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I have 1186 stories published in 6 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2564814 times and 442 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2251 of my 18,144 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2331 votes

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New Beginnings

Dear diary... I stopped to think the other day how we've lived here fifteen years, moved in on November 5 th 2004. Turned up at our new property...
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Safe Journey Blackbird

It's now early November and still late roses bloom, in between leaves holding onto life like they have no intention of going anywhere, so I scatter...
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Soldier's Spirit

From dusk to twilight and throughout night and day there's a hush deep down here in the old wine cellar. I don't see what appears now, for time has...

Winter's Charm

frosty mornings thrill to a chill when icy cold and perfectly still, lake once rippled glistening rings frozen till ice thaw comes in spring, swift...
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DON'T TEMPT FATE!

Don't try to conjure the dead at Halloween it's not just good spirits that might be seen, invisible places where evil comes through means it could be...

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2251 of my comments have received 2331 Great Feedback votes

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Thank goodness for your

Posted on Fri, 07 Apr 2023

Thank goodness for your daughter and her strength in not feeling afraid to speak up. It's so scary to think that there's to be a waiting list of 78 weeks to be seen at the Neurology hospital. 

The NHS seem to be under so much pressure,...

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Posted in Bitty Barby Boob RIP part 2

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Dear Jean, I'm so sorry to

Posted on Thu, 06 Apr 2023

Dear Jean, I'm so sorry to hear you've been through such an awful ordeal. It must have been so scary, yet your writing conveys how well you cope. 

It's devastating and frightening to imagine how the hospital could be so negligent as to...

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Posted in BITTY BARBY BOOB, RIP

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What a beautiful vision you

Posted on Sat, 23 Jun 2012

What a beautiful vision you've created in this poem. I was transported by your words, which is so great as I don't like to travel far these days. You brought back my own past memories of special days out.

Many thanks for sharing.

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Posted in Walking on the Dyke, above Knighton

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Hi Rhiannon,

Posted on Tue, 26 Mar 2013

Hi Rhiannon,

just love your countryside rambles. This was one of the more tougher description of the conditions you found yourself in, and crunching through the deep snow was related well in this poem. It must have been hard to walk, but...

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I love all the twists and

Posted on Sun, 02 Apr 2023

I love all the twists and turns in this story Penny. I hope Max and Chaos manage to find that other exit.

Will look forward to finding out more.

Jenny.

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Posted in "Willow's Missing Tail" 8

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Hi Paul,

Posted on Mon, 03 Apr 2023

Hi Paul,

Like Jack, I too can't resist stories of the supernatural. I loved the flying sequence at the beginning, had similar dreams of flying myself and they're always spectacular.

Enjoyable read.

Jenny.

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Posted in A Requiem for One Man’s Life (Edited and Updated 2023)

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Now this is my kind of story

Posted on Sun, 02 Apr 2023

Now this is my kind of story,very surreal with a gothic twist.  Just love the surroundings and the characters with their thoughts. Like a surreal painting in words.

Glad to see you're getting inspired ice.

Jenny.

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Posted in Gold Roof Mansion Perhaps

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Those code names are so

Posted on Sun, 02 Apr 2023

Those code names are so amusing. smiley I hope Emily will be okay walking Sir Harry, ...

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Posted in "The Coffee House Spy" 8

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I love this embroilment

Posted on Fri, 31 Mar 2023

I love this embroilment between  Chantelle and Frankie. Sounds like this guy Frankie is really into unscrupulous operations...and without much success.

Look forward to reading more.

Jenny.

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Posted in "The best laid plans..." (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 11)

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I don't drive anymore, but my

Posted on Wed, 29 Mar 2023

I don't drive anymore, but my partner swerves to avoid those potholes too. Like you say, it's an accident just waiting to happen, especially for bikes.

Jenny.

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Posted in Driving Drunk.

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