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I have 1181 stories published in 6 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2514290 times and 436 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2229 of my 18,055 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2309 votes

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Dear Diary Days in my Life Letters and Holidays

I was tired on this Friday evening, from a busy week at work and was looking forward to a relaxing bath then heading out to the pub. As I opened the...

Dear Diary Some Days in my Life

Names have been changed to protect identities. It's a delusion to imagine that life will remain the same forever, those fleeting short-lived sagas...

Snow Flakes

As I gaze on Winter's magic, imagining the Snow God shaving his bushy white beard, flakes plummet like a cascading waterfall, flirting with branches...
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Fragile Words

Tap the door to the back of my mind, awaken my spirit with a healing touch, rumour has it there's time to linger long as I lavish in the fruits of my...

Destination Unknown

Grasping fine strands of art is such a joyous encounter; not knowing if what we embrace is our true destiny or a brief moment, Who knows the order of...

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2229 of my comments have received 2309 Great Feedback votes

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Hi Paul,

Posted on Thu, 28 Jan 2021

Hi Paul,

just love the fine detail in this poem, you captured the essence of that alpine feeling. To escape and picture this magical forest would be so fine,..though I'm not sure about the sking, even as a youngster it never appealed to me...

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Posted in A Secret Forest

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So much said in so few words.

Posted on Tue, 26 Jan 2021

So much said in so few words. You captured a scene.

Jenny.

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Posted in Fog

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This was such an enjoyable

Posted on Sat, 23 Jan 2021

This was such an enjoyable read and I had no idea where he was till near the end.

As Celticman said, great story telling.

Jenny.

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Posted in Snow Day

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This poem is full of vivid

Posted on Sat, 23 Jan 2021

This poem is full of vivid illustrations with words. You describe the stark landscape so well. 

Especially found the second stanza interesting, as we have tall trees at the back of our house and many nests are perched up high on brances....

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Posted in Wootton Village

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Interesting to read the story

Posted on Thu, 21 Jan 2021

Interesting to read the story coming in from another direction. Look forward to reading more.

Jenny.

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Posted in Disenchantment 18

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I agree with Paul, communing

Posted on Fri, 15 Jan 2021

I agree with Paul, communing with trees is not a waste of time. When I spend time hugging the trunk I think of messages being sent down to the roots that someone cares...maybe it's my imagination, but always worth the while.

I loved this...

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Posted in Apple Tree

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There's a pensive stillness

Posted on Wed, 13 Jan 2021

There's a pensive stillness to your poem, a need to retreat. Being touched by sadness can inspire so many emotions which are clearly written within your writing.

I was so sorry to hear of you loosing a close friend. 

I'm never quite...

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Posted in Oh, What’s That In The Hollow?

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I was interested to read your

Posted on Tue, 05 Jan 2021

I was interested to read your poem. It's good to know they're keeping the cross restored and your poem keeps the memory alive.

Fascinating read.

Jenny.

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Posted in Eleanor Cross

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Love the explanation of a

Posted on Sun, 03 Jan 2021

Love the explanation of a perfect cup of coffee to revive those brain cells, ready to begin typing away and creating exciting new ideas.

Jenny.

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Posted in "A cup with a viewpoint"

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Fascinating to read your

Posted on Sun, 03 Jan 2021

Fascinating to read your thoughts in this poem.

Jenny.

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Posted in "Time and Stardust"

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