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I have 2061 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
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A Hazy Memory of an Uncle’s Trick

His father made him a wooden box (– I think the making gave him pleasure) … His uncle said he would, with ease open and remove something. (Just why do uncles love to tease?) …
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The crowds are full of individuals

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Harassed and helpless, worried and weary, even the confident sometimes are teary. Some grabbing, greedy,...
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6 (?) to dinner

6 sitting down to dinner. Grown-ups talking … 5 sitting down to dinner …

Worldwide Harvest and Provision

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Much harvest collected before autumn’s chill, provision for hunger, our stomachs to fill. … Abundance for sending to give or to sell but war seems…
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The puzzle of shadows

Late afternoon sunshine. Standing side by side with 4 year-old. ‘My shadow is longer than yours, isn’t it? Is your shadow taller than you?’ She...
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1505 of my comments have received 1548 Great Feedback votes

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Hi, Jean. Writing about

Posted on Tue, 06 Sep 2022

Hi, Jean. Writing about crises with Effie, probably helps others to see how one has to 'get on with it' with any awkward, embarrassing, messy, nuisance, unexpected things, not just panic, scream, or wallow in self-pity. And so often, such things...

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Posted in Chemo 8

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What a blessing the circle of

Posted on Mon, 05 Sep 2022

What a blessing the circle of the seasons. We don't get complacent, and have to trust and pray and wait, but don't get stuck in the winter. (And all seasons have their beauty and variety!} Rhiannon

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Posted in When Seasons Collide

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Superstition leading to non

Posted on Sun, 04 Sep 2022

Superstition leading to non-bonding, neglect, emotional damage, lack of loving guidance and discipline, attention seeking and hatred. Hopefully in such a situation, someone would have reached out to mother and child. Rhiannon

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Posted in Miracle Baby???

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We have a rookery just close

Posted on Sat, 03 Sep 2022

We have a rookery just close to our garden end, and the springs get so raucous while they're feeding the young. Sudden silence as night falls. And suddenly realising the youngsters have fledged and all is quiet, not just being filtered out of my...

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Posted in Knowing The Crows

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Yes, a photo would look nice!

Posted on Thu, 01 Sep 2022

Yes, a photo would look nice!

I suppose I've always been a bit nervous of the word 'magic' associating it definitely with 'working with other powers' or conjourers' sleight-of-hand illusions, but I think you use it as a sense of wonder and...

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Posted in kaleidoscope

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Memories of the past can be

Posted on Tue, 30 Aug 2022

Memories of the past can be like a kaleidescope of images and events and feelings merging round in our head, can't they? When someone does lose their memory and get confused, we don't really know what they are quietly remembering because it can...

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Posted in Nanny part 1

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Sounds like a stormy evening

Posted on Tue, 30 Aug 2022

Sounds like a stormy evening sky?

I wasn't sure what was in your mind with time accelerated, Too late for a cure.

You dream of peceful flying up there! Rhiannon

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Posted in View Beyond

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Making a drama of things must

Posted on Tue, 30 Aug 2022

Making a drama of things must help and make it all the more interesting! Iceland sounds fascinating. Did she see any active volcanoes? I remember once walking from the station to the hospital when I was having an awkward pregnancy, and I got...

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Posted in Chemo 7

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Must be quite hard if you're

Posted on Sun, 28 Aug 2022

Must be quite hard if you're asked to see very many people to keep a caring, listening ear, and not rushing to conveient assumptions. Glad she was able to help you at an important time. Rhiannon

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Posted in Thank you

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You have enjoyed imagining at

Posted on Sat, 27 Aug 2022

You have enjoyed imagining the creatures' response to the quiet of lockdown! I liked the thought of the scene outside being watched by people from their window’s screens. A clever idea.

With the hope that there would be more...

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Posted in A Poem for Charlie. “It all changed for the better”. iP

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