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I have 2115 stories published in 17 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 5190446 times and 659 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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The Giver of Life

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Christ Jesus said, Seek out, pursue food that sustains which does not spoil, endures: so heed his wondrous...
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Progress!

Winter’s retreating …
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Joyful, frugal celebration!

Her ring was old, her grandma’s gold; her love, commitment new and true; her dress she’d had to borrow … no sop to superstition, or slavish following of tradition – just

Amazing Grace!

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Grace, powerful, undeserved: the favour, gifts of God – though all we do he has observed, our every word has … He is the Gardener …
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January Skies

In January beautiful tracery of skeletal branches on clear skies cool blue cloudscapes near-sunset tinges – back-lighting glow.
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1545 of my comments have received 1593 Great Feedback votes

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I enjoy the time of year,

Posted on Fri, 28 Oct 2022

I enjoy the time of year, Paul, but for the colours in autumn sunshine, the bonfires, the cosiness of dressing up against the cold and warm homes, but that linked to certainty about the future and the dead and evil, not to enjoy fear and shivers...

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Posted in All Hallows Eve

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I think the labelling for the

Posted on Tue, 25 Oct 2022

I think the labelling for the war was more to do with politics and gang anger and peer pressures.

Those who would call themselves Protestant disagreed with some of the Catholic doctrine eg about Mary being perfect and could be prayed to...

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Posted in 3. Belfast Simon Community 1978 - the layout of the building

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Glad you're finding ways to

Posted on Tue, 25 Oct 2022

Glad you're finding ways to humour her, and get aware of her dislikes or moods! Useful but trying!

God bless, Rhiannon

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Posted in Chemo 12

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We didn't have such rain up

Posted on Mon, 24 Oct 2022

We didn't have such rain up here this time, just some welcome rain quite heavy, back and fore. (though we have a recurrent drains' problem, but not weather related, not sure if they need a big investigation of the pipes here, or whether some new...

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Posted in You Never Know

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Can be so strange knocking at

Posted on Mon, 24 Oct 2022

Can be so strange knocking at a new place like that, waiting to meet the unkown people.

gothis was that meant ot be gothic? Rhiannon

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Posted in 2. Belfast Simon community 1978 - I arrive at my work

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You certainly get into your

Posted on Fri, 21 Oct 2022

You certainly get into your characters' lives. Observation of the age group thoughtful. Rhiannon

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Posted in The Spirit of Jenny Jones (Part One of Two)

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How did you get on?

Posted on Wed, 19 Oct 2022

How did you get on? Challenging, sometimes feel can help, sometimes feel helpless but caring, I suppose? Trying to be real friend, ayway, I guess. Rhiannon

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Posted in Railway - a true memory poem

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You show clearly your

Posted on Tue, 18 Oct 2022

You show clearly your enjoyment of the pleasure in youth's escapism. I suppose escapism at other ages is more private! But maybe older years bring more opportunities for different interesting times maybe not as immediately exciting, but bringing...

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Posted in Interesting Times

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Ray, I'm baffled, this doesn

Posted on Mon, 17 Oct 2022

Ray, I'm baffled, this doesn't seem to have any connection with the quiet Gladys working most of her life with orphans in China and helping in a prison riot and telling all of Jesus, and also in later life helping orphans in Taiwan!  Rhiannon

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Posted in Gladys Aylward 2 - How Gladys helped her entire family

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A quick revealing sweep over

Posted on Sat, 15 Oct 2022

A quick revealing sweep over the years! Rhiannon

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