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I have 1264 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 5541667 times and 529 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2821 of my 19,578 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2899 votes

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Expanding The Mind

Stirring impressions flood gallery, imagination now silently engaging; not on canvas...but with words, art dips and dives; passions reflect an...
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Stirring Forest

As Autumn turns to Winter's chill, forest hunger draws us where fallen dead leaves scrunch beneath boots. Whispered breath of timid deer in brushwood...
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Feathers Without Hope

Dear diary...poem about discovering a bird with a broken wing in a storm, on St Pete's Beach in Florida back in the early 90s. I recount brief...
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Swathed In Nature's Beauty

Remembering that sense of mystery, recalling woodland swathed in wild childhood memory; amid flowing passage of time, wondering if trill congregation...
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Glancing Back

We stood at lakeside...camera poised, I thought about time flowing rapidly; imagined we were two water lillies floating on calm water, laughing at...
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2821 of my comments have received 2899 Great Feedback votes

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This is so special Penny, it

Posted on Tue, 02 Dec 2025

This is so special Penny, it sums up the magic of winter. Love the idea of Barren branches sway and shiver, and Subnivean creatures scurrying underfoot, then the Owls screeching in the canopy Sounds carried on howling winds. Could picture the...

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Posted in "Winter Constitutional"

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Such an interesting patchwork

Posted on Mon, 01 Dec 2025

Such an interesting patchwork of diary entries and comments going on Turlough. I was so sorry to hear about Ludo's cat fight injuries, It must be so hard on you both going backwards and forwards to the vets and I know how hard it is to keep cats...

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Posted in Papa’s Got a Brand New Chainsaw

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Penny you've captured the

Posted on Thu, 27 Nov 2025

Penny you've captured the intrigue perfectly and I have no idea where you'll go next with this story, which keeps me captivated.

Loving it and looking forward to reading more.

Jenny.

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Posted in "Art of Trouble" 7

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That's such a shame you never

Posted on Fri, 28 Nov 2025

That's such a shame you never got to fly over the Nazca lines. They have been on Ancient Aliens too, and what fascinates me the most, is that when they were made, we couldn't see the earth from the sky as there weren't any flying vehicles, so for...

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Posted in Inca Ice and Lupins

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Poor Dennis has so many

Posted on Fri, 28 Nov 2025

Poor Dennis has so many regrets. I wonder if he'll get that leaf blower back! Also will he get Shobna back? So many questions to think about.

Look forward to finding out more.

Jenny.

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Posted in The Leaf Blower - Part 4

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What an amazing trip, or

Posted on Fri, 28 Nov 2025

What an amazing trip, or should I say hike! That would have had me gasping with each breath. Having that memory, along with those incredible photos makes your trip even more spectacular.

I was struck by your description of the stars in the...

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Posted in Inca Ice and Lupins

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Thanks for coming back and

Posted on Thu, 27 Nov 2025

Thanks for coming back and explaining to me Turlough. yes

Jenny.

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Posted in Nor Any Drop to Drink

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Hi Turlough,

Posted on Tue, 25 Nov 2025

Hi Turlough,

I bet after all that rain in Ireland, you couldn't have been that pleased to return home to even more rain and then floods to top it off. It seems the weather's been very punishing for so many near you. Makes me feel so lucky...

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Posted in Water Water Everywhere

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You've captured my childhood

Posted on Tue, 25 Nov 2025

You've captured my childhood with this poem Rhiannon. so many memories of icy cold days and mum scraping the ice off the inside of the window. Also having to go to the outside toilet first thing in the morning...brrr! Makes me shiver just...

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Posted in Glinting Diamonds Everywhere!

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Ooh! Now you have me

Posted on Sun, 23 Nov 2025

Ooh! Now you have me wondering Penny. Who is this somone who has entered the Halloween crumble into the Harvest Festival? I've really enjoyed reading.

By the way: will Gloria and Roger be having a witches wedding, where they bind their...

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Posted in "Willow's Missing Tail" 35 (last chapter)

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