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I have 1266 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 5729048 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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No Longer Alone

Ah Me !Ah My! Grandpa yearns for days gone by...now he's pushing seventy two there's much we have to help him do, Dad said that it would be just, if...
Cherry

What Do I Know

What do I know in a world without you? We'll go on forever...you know that it's true, life brings us problems, We Can Work It Out! The two of us...
Cherry

My Trip To Torquay The End Came Too Soon

This had been all I'd ever wanted for so many years, an experience like this only comes around once in a lifetime, so I was in heaven. I just had to...

My Trip To Torquay Taking The Plunge

By now everyone had adjourned to the lounge, it was becoming packed, I watched as people stood around chatting and getting their photographs taken...

A Trip To Torquay A Night To Remember Continued

Dear Diary...this was a once in a lifetime experience for me, so while floating around from room to room on cloud nine, full of exhilaration, I was...

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2842 of my comments have received 2922 Great Feedback votes

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Your poem reminds me of the

Posted on Sat, 06 Aug 2022

Your poem reminds me of the many forest mysteries of creatures that walk between worlds. The American Indians believed in shape shifters and not just in their imaginations.

A great nightmarish write.

Jenny.

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Posted in When Creatures Gather

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Phew! he definitely had a

Posted on Sat, 06 Aug 2022

Phew! he definitely had a lucky escape. 

Jenny. 

 

 

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Posted in The lucky escape

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It sounds like he managed to

Posted on Sat, 06 Aug 2022

It sounds like he managed to choose the right bride in his mother's eyes. I wonder if it lasts? That's the big question we all ask as mother's.

Nice to see you're poetry again Niamh. A good one for the I P too.

Jenny. 

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Posted in Her last wish

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Just finished listening to

Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2021

Just finished listening to this Paul. You bring it alive with your voice, well done. 

Jenny.

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Posted in The Haunted Fort of Bhangarh

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Hi Niamh,

Posted on Fri, 05 Aug 2022

Hi Niamh,

I'm a bit like you in wanting to express myself. The feeling of enjoyment and relaxation is wonderful. I was never an artist, but I used to enjoy painting a lot, but now I find it easier to write what I enjoy. It all depends on...

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Posted in Why do you write?

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Your poem reminded me of the

Posted on Wed, 03 Aug 2022

Your poem reminded me of the Jenny Wren we had nesting in the beam of our lean to. It's wonderful to behold the parents flying backwards and forwards with tasty morsals, or bits of lining for the nest when we sat very quietly watching. 

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Posted in Mother

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Your sense of humour and

Posted on Wed, 03 Aug 2022

Your sense of humour and making the best of this situation, I'm sure has helped in your recovery. Long may it continue Jean. Take care and hope everything goes well for your next appointment.

Jenny.

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Posted in chemo 4

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I can identify with this poem

Posted on Wed, 03 Aug 2022

I can identify with this poem, especiially in this heat, lying in a bed of sweat just makes me feel claustrophobic, so I toss and turn till eventually I just have to get up. Though I don't get nightmares, I find it hard to close down and stop...

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Posted in Afraid to sleep

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Your poem really has me

Posted on Thu, 04 Aug 2022

Your poem really has me longing for cooler Autumn days when I can get out into the countryside for long walks again. I can imagine it was good to get into the woody shade. 

The photos set the poem off nicely.

Jenny.

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Posted in Near Titley

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Very astute poem, I like the

Posted on Wed, 03 Aug 2022

Very astute poem, I like the metaphor of the sea engulfing you in foamy kisses, and then letting you go back on dry land.

Jenny.

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Posted in Sea Swept

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