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I have 1260 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 5384681 times and 523 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2783 of my 19,435 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2864 votes

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Mountain Spectre

Alone – I wend my way along crooked trails, sustaining sanity as showers are relinquished from murky sunless gloom – halting me in my squalid...

Man of Iron

From out of the earth was forged a blade like no other, born of many forms: steeped in mystery, fusing metal to metal; molten energy with velocity of...

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,...

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2783 of my comments have received 2864 Great Feedback votes

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Such wonderful descriptions

Posted on Thu, 01 Sep 2022

Such wonderful descriptions in this poem Rhiannon. My favourite lines were: -

Beautiful sphere of fairy parachutes

to puff and fly away

Creates such a special image to me.

Sadly we don't have any arrow leaves or yellow...

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Hi Jean,

Posted on Tue, 30 Aug 2022

Hi Jean,

It's amazing how you've managed to keep your sense of humour throughout this difficult time. Managing to make up a little story too. 

It's a shame your daughter got covid going to Iceland, not a very good ending to a...

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Posted in Chemo 7

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Such a precious nanny and a

Posted on Tue, 30 Aug 2022

Such a precious nanny and a loving granddaughter are priceless. You are both so lucky to have had each other. 

Would love to read more. Thank you for sharing.

Jenny. 

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Posted in Nanny part 2

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What a wonderful nanny with

Posted on Tue, 30 Aug 2022

What a wonderful nanny with such a great sense of humour. I enjoyed reading this. But the ending was sad and must have been hard to accept.

I will read part 2 later.

Jenny.

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Posted in Nanny part 1

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There's nothing more

Posted on Sun, 28 Aug 2022

There's nothing more important than saving a life, it's the one thing that really makes so much sense in this world that can be so demanding. To have had such an understanding doctor that helped pull you through is so precious. I do hope you've...

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Maxine seems to have

Posted on Sun, 28 Aug 2022

Maxine seems to have everything under control. I like this idea of giving a percentage to charity...it's a nice thought.

Jenny.

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Posted in Thirteen Letters. Chapter Ten.

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This was such a wonderful

Posted on Sat, 27 Aug 2022

This was such a wonderful lighthearted look at nature's side of the story of covid. Very much enjoyed reading.

Jenny.

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Posted in A Poem for Charlie. “It all changed for the better”. iP

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A clear picture in words of

Posted on Sat, 27 Aug 2022

A clear picture in words of the many different opposites to read to children. I loved this fusion you've put together Rhainnon.

Jenny.

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Posted in What's the opposite?

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You've made this world of

Posted on Fri, 26 Aug 2022

You've made this world of Maxine's so interesting to read. A real page turner.

Jenny.

 

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Posted in Thirteen Letters. Chapter Nine.

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What a lovely thought, being

Posted on Sat, 27 Aug 2022

What a lovely thought, being carried away on a magic carpet of leaves. I just love the cooler Autumn conditions with the leaves changing colour, and that freshness in the air.

Great poem Richard.

Jenny.

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Posted in Crossing the Line

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