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My stories have been read 38266 times
and 11 of my stories have been cherry picked.
7 of my 224 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 8 votes
Rachel Stirling
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My stories
While the Lion Sleeps
In shadows they hide and wait while the sun yawns like a great lion in the sky. It takes its time waking. It roars as it rises from the dusk and...
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- 395 reads
Ode to Jonathon
There’s a story that’s told among our kind; one I have heard since my youth. We all grow up with it, and know it as we know ourselves. For most, it...
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- 618 reads
A prologue
A prologue to a story I'm just starting - love to know if it makes sense, its meant to be a bit vague as will be the experience of two seperate...
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- 1469 reads
I'm glad I'm not a penguin
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I'm glad I'm not a penguin Shuffling through the snow. I'm glad I'm not a penguin With no-one else to know Exactly where I'm going; Just a plan that'...
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Flesh and Blood (For 'Woke Up This Morning' Comp.)
Woke up this morning with a boil on my toe. It’s an unusual place to find a boil but that’s what it was. At least, that’s what it looked like. It was...
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Bee, I havent been on ABC for
Posted on Mon, 18 May 2015
Bee, I havent been on ABC for ages ad now I have sat and read all you latest poems and prose in one go and I am absolutely stunned at your talent and your strength and the way you tell your story with a touch of humour as well as revealing the...
Read full commentPosted in The Waiting Room
A stunning piece of work, I
Posted on Fri, 16 Feb 2024
A stunning piece of work, I was right there in the woods with you, such intricate beauty described in exquisite detail - and then to be brought up short at the end with another’s reality – it took my breath away - thank you.
Read full commentPosted in Two kinds of crying : 15th February 2024
Great opeing line and first
Posted on Tue, 20 May 2025
Great opeing line and first person makes it really powerful. Emily's character really shines through, she made me smile and you evoke a time and place beautifully. Looking forward to reading part 2. Rachel
Read full commentPosted in A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part One
Fantastic rollercoaster ride
Posted on Sat, 04 Jan 2025
Fantastic rollercoaster ride of writiing - love it. R
Read full commentPosted in Dinner-with 5 eyez (stripped)
Phewf. I just read this and
Posted on Tue, 17 Feb 2015
Phewf. I just read this and am joining the discussion late. You’ve certainly opened a can of well moisturised worms Blighters! Being a Pisces (joking, or maybe not) I can see both sides, Bee is absolutely right that applying make-up in your youth...
Read full commentPosted in The death of beauty
Deliciously gruesome and
Posted on Sun, 18 May 2014
Deliciously gruesome and surreal, very much enjoyed this. RJF
Read full commentPosted in Balance