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I have 1188 stories published in 6 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2588876 times and 443 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2262 of my 18,177 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2342 votes

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MUM

MUM! Even though you're no longer here there's always room in my thoughts for you, that ever caring person you were so patient and kind, when I...
Cherry

Life Begins at Forty ( Pt 3 )

Now I had my autograph I was happy, but was disappointed that I'd not achieved what I set out to do that morning, feeling so sure of being chatted up...

Life Begins at Forty ( Pt 2 )

Once I'd left my friends I wandered off by myself, I was beginning to wish I'd been able to get two backstage passes as loneliness was setting in,...
Cherry

Life Begins At Forty ( Pt 1 )

Dear Diary...looking back over the years, my body clock ticking away for me now as I'm in my sixties, pausing for thought I remember at forty one I...

Focus on the Flow

Climbing invisible iridescent rainbows my thoughts unhindered, paradise sits where waterfalls of troubles cascade down canvas; worlds apart created...

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2262 of my comments have received 2342 Great Feedback votes

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Wow! What a chilling spooky

Posted on Tue, 26 Oct 2021

Wow! What a chilling spooky poem from you Paul. Has all the ingredients of a well thought out poem.

You're a little ...

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Posted in Dreams of Halloween

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What goes around, comes

Posted on Tue, 26 Oct 2021

What goes around, comes around and it's good to see vinyl records back. I was a great fan of John Peel and this story got me thinking of his late night radio show. 

Jenny.

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Posted in W-E-R-E

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Such a dark but fitting poem

Posted on Thu, 21 Oct 2021

Such a dark but fitting poem for the season.

Jenny.

 

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Posted in What is Buried at Thresholds

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This was a time of such

Posted on Wed, 20 Oct 2021

This was a time of such terror for wives, with husbands having the upper hand in every aspect of marriage, even down to beating a wife for some petty everyday thing. It seemed husband had all the rights with none of the backlash for his own...

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Posted in Maria and the Bellasis Family 9

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I was so captivated by those

Posted on Tue, 19 Oct 2021

I was so captivated by those last four stanzas Paul, they sum up everything about Samhain and the spirit of the season is most definitely captured in this poem.

Beautifully written and enjoyed reading.

Jenny.

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Posted in Samhain and Beyond

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Reading this reminded me of

Posted on Mon, 18 Oct 2021

Reading this reminded me of our own experience during lockdown. As Jack said, very familiar.

Jenny.

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Posted in Muggins and His Wife Mrs Muggins Venture into Town During the Third Pandemic Lockdown of January 2021 (to drop her son off at the Blood Donation centre (and walk the dog!) Part 1 : Return To Town

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A great tribute of a poem to

Posted on Sat, 16 Oct 2021

A great tribute of a poem to this fine tree Richard.

Jenny.

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Posted in Red Breast of Autumn

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Great words to live by Luigi,

Posted on Fri, 15 Oct 2021

Great words to live by Luigi, especially in that last stanza.

Jenny. xx

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Posted in I, Myself and Me

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This is such a wonderful poem

Posted on Thu, 14 Oct 2021

This is such a wonderful poem Richard. Glad to see the written word is still with you.

Jenny.

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Posted in The Wind Is...

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So much to take in Jean. This

Posted on Wed, 13 Oct 2021

So much to take in Jean. This episode had me engrossed from beginning to end.

Jenny.

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Posted in Maria and the Bellasis Family 8

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