wee small hours of the morning...(that's the time I miss him most of all)

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The story leaking through

Posted on Fri, 29 Mar 2019

The story leaking through the gaps.  Gently powerful.

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Posted in The Instrumentalist

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Great hard-boiled style and

Posted on Wed, 13 Feb 2019

Great hard-boiled style and some lovely touches - the difficulty of managing wings and tails ...

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Posted in 30. Lady Writer

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Oh I just love this!

Posted on Sat, 02 Feb 2019

Oh I just love this!

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Posted in A Molecule Lies Sleeping

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Not deja vu - just that this

Posted on Wed, 09 Jan 2019

Not deja vu - just that this second part is so good too - so it's our facebook and twitter pick of the day!  Do share...

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Posted in Chances ( 2)

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What a thoroughly enjoyable

Posted on Wed, 02 Jan 2019

What a thoroughly enjoyable piece!  

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Posted in After The Funeral (Part 1)

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Let’s hope!

Posted on Mon, 31 Dec 2018

Let’s hope!

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Posted in Here's to a new year

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Dark indeed - but it's all

Posted on Wed, 19 Dec 2018

Dark indeed - but it's all out there.  Small typo with the apostrophe in eyes.

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Posted in No Good News

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This beautiful and

Posted on Fri, 23 Nov 2018

This beautiful and heartbreaking piece is so special.  Do share our facebook and twitter pick of the day.

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Posted in Moon Whisperer

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