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I have 1266 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 5730731 times and 531 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2842 of my 19,636 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2922 votes

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Secrets They Keep

Poor little brother sleeps in a corner on the floor, gets woken on a balmy night when he hears his pa pa roar, wiping eyes and sitting up shakes with...

Full Of Trix

I petted a cairn terrier today which reminded me of you, felt warmth of your memory in it's wet lick upon my hand, how you loved chasing shoreline...
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Things You Keep

Gran used to tell me: significance gave value to a biscuit tin full of old family photos, lost memories some now hazy, as time moves on ragged at the...

Surreal

We shot through space resembling bullets from a gun – flew across the milky way as stars exploded all around, souls spirited away, slipping into slow...

Dear Friend

Fond memories of an old friend. An old forgotten poem. I is a Cider Drinker down yer in Zummerzet, living in the West Cuntree do wish 'ee' all the...

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2842 of my comments have received 2922 Great Feedback votes

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I'm a sensitive person too,

Posted on Wed, 08 Mar 2023

I'm a sensitive person too, so I can completely understand where you were coming from. It's perfectly normal and shows you're a considerate natured human being, who not only has feelings, but understands the feelings of others too.

There's...

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Posted in Perspective.

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Where would we be without

Posted on Thu, 09 Mar 2023

Where would we be without dreams, that time to escape reality, to beable to travel and do things we can no longer achieve. I dream every night and look forward to my nightly conquests, moving from one scene to another in seconds.

I bet...

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Posted in The Mystery.

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Oh dear! I'm not sure that's

Posted on Thu, 09 Mar 2023

Oh dear! I'm not sure that's such a great idea to keep the bike. You're keeping the story so interesting and leaving me in suspense as to what will happen next...sign of great writing. ...

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Posted in Red Bicycle 8-10

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There was so much drama in

Posted on Wed, 08 Mar 2023

There was so much drama in this part, I was on the edge of my seat.

Brilliant writing.

Jenny.

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Posted in Red Bicycle 6-7

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Wow! What an extraordinary

Posted on Tue, 07 Mar 2023

Wow! What an extraordinary moment to end on. Now I'm really intrigued to find out more.

Jenny.

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Posted in Red Bicycle 3-5

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This story comes from your

Posted on Mon, 06 Mar 2023

This story comes from your rich imagination Jane. It also holds a lot of truth in the idea of the old lady hiding the valued ring in such an obscure place. My admiration goes out to you for this masterpiece of writing.

Jenny.

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Posted in The Right to Sparkle

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It sounds like you have

Posted on Tue, 07 Mar 2023

It sounds like you have collected many memories in your cabinet. It's always sad when you have to downsize and get rid of personal items. This happened to me just before the covid epidemic broke out, we had many trips to the charity shop, it's so...

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Posted in Memory Medley

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A sad turn of events for this

Posted on Mon, 06 Mar 2023

A sad turn of events for this family. I look forward to reading more.

Jenny.

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Posted in Red Bicycle 1-2

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This reminded me of a cat I

Posted on Sat, 04 Mar 2023

This reminded me of a cat I once had who would bring home frogs in its mouth. It broke my heart as frogs scream, and they're also poisonous if in the mouth for too long.

I don't have any pets now, can't go through the trauma and worry...

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Posted in Numbers Three, Four, Five, Six , Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten ......

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Ha! Ha! There's a moral to

Posted on Sun, 05 Mar 2023

Ha! Ha! There's a moral to this poem. If at first you don't suceed try, try again. wink...

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Posted in The Tall Bookcase

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