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I have 693 stories published in 11 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 851975 times and 464 of my stories have been cherry picked.
105 of my 3,743 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 106 votes

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Xion Island Zero: Chapter 37

His phone buzzed as another image came through from Bernstein. It was a photo of a faded trailhead sign in Grizedale. A single word appeared on his...
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Xion Island Zero: Chapter 36

Nash stood at the window with a vague hum in his ears. He was staring out of a lot of windows these days. At the table behind him, Kelvin hummed to...
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Xion Island Zero: Chapter 35

The fairy lights twinkled along the eaves of Nash’s house, and every bush in the front garden bloomed with a Christmas crop of diamonds. They’d...
Cherry

Xion Island Zero: Chapter 34

Nash stabbed his salmon with more force than necessary. The dinner plate clinked against the oak table, and Kelvin raised an eyebrow. ‘I think it’s...
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Xion Island Zero: Chapter 33

Alan wakes up. He’s missed the best part, which I think is ungrateful of him. I need to poke him, or worse, but I don’t want him to leave me again...

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105 of my comments have received 106 Great Feedback votes

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T- Despite the mishaps, you

Posted on Tue, 13 May 2025

T- Despite the mishaps, you have made me crave a Greek island. This is brilliant. Thank you for the read. Damn I want to be there. I'd even have breakfast with Marina. 

Favourite line. 

or learn how to weave their own yoghurt in a...

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Posted in Island of Dreams

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Sweetheart, you must talk to

Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2021

Sweetheart, you must talk to somebody.  Are you still at school? Talk to a sympathetic teacher or school counsellor. Ring Childline, or the Samaritans. Make an appointment and see your doctor. Most importantly, please speak to the counsellor you...

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Posted in How do you forgive a parent?

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Hello mate, good to read you

Posted on Mon, 27 Apr 2020

Hello mate, good to read you again.  Nothing less than I'd expect from you, you have those writer's eyes that never stop looking at the world, I think we all do, but you find more beauty than most. It's one of the things I've admired about your...

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Posted in La belleza

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 The water looks black, but

Posted on Sun, 10 Aug 2014

 The water looks black, but when you hold it the palms of your hands it’s completely clear....lovely.

You get all shivery, not just because the water’s so cold, but because you don’t know what’s down there. ...and again

Aunty Pearl...

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Posted in Chicken Eye in the Sky

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 had learnt that it paid..

Posted on Thu, 07 Aug 2014

 had learnt that it paid...learned

she would not allow a word to slip from her lips.  Occasionally she might emit an involuntary sound, but she never spoke, and found a deep sense of comfort in this self-imposed silence. .. I knew a little...

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Posted in Just Visiting

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Okay, so my first comment is

Posted on Tue, 27 May 2025

Okay, so my first comment is given with a pout. If this has to finish here, then it finishes perfectly. It's all wrapped up, and it doesn't feel lacking, needing more, or in any way incomplete. It's just perfect. 

But Jenny, I want more of...

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Posted in A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Eight

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 Slight tense error. Stood

Posted on Mon, 26 May 2025

 Slight tense error. Stood proudly...should be standing proudly.  

I think this is my favourite part because I learnt two things. 

I learnt that tongs (heated over a flame) were invented in 1872 by Marcel Grateau. The Marcel wave...

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Posted in A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Seven

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A tiny little typo, now that

Posted on Sun, 25 May 2025

A tiny little typo, now that demeanour is sorted out ..... sew, not sow. 

So, our wild one Julia is a sweet, kind girl. Of course, if I'd written her house, they would have criticised Emily's beautiful dress that her mama made her, and...

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Posted in A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Six

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Just beautiful. This is so

Posted on Sat, 24 May 2025

Just beautiful. This is so good. I love the Upstairs/ Downstairs elements of it. And Julia is a great character. That poor maid. Gorgeous writing. I'm completely invested in this ...and notice it's only 8 parts ...Noooo. 

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Posted in A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Five

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The age of the empowerment of

Posted on Fri, 23 May 2025

The age of the empowerment of women, I think, Julia's going to make them sit up and take notice. 

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Posted in A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Four

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