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I have 1996 stories published in 16 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 3688969 times and 612 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Come, children, let’s garden!

In earth that’s brown we plant our seeds from which are grown (together with weeds) the flowers we chose and the lettuce and leeks: each seedling...
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Hostility Vanquished

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Peace, Christ our Peace; God’s people can display how men can live in harmony today. … These, these are those who now have peace with God; a Friend, in fellowship, one with their Lord.

Trailing behind (age 7?)

“I wonder how long it will be? I don’t think they feel it like me – their legs are so long, and they go on and on, they know where they’re going – I hope –
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Cherry

River in Spate

Downpour falling river filling spilling tumbling … the ocean vast at last.

Cautionary Pictures 5)

Cocksure cockiness– carelessness, and ignorance – comes a cropper, comeuppance; nose in the air – ‘look around!’ ‘watch the ground’! ‘beware!’ ‘...

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1453 of my comments have received 1495 Great Feedback votes

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Marcia this is lovely and

Posted on Thu, 03 Dec 2015

Marcia this is lovely and clever, the arrangements really works. Are you meaning this for Poetry Monthly which is all about visual poetry (see under 'blogs' at RH edge of page)? Usually we are encouraged to put (Poetry Monthly) in brackets in the...

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Posted in look away ..... .... ... .. . . . . . ."Poetry Monthly"

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You've again skilfully woven

Posted on Tue, 01 Dec 2015

You've again skilfully woven your tale, with rhythm and rhyme, and many sharp points being made (eg the counterparts of diamonds, hearts, are never clubs or spades.)
When there are injustices seeming done, and conclusions maybe...

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Posted in Shut-Down City

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an encouragement to cherish

Posted on Tue, 01 Dec 2015

an encouragement to cherish the good memories, and lay some down - in our own lives and in others'. Rhiannon

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Posted in Years Ago Yesterday

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Men searching, seeking to

Posted on Fri, 27 Nov 2015

Men searching, seeking to understand … get a glimpse, but can't see the whole of the answer … only supernatural revelation can do that, fill in the gaps, even help us understand the words we are told, or as much as we need to know. Rhiannon

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Posted in a piece of art

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Interestingly put, Tina. So

Posted on Thu, 26 Nov 2015

Interestingly put, Tina. So easy to get distraught over loose ends, and to miss 'jobs' more important or just noticing some beauty, which you so well describe.

(on rainbows, we were thrilled a couple of days ago in seeing a bright wide '...

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Posted in Ironing Unironed

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Brings the era to life, or

Posted on Sat, 21 Nov 2015

Brings the era to life, or its trappings to memory. The longing for hugs is always there, whether the home be relatively poor, or rich, and whether we have them or don't, the value of them remains clearly felt. Rhiannon

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Posted in For Sale - Sold as Seen

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At least he knew he didn't

Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2015

At least he knew he didn't look his age! Rhiannon

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Posted in The Engagement Party

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This would make a lovely

Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2015

This would make a lovely journal entry. And each observation brings in touch or sound as well as colour. It somehow feels tantalizing that you could develop it a bit more. Rhiannon

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Posted in Summer

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The walk around the town, and

Posted on Mon, 27 Jan 2014

The walk around the town, and her irritation over Alfred Jones' visits makes her seem more real, not just a line drawing of someone long ago! The Slug and Lettuce - what a fascinating name for a pub, must be some interesting history to...

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Posted in Consequences - Chapter 18

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This seems a development of

Posted on Mon, 09 Nov 2015

This seems a development of one the other day you took off? But more clearly of the change with aging  now. Hard when the touch and the speech and memory decays. The title intrigued me as I've been working on one entitled 'Show and tell', but at...

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Posted in Kiss and Tell (Poetry Monthly)

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