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I have 1259 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 5329448 times and 523 of my stories have been cherry picked.
2769 of my 19,405 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 2844 votes

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Embracing The Storm

By skinner_jennifer on Thu, 14 Feb 2019

Summer storm clouds appear to weep their sobbing bouncing off leaves of trees, globules released from dark sky splashing into puddles like many...
Nature
Poem
Certificate U

Valentine Charm The Muse

By skinner_jennifer on Thu, 14 Feb 2019

Those Pr-Raphaelites Knew of physical love How to win a heart, To pursue with words Those tears of emotion Then happily spoken, Followed with quill...
Love
Poem
Certificate 15
Cherry

Need To Survive

By skinner_jennifer on Sun, 10 Feb 2019

Beneath the Glitz And glam Is a world Where poverty And crime Walk hand In hand, Where Forced Copulation Screams out In the Night... But nobody Comes...
Crime
Other Fiction
Poem
Certificate 18
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My Victor Meldrew Moment

By skinner_jennifer on Thu, 07 Feb 2019

Dear diary... It was Monday 28 th January 2019, a beautiful day and perfect for a walk into town with my partner...not too hot or too cold. I do try...
Autobiography
Other
Certificate U
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Earthly Paradise

By skinner_jennifer on Thu, 31 Jan 2019

Never mind chilly snow and ice, my thoughts take me to a tropical paradise, Where waterfall! An oasis seeks to refresh in pools of enchantment,...
Spiritual
Nature
Poem
Certificate U
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2769 of my comments have received 2844 Great Feedback votes

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Hi Turlough,

Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023

Hi Turlough,

being able to converse with Patrick Kavanagh must have been such a great honour. We meet so many people in our lives, and just sometimes a person inspires us in ways that are hard to define, but you are able to describe...

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Posted in Patrick Kavanagh and Me

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Congratulations on the

Posted on Fri, 17 Nov 2023

Congratulations on the successful podcast Phil. It's great to be reading the story again, and I'm so enjoying all the crazy confusion.

Jenny.

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Posted in I'm Still Waiting (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 42)

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I have to say that the late

Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023

I have to say that the late Dylan Thomas is one of my favourite poets, I can understand why you would have picked that title to write about, it's always been a poem that has fascinated me. I don't think Dylan went gentle into the dark night with...

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Posted in Do Not Go Gentle Into That Dark Night

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Hi Jean,

Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023

Hi Jean,

firstly I want to wish you a belated happy birthday. Hope you had a fine day and enjoyed that poppyseed cake, it sounded yummy.

You do sound a lot more up beat, as if you're coping a lot better with all the treatment...even...

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Posted in Chemo2 - session 3

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You capture the untamed

Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023

You capture the untamed beauty in this poem Rachel. 

A magical read.

Jenny.

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Posted in Blackthorn

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Hi Rhiannon,

Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023

Hi Rhiannon,

It must be exciting moving into their new home, and it's good that they're moving just down the road, not too far, because I bet you'll miss the close bonds you must have had while together.

It's always nice to record...

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Posted in 13/11/23

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I think Jacques read my

Posted on Mon, 13 Nov 2023

I think Jacques read my thoughts and I couldn't have put it better myself Paul, especially as I'm a child of Love, Peace and Happiness. 

Just thinking about hate makes me sick to my stomach.

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE. AND PLENTY OF NATURE'S...

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Posted in Eastern Sky

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Hi Turlough,

Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023

Hi Turlough,

I loved every word of your dear diary entries, but especially the first four stanzas which I could relate to.  

A fat arse stuck in a helter-skelter...now that was funny to imagine, but probably not for you at the time...

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Posted in My Verbal Diary Here

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Hi Rhiannon,

Posted on Thu, 09 Nov 2023

Hi Rhiannon,

you sum up perfectly how many plants stay snug waiting for the depature of winter, ready for the arrival of Spring.

Nicely done.

Jenny.

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Posted in Winter Refuges

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Hi Paul,

Posted on Wed, 08 Nov 2023

Hi Paul,

this is such a superb poem. You evoke the wildness of the enviroment in the picture. I love the idea of Eagles cry circling like ghosts far from hidden eynes. Also: Haunting mist blankets forest, which is so appropriate for this...

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Posted in The Changing of Seasons

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