Stephen Thom
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Stephen Thom
Carrbridge/Edinburgh
Mandolin strummer in a folk-rock band 'Dante' https://www.youtube.com/user/wearedante
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Aura (29)
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Aura (27)
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Aura (26)
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captured these moments with
Posted on Wed, 14 Jan 2015
captured these moments with lovely, delicate subtle word combinations...lines like reaching through the drivers door/to conjure up a metallic scraping/until the engine bubbled into life/like a mountain spring bottling these little cameos, as you...
Read full commentPosted in The Mechanic
Very pretty. Beautiful final
Posted on Wed, 14 Feb 2018
Very pretty. Beautiful final line. You have a great natural style, like your writing is completely a part of you
Read full commentPosted in Now
wow, this is wonderful;
Posted on Sun, 01 Feb 2015
wow, this is wonderful; condensed so much backstory&possibilities&images into such a short piece, just absolutely the right words. that last paragraph is absolutely gorgeous. lovely title too. look forward to following more of your work...
Read full commentPosted in What the sky said
pink plumed stiff quiffed,
Posted on Sun, 11 Jan 2015
pink plumed stiff quiffed, pan-sticked pale as a vampire, many excellent descriptions, vivid lively edgy&sparky writing, you are in a wonderful creative moment :-)
Read full commentPosted in Tin Girl
Wow this had a lot of impact.
Posted on Tue, 02 Dec 2014
Wow this had a lot of impact. Clearly a v hard subject but I think it is wonderful as well to be able to convey these things in this way and gain a better and more compassionate understanding through reading and think it over and apply in your...
Read full commentPosted in Breaking Glass
Enjoyed, the irrational
Posted on Mon, 26 Nov 2018
Enjoyed, the irrational raging jealousy escalated well, the messages throughout was something different. I wonder how that could be sustained. Wonder also how much someone would keep replying to such messages, jealousy, but I guess folk do tbh....
Read full commentPosted in The lie
Great idea well-executed...
Posted on Wed, 21 Nov 2018
Great idea well-executed... particularly liked the builder's tenor, and the last stanza was really pretty
Read full commentPosted in Tessitura
this is beautiful and perfect
Posted on Wed, 21 Nov 2018
this is beautiful and perfect and full of love
Read full commentPosted in Lines Written On My Mother's 90th Birthday
Good work Hilary, clipped
Posted on Tue, 20 Nov 2018
Good work Hilary, clipped along at an engaging pace. I liked some of the touches throughout, 'in his mind he had many demons', and 'she wasn't letting him take control'. The latter was a strong, sudden, chilling sentence.
Read full commentPosted in A Casual Murder
I don't think I know how to
Posted on Thu, 08 Nov 2018
I don't think I know how to pronounce it haha. I should have called the website Abctales! Made the whole thing a black mirror type story
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