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I have 1838 stories published in 16 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2552580 times and 536 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Hawthorn

White May bouquet, tumbling in the hedge, pattern delicate, exquisite: white petals, pale green centres, red anther spots, (sometimes the petals rich...
Cherry

Nearly two, character portrait

Just enough hair for a tiny vertical ponytail on top of her head. Walking around the house in wellies (thinking: I can put these on myself – ready to...

Gathered people of God

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Last Sunday was Pentecost Sunday, regarded as the birthday of Christ Jesus’ church (‘church’ referring to the gathered people of God, not the building) Tired of godlessness and spite, longing for the place of light, …

Journeying over the gulf

Can I go back? Can we heal the rift? … so far a journey, a gulf so wide

Wall Decoration

Red brick wall, patch of crumbling mortar: roots take hold, space fills so greenery, sprinkled with pointed bells of blue campanula spills over:...

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1321 of my comments have received 1359 Great Feedback votes

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Interesting compact

Posted on Thu, 01 Aug 2019

Interesting compact composition poetically and biologically! Rhiannon

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Posted in Rubatosis

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Neat! and reminiscent of

Posted on Thu, 01 Aug 2019

Neat! and reminiscent of other tangles of beaurocracy and paperwork these days! My father-in-law used to be pleased to say how he hadn't got a passport, had never had a driving licence,and now lived with us so didn't have any utility bills, and...

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Posted in Stateless in New York

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We enjoy holidaying in North

Posted on Sun, 28 Jul 2019

We enjoy holidaying in North Pembrokeshire and walking the coastal path (no children now!), and were surprised when walking down near Broad Haven this year at the sight of all the tankers anchored around the bay - it seemed quite a way to Milford...

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Posted in West Wales

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I imagined you lying looking

Posted on Sun, 28 Jul 2019

I imagined you lying looking in drowsy sunshine down through the grasses and leaves to the trickling stream in the first verse. And the contrast of the black beetles gave a good reading effect!

I suppose afterwards you are comparing the...

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Posted in grass/july

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There has been a lot of

Posted on Fri, 26 Jul 2019

There has been a lot of interest in encouraging the use of the language more and has given interest to schools using both languages. I grew up on the east side of Wales (Barry in the south, and Wrexham  in the north), but then had some time out...

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Posted in Welcome In Welsh

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Quite a thought-provoking

Posted on Sat, 27 Jul 2019

Quite a thought-provoking rant – the ease of popular belligerence over fair assessment of all sides of issues, and of the characters of all involved and their mixtures of good and poor motives. Rhiannon

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Posted in Never Satisfied

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I liked the feeling/picture

Posted on Fri, 28 Jun 2019

I liked the feeling/picture of morning-family rush. I wasn't sure of the meaning of the last verse! Sorry. Rhiannon

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Posted in The Best

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Is it meant to be 'bathroom'

Posted on Fri, 28 Jun 2019

Is it meant to be 'bathroom' in line 4, Richard? Rhiannon

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Posted in The Best

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Interesting description of

Posted on Sun, 23 Jun 2019

Interesting description of 'make-up'! and of the beauty from within which isn't deceptive or fleeting (Proverbs 31:30), and is a by-product of honouring God, and trustworthiness and a caring nature. Rhiannon

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Posted in Blossom So Divine

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You make a striking

Posted on Mon, 17 Jun 2019

You make a striking visualisation of a 'protective', inevitable hardness, not to be hurt, and likewise bound to hurt each other.

Came to mind Proverbs 27:17: 'As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.' which has always impressed...

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Posted in We are Rocks

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