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I have 2166 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 5646427 times and 681 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Kleptoplasty*

Costasiella kuroshimae – tiny attractive sea slug, for picture google …
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Unearned, Price Paid by Another

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Only Christ does not require the earning of salvation. Who could merit so acquire to pay for their...
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I heard the cuckoo sing today …

I heard the cuckoo sing today … this welcome gentle sound of spring …
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May Day Evening at Trefin

May day evening arrived once more at Trefin, north-west Pembrokeshire coast: evening sunlight on the sea and cliffs, colour erupts on these cliff...

A word, and the stars are made!

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] He made the plants to grow, God made the moon and sun, He made the stars, also – just spoke and that was...

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1551 of my comments have received 1600 Great Feedback votes

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Thought-provoking, Jean, and

Posted on Fri, 12 Feb 2016

Thought-provoking, Jean, and I can empathize with much that is on your mind. As a family, when I was growing up we didn't kiss, hug, or say 'I love you' much, but I think we were at ease with each other and had a warmth of expression in greeting...

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Posted in I Hate the Word Love

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You do seem to be able to

Posted on Mon, 05 Oct 2015

You do seem to be able to describe his thinking very naturally, and his observations, looking into the water, noticing the small life, and drifting into imaginations.
Then suddenly the tensions, mirrored a bit by his grandad's tensions. It...

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Posted in Jake Mutant - Chapter Four

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Welcome, you are new here,

Posted on Thu, 27 Aug 2015

Welcome, you are new here, aren't you? You've drawn out an interesting and tender theme here.
I liked the thoughtfulness of  'As the passion that they share Crescendos with great care.'

Personally I would have liked a...

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Posted in The Embrace

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This reminded me of when my

Posted on Wed, 07 Jan 2015

This reminded me of when my son was being taught about the 'rules of composition' for music, and I worried he would lose what seemed to be spontaneous and individual intuition for what would make interesting sound. He assured me it wouldn't, but...

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Posted in The Discovered Unartist

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Stephen, I don't manage to

Posted on Thu, 11 Dec 2014

Stephen, I don't manage to dip much into the prose section, and horror and surreal isn't really my scene – I didn't even like 'Alice in Wonderland' as a child! However I did find reading this intriguing for the well-structured brevity, and the...

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Posted in Shadow Cooking

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Thanks, I appreciate your

Posted on Mon, 15 Sep 2014

Thanks, I appreciate your interest at analysis, Stephen. My background is Welsh and Welsh poetry which makes a lot of use of repetition of consonants or part words to form unbotrusive patterns to help the impact of verse. (In its technical...

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Posted in No Ties (IP)

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thank you, Di. I suppose it

Posted on Wed, 08 Jul 2026

thank you, Di. I suppose it is a remimder of caution that we never know all the facts, even of events near at hand, we don't see the hearts of people, and are not present everywhere, so not to be quick to condemn, or refusing to aaccept...

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Posted in Imagine …

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rhapsody, tintinnabulation

Posted on Mon, 06 Jul 2026

rhapsody, tintinnabulation (that is such a lovely word!), fire and ice — all create a feeling of the delight of the scene. Rhiannon

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Posted in Rhapsody in G Minor

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Interesting! and soothing of

Posted on Sat, 27 Jun 2026

Interesting! and soothing of relaxation in quiet countryside, warmth and dreams around a long-living tree! Rhiannon

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Posted in Arboreal Secrets

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Thank you, - no, it seems

Posted on Tue, 23 Jun 2026

Thank you, - no, it seems different species of wasp make different galls, different 'hosts'. I had to look it up! Rhiannon

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Posted in Robin's Pincushion again

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