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I have 1997 stories published in 16 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3690826 times and 612 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1453 of my 12,884 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1495 votes

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The Shrimp's Eye

Biomimetics 4) Deep in the bottom of the ocean (light level low) …they hadn’t thought of the ‘genius’ of the shrimp solution …

Faced with Life Choices

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Lot chose the best, and left the rest to Abraham. In Sodom, though, he soon would know deep problems come. When faced with choice heed scripture’s voice …

Jumping to Assumptions

He thought he saw – and told his friends – a floating, waving ghost. They looked themselves and saw it was washed clothes caught round a post. He...

Locked-Down Opposition

[and locked-down lockers-up] Locked down in prison – they cannot fly, cannot scan the internet a luxury to buy …

The Champion against the thief

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] [The Son of Man defeats Satan] Robbing of purpose robbing of joy, the thief who deceives us desires to destroy …

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1453 of my comments have received 1495 Great Feedback votes

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But oh, to have those

Posted on Sun, 17 Jan 2016

But oh, to have those memories! A richness not all own.

I was struck by mountains...marathons, and molehills – to thinking things that are molehills to some, can be mountains or marathons to another. Rhiannon

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Posted in Mad Man Moon

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Immediately trying to recall

Posted on Wed, 13 Jan 2016

Immediately trying to recall the last draft! Those 2 first lines are so poignant somehow as an introduction of such a poignant synopsis of the remembered that was transient and fragile like the shimmering, shivering chandelier. (a lot of...

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Posted in Chandelier

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How long the day does seem if

Posted on Mon, 11 Jan 2016

How long the day does seem if discouraged or depressed, and how easily the weather affects feelings. We do appreciate the bright weather when it comes at present don't we, and need to try to counteract feelings of gloom that we know are based on...

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Posted in Today Will Soon Be Yesterday

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Counselling needed in

Posted on Sun, 10 Jan 2016

Counselling needed in sensitive communication with your patient in those few minutes you have at your disposal. And how (not) to make things worse by trying too hard to be jolly? Rhiannon

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Posted in What Seems to be the Problem?

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Well, you seem to have made

Posted on Wed, 06 Jan 2016

Well, you seem to have made this 'memory film' live to the reader, anyway! I felt quite envious of the 'picking up a pig' incident. Rhiannon

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Posted in Happy Days

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In the midst of it all, there

Posted on Sun, 03 Jan 2016

In the midst of it all, there are some good leaders of industry, who actually do have respect from their workforce, who do probably (or some of them!) acknowldege their debt to good leadership. (a bit like those households in the days of slavery...

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Posted in the PLAGUE

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I didn't think about the

Posted on Mon, 04 Jan 2016

I didn't think about the title until afterwards, either. I like attempts at 'autobiography of a …' on inanimate objects. Unusual, but fun. Rhiannon

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Posted in The Wardrobe

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You are able at triggering

Posted on Thu, 31 Dec 2015

You are able at triggering others to the ordinary pleasures we can enjoy every day, and have enjoyed through all the days of life. Rhiannon

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Posted in Of a New Year's Eve

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I like the way you describe

Posted on Wed, 30 Dec 2015

I like the way you describe the smile – genuine, creases round the eyes, with a private twinkle in the eye – that describes well the sharing of warmth, acceptance, sense of love, that is so missed if it's just a facial smile, feelings hidden....

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Posted in Sometimes...

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Terry, I think you'd get a

Posted on Thu, 24 Dec 2015

Terry, I think you'd get a lot more reads and analysis if you posted them as a series (maybe making them into a collection), say one every other day. Each could be read quite quickly then and maybe reread and thought about. (I know they're...

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Posted in Eugene and the Pumpkin Pie

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