rosaliekempthorne
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I have 189 stories published in
11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 45561 times
and 136 of my stories have been cherry picked.
9 of my 196 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 9 votes
I write these days a cacophony of genres: fantasy, sci-fi, mainstream, literary, some poetry every now and then. Novels, short stories, novellas, and whatever might fall in-between. I joined ABC Tales in May of 2014, and appreciate the forum it gives me to write and experiment, and even to include my strange little illustrations next to my work.
You won't see a lot of my stories published anywhere else just yet, but please check out a few of these sites:
http://365tomorrows.com/?s=Kempthorne
http://everydayfiction.com/tag/rosalie-kempthorne/
http://www.flash-frontier.com/april-2016-slow/
and keep watching this space...
There are also a few more stories, and a few ravings (I mean, blog entries) to be found on my website: www.rosaliekempthorne.name
And check out (somebody... please... anybody) my 24-part story "These Words That Describe Melissa": https://www.wattpad.com/user/rosaliekempthorne
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My stories
The Return (Part 2 of 2)
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The Return (Part 1 of 2)
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Cowboys
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A Family Portrait
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The Queen of Hearts
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Cute, funny, topical. Great
Posted on Fri, 04 May 2018
Cute, funny, topical. Great poem. Casting my vote for the Orang-utans too. And rainforests. And continued life on Earth and so forth....
Read full commentPosted in Palm oil or Orangutans?
Clever. Intriguing. I liked
Posted on Sun, 14 Jan 2018
Clever. Intriguing. I liked this one. It leaves an adequate amount of mystery for the story to remain in your mind after reading it. I always like a story that just scratches the surface and leaves some unanswered questions.
Read full commentPosted in Clock Is Ticking
I like the moody blue shadows
Posted on Sun, 31 Dec 2017
I like the moody blue shadows. Nice poem.
Read full commentPosted in Solace
Nice portrait. The character
Posted on Sat, 16 Sep 2017
Nice portrait. The character comes alive in a poem that feels as if it's about more than it says 'out loud'.
Read full commentPosted in Heels
cute, quirky fan fiction.
Posted on Sat, 10 Jun 2017
cute, quirky fan fiction. Loved it :)
Read full commentPosted in when plungers touch, the secret confession of Dalek 366 second draft
I like this. Took me a
Posted on Tue, 10 May 2016
I like this. Took me a couple of paragraphs to catch on to the fact that the story is being told from the antique's point-of-view. I think the antique (and the sparing detail about exactly what it is added to the story) definitely has a 'voice...
Read full commentPosted in Cornucopia
Nice. This poem had lots of
Posted on Sat, 07 May 2016
Nice. This poem had lots of punch. The very short lines gave it emphasis and clarity. A couple of spelling mistakes to fix though eg "utimately" "weakned."
Read full commentPosted in Facts
Not that hard it seems :) I
Posted on Thu, 03 Mar 2016
Not that hard it seems :) I like this, it provokes an emotional reaction with a nice economy of words. Welcome aboard.
Read full commentPosted in HAL 2104 and Dave.
Oh, wait: Plum! (from "thumP
Posted on Mon, 17 Aug 2015
Oh, wait: Plum! (from "thumP LUMps") Nicely done :)
Read full commentPosted in Sweet Bun Hidden Fruit Puzzle! (IP)