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I have 1241 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 4497288 times and 500 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2660 of my 19,178 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2738 votes

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Extraordinary Experience On The Bus

Dear diary...Monday 16 th January 2023. Just had to record this entry. I started off my bus ride into town as I normally do. Everything was as it...
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Allowing Letting Go

Don't waver – observe the beat, monitor and feel sounds that cleanse motivation; stimulating action as hours – minutes – seconds swamp minds with...

Unexpected Birth Of A Poem

I sit here...wind and rain hard biting at my window, yet never allowing stirrings to take shape; with mind like those tangled weeds that have nowhere...
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Walking In January

Memories accumulate, Meandering down Squelchy muddy trails Where naked branches Rise and fall, They speak freely To me of the past Through realms Of...
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Ancient Festival

Still is night under festive Light, where brightly lit Overhanging trees frame Vision; carrying energetic Rhythm. Celebrate Winter Solstice, Balanced...

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2660 of my comments have received 2738 Great Feedback votes

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Hi Ed,

Posted on Mon, 28 Apr 2025

Hi Ed,

I read this with fondness, as you reminded me of myself when young. I loved the idea of an island upon your bedspread and how you describe the airport under your pillow. I too used to enjoy my own company, still do to this day. The...

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Posted in Dobe Island; My Place in the Sun

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Gwladys tackled that

Posted on Sat, 26 Apr 2025

Gwladys tackled that situation really well. Loving the humour Phil, and look forward to finding out what happens next.

Jenny.

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Posted in Ring (Episode 7 - The Further Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid))

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I agree that it's sad we can

Posted on Fri, 25 Apr 2025

I agree that it's sad we can't live our lives without having to show caution Turlough. It's not till we look back that we realize the near escapes we do have in our past, especially when as a teenager.  I count my lucky stars nothing that serious...

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Posted in More Than We Bargained For

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Hi Turlough,

Posted on Fri, 25 Apr 2025

Hi Turlough,

you know I don't think these people realize how scared they make children feel. Thinking about it, the scars are there to this day and I'm very weary always of people lingering behind me when out walking. It's sad to think...

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Posted in More Than We Bargained For

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Hi Rachel,

Posted on Thu, 24 Apr 2025

Hi Rachel,

this was a poem I couldn't resist and thoiught these lines were very astute:-

She is girdled by harrow,

eyes patrol, her weapon drawn,

she ploughs an empty river

in a skirl of wind,

in the...

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Posted in The Heronning

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Now this is my kind of ramble

Posted on Thu, 24 Apr 2025

Now this is my kind of ramble Rhiannon.

how you express what is seen gives that gentle relaxed feeling of calm.

Lovely words and enjoyed reading.

Jenny.

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Posted in On the Hill, Abberley

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Violets are so pretty. Loved

Posted on Mon, 21 Apr 2025

Violets are so pretty. Loved your cheerful little poem Rhiannon.

Jenny.

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Posted in Peeping through …

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Oh dear! I wonder what's

Posted on Sat, 19 Apr 2025

Oh dear! I wonder what's happened to Anty Marj. The question now is, What does the officer of the law Know or not know? ...

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Posted in Shelved (Episode 6 - The Further Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid))

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So the so called capable

Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2025

So the so called capable Cedric isn't so perfect after all. I can't wait to read what happens next.

Gread read Jane.

Jenny.

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Posted in Parcel for You - Part 58

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Hi Turlough,

Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2025

Hi Turlough,

you know that was a wonderful gesture, giving Kavinda one hundred rupees. I bet his family ate well that day.

That bit about fat black rodents sat on their hind legs waiting patiently on the road below, and you...

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Posted in Rupees Appease

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