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I have 2041 stories published in 16 collections on the site.
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‘Why do you love darkness rather than light?’

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Why preoccupation with the dark –- shivers, shudders raised just for a lark, children teased with ghoulish horror tales – troubled hearts and fears such laughter veils. … Who is hiding message of the Light? …

Accept or Refuse

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Impoverished of perfect peace, imprisoned, longing for release from fears, injustices and pain, blind to the...

It outshines the old!

Rushing to the pub with their weekly pay … Some loved buildings old, with their ritual, bells…Some loved hate of Christians …

Material and eternal provision

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Never again would He flood the whole earth. Yearly the seasons will bring plants’ rebirth. Tells of the Day...

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1493 of my comments have received 1536 Great Feedback votes

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A dreamy time of day, and you

Posted on Fri, 09 Mar 2018

A dreamy time of day, and you've caught the sights rarely noticed and descibed them in such interesting ways. I felt the quiet of an evening stroll! Rhiannon

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Posted in Walking home from shopping 8/3/18

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I see you've done some work

Posted on Sat, 03 Mar 2018

I see you've done some work on this, smoothing, clarifying and introducing yet more ideas I think. Lots of interesting metaphors and observations. Personally, I feel you could in time probably make the reading even smoother, but that would...

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Posted in predator (just re uploaded)

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I think much of the time with

Posted on Fri, 02 Mar 2018

I think much of the time with dementia, or other types of memory loss, the self-awareness of that loss is quite limited, especially after the first stages. Sometimes it seems that much is lost that have been very superficial concerns, worries and...

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Posted in Lethe

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Lovely picture. Reminder to

Posted on Fri, 23 Feb 2018

Lovely picture. Reminder to listen to the 'snowball of sounds'! The birds seem to know the season's making gentle progress don't they? I like the idea of their stitching. Rhiannon

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Posted in emperor's new clothes

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You still seem to be inside

Posted on Wed, 21 Feb 2018

You still seem to be inside his skin, bringing to life so many difficulties of adolescence and the struggles of a rather isolated lad with fixations and not a lot of homely understanding and support. And the difficulties of all in the secondary...

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Posted in Jack Mutant - Which Way is Down? (part twelve)

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The Bible book of Proverbs

Posted on Tue, 20 Feb 2018

The Bible book of Proverbs has so much about using words, doesn't it? Empty gabbling (like your Niagra falls illustration), words that hurt unnecessarily, words that are healing (like your productive land illustration) and gentle. eg 'A word...

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Posted in More Words

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I guess the enjoyment of snow

Posted on Mon, 19 Feb 2018

I guess the enjoyment of snow gets more child-like again as we get older, as the need to travel for work doesn't bring the frustrations usually. Rhiannon

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Posted in The Snow

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Some thoughtful leading to

Posted on Sat, 17 Feb 2018

Some thoughtful leading to thinking about the blessing of the commandments, so important as a foundation in life, and to realising our need of his forgiveness for our failings, through Jesus's death and resurrection. Rhiannon

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Posted in Vacation Bible School (Book 2)

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I so liked your pun on the

Posted on Wed, 14 Feb 2018

I so liked your pun on the Inspiration Point!!  And I had to look up 'Freshet', which I must try to remember! Especially liked the last line, and the wealth of alliteration.

I was a bit puzzled by 'murmer curdles'  ('murmur'?) and...

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Posted in Chutes of Spring

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A communication, an honest

Posted on Wed, 14 Feb 2018

A communication, an honest sharing that you can trust is so precious. Also the personal nature of the message/words conveyed by the folding shut, and finding daylight in yours. Rhiannon

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Posted in Now

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