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I have 2145 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 5446706 times and 672 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Who can go into His presence?

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] They knew He is holy, they knew they were not. The temple displayed well the need they had got for mercy before they could meet Him, embrace – a substitute sacrifice to die in their place. … A Saviour would come soon …
Gold cherry

by Craven Arms

(18/11/22) Bright November afternoon: on the Onny, late low sunshine glints, river flowing full (border rain) tumbling sound, trees still holding...
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Two Photographs, 30 years apart…

A photograph: bright young thing – twenty-something glamorous, flirtatious, vivacious, self-centred. _______ Another photograph: thirty years later...
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Remembrance and prayer …

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Remembering conflicts past and bitter remembering those who died so better life ahead for others’ …Remembering present vile invasions …
Cherry

Guard!!

Fire, fire burning bright in the forest day and night damaging the national park – from where came igniting spark? … ( with apologies to William Blake)
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1542 of my comments have received 1588 Great Feedback votes

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Hi, Jean. Do you have the

Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2019

Hi, Jean. Do you have the letter at hand, or is it fixed in your memory? It's so interesting to see your perspective and comment on getting to know him more at the time. I was amused at your getting your nail polish done well, then hearing his...

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Posted in The Last Man in my Life 2

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A lovely coneying of the

Posted on Thu, 31 Oct 2019

A lovely conveying of the smooth shape-changing spectacle! Rhiannon

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Posted in starlings

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Such a delightful bird when

Posted on Mon, 28 Oct 2019

Such a delightful bird when we see it. Do you live in the States? I gather that the Nuthatch leaves in cold weather sometimes over there, but not here. Rhiannon

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Posted in Tree from a window

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I appreciated this. Rhiannon

Posted on Mon, 28 Oct 2019

I appreciated this. Rhiannon

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Posted in The Wind is Similar

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Interesting, and

Posted on Fri, 25 Oct 2019

Interesting, and interestingly written, Luigi. Expletives can spoil any attempt at arguing the case and encouraging thinking, and descend somehow to the shouted, 'Of course this must be right, you must be mad if...

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Posted in A Prose By Any Other Name

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Yes, not shallow love, but

Posted on Tue, 22 Oct 2019

Yes, not shallow love, but your response to those requests was testing for you both as to whether you were ready for long-term committment, for if so there would be respect for challenges and patience, and not putting you under wrong pressure. It...

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Posted in Al and the Hernia

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Again, you are able to relate

Posted on Sun, 20 Oct 2019

Again, you are able to relate your feelings at the time well, but also that awareness now of your naivety and vulnerableness, and awareness from the distance of the happiness but shallowness of your understanding of each other at the time....

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Posted in Al and the Wonderful Summer

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You do keep the reader with

Posted on Sat, 19 Oct 2019

You do keep the reader with you in your writing, Jean, and engagingly frank in your clear memories of young friendships and exploring understanding the boys you meet! Rhiannon

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Posted in Al and the Levecar

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You always have a way with

Posted on Wed, 16 Oct 2019

You always have a way with words, Jane. But I would long to bring some Spring into these lives not just 'enjoy' their described tense and fragile cold. It seems like where existentialism leads, but we weren't made for that and need that 'God-...

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Posted in It feels like winter here

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Walking with you through the

Posted on Mon, 14 Oct 2019

Walking with you through the skeleton is effectively done.

But because we do not need the death of a whale to survive, we can forget that others have probably in the past, especially at a time when they were in abundance in our oceans....

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Posted in Whale bones

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