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I have 1216 stories published in 6 collections on the site.
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Transcendental Journey of Meditation

By skinner_jennifer on Sun, 22 Oct 2023

A poem for my night insomnia. When restless thoughts intrude on sleep, I would devour diversion; receiving time with mantra...alert, yet eyes are...

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Curious Magic

By skinner_jennifer on Tue, 10 Oct 2023

What I feel takes me dew drenched mingling with nature, quietly slipping away from reality into reverie of fantasy; imagination rambling along where...

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Through Wolf Eyes

By skinner_jennifer on Mon, 09 Oct 2023

To see through wolf eyes wakens soul, opening ways of stripping all annoying thoughts; it's a place full of misty breath entwining large pines, their...

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Beneath My Favourite Tree

By skinner_jennifer on Mon, 02 Oct 2023

In summer that's still and so silent, squirrel munches till rustle of swish from tall hazelnut tree as blackbird catches sight of me, my intention...

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Misguided In The Early 90s

By skinner_jennifer on Tue, 26 Sep 2023

Dear diary... What may have seemed like impulse back then, leaves me drawing back curtains; greeting the sunshine and wondering! Why me..what about...

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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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Ha, ha! No tattoos for me I

Posted on Wed, 16 Apr 2025

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

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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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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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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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