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I have 1247 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 4618960 times and 509 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Cherry

At Winter's Darkest Hour

Elemental deeds in Winter, see how luscious green slips away; behold! Sun sinking low, intense gleam weakened. Blown are the desires of summer, do...
Cherry

To A Brand New Day

Time to ponder on woman kind like garden's fresh raw beauty, blooming both inside and out. When wisdom of years shall feel the earth and rain quench...
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Edge Of Time That Influenced Mine - Nik Turner Tribute

Dear diary...during the summer of 1969 the year I left school, I had no idea a band was about to be formed that would change my life so completely...

Chinese Water Deer

Glancing around in silence, extreme weather at start of evening under strange winter sky; that's bruised in colours blackberry and gold, hiding...
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Gold cherry

Cause To Be Heard on Samhain's Eve

When night proclaims its vital force this Samhain's Eve; we'll walk in silence through our ancestors graveyard, where Yew trees stand watch, demise...
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2685 of my comments have received 2763 Great Feedback votes

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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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Hi Ed,

Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2025

Hi Ed,

I could identify with your wonderful poem. I also loved the photos. How wonderful to see that huge Elm in the Crystal Palace...simply beautiful.

Back when I was a child in the 1960s, we had Elms growing in the woods right...

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Posted in English Elm

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Ha, ha!  No tattoos for me I

Posted on Wed, 16 Apr 2025

Ha, ha! smiley No tattoos for me I'm afraid Turlough. But I did love my job there and...

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Posted in A Black Morris Minor and a Pink Carnation

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Oh! Jennifer, I know exactly

Posted on Thu, 17 Apr 2025

Oh! Jennifer, I know exactly how you feel. My dad's favourite song was Sunny Afternoon by the Kinks, of course going back to the early 60s.

Your poem reminded me of my of late beloved dad. I really enjoyed reading and I hope you treasure...

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Posted in American Pie

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Hi again Turlough,

Posted on Thu, 17 Apr 2025

Hi again Turlough,

These must have been such hard times for those poor workers...along with living on boiled rice parcelled up in palm leaves, they must have been so malnourished, no wonder that guy was enjoying the sausage roll, what a...

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Posted in Taking Tea - Kavinda and Me

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Isn't it strange how much

Posted on Wed, 16 Apr 2025

Isn't it strange how much energy we have at the age of eighteen? Getting up so early and going to bed really late, managing a working day and still having the energy to enjoy the entertainment. Your description of the Three Star Sports Club I...

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Posted in A Black Morris Minor and a Pink Carnation

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