Philip Sidney

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I have 166 stories published in 5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 602658 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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Poem of the week

Daguerreotype

Daguerreotype. An experiment from 50 years ago: the image committed to memory with mecurial words spoken aloud to ensure a fix - ‘I shall remember...
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Flowers in Translation

The beautiful saints held lilies; preserved by death, plaster, paint or, most precious, stamped into metal and tied with ribbon around your neck,...
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Story of the week

Little Ingland. 1: Histry

Mam showed me how to do letters when I was small. In her day there was school. She was clever; like me. We keep that quiet so we don’t get caught by...
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Ex/it

After the hurt bruised and disappointed hope shows up. You’d signed up for the long haul but this was not home after all its earth thickened by blood...
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Re-imagining Venus

We met up at the V&A like the middle-aged women we have become, oddly competent given where we began. Not all of the sisters could make it but we...

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400 of my comments have received 398 Great Feedback votes

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A wonderful poem, strength in

Posted on Sun, 17 Jun 2018

A wonderful poem, strength in its delicacy.  A friend of mine died from breast cancer a couple of days ago, this poem speaks to so many.  I love its positivity in the conclusion.

This film is so very beautiful too!

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Posted in Tribute to Bee

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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.

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Posted in Choose One Cake Only

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Bleak and wild and full of

Posted on Thu, 12 Apr 2018

Bleak and wild and full of woe - a cold wind.

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Posted in wind

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A complete delight!

Posted on Thu, 05 Apr 2018

A complete delight!

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Posted in The Whale Cafe

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This is such a touching piece

Posted on Sun, 01 Apr 2018

This is such a touching piece.

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Posted in Alternative Prayer of Remembrance, Easter 2018

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A sad and thought-provoking

Posted on Sat, 17 Mar 2018

A sad and thought-provoking portrait.

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Posted in The Pain of it All

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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!

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Posted in Daniel 2016.

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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,...

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Posted in Old Dog-Fox In Bleak Midwinter

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Wistful, suits the mood of

Posted on Tue, 06 Feb 2018

Wistful, suits the mood of the day.

 

 

 

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Posted in A Cold Memory

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This poem takes us out of the

Posted on Mon, 22 Jan 2018

This poem takes us out of the darkness and into the light - I think we could all do with a bit of that - It's our facebook and twitter pick of the day.

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Posted in Breaking The Silence

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