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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Pins (19)
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Very affecting& transportive.
Posted on Thu, 25 Oct 2018
Very affecting& transportive. Beautiful diction and word combinations 'mind's oceanic slew', 'iron squall of sea', 'words slap and slur like breakers against rock'. A real language treat. Felt sad reading it but the 'steadfast against...
Read full commentPosted in Out of Season
Very real, tender, sad and
Posted on Thu, 25 Oct 2018
Very real, tender, sad and thoughtful. The last paragraph is very pretty, in a sad way
Read full commentPosted in "Would she notice?"
A tough read, well-written.
Posted on Mon, 29 Oct 2018
A tough read, well-written. Little observational touches helped draw me in (pills in dosette box etc) and the thought processes and dialogue were really effective and affecting in their own way. Good work
Read full commentPosted in A Weekend with Family
'I will always identify that
Posted on Fri, 27 Jul 2018
'I will always identify that those were the good days' beautiful words, beautiful piece
Read full commentPosted in The Chair
Very affecting and honest.
Posted on Sun, 29 Jul 2018
Very affecting and honest. Tidy writing throughout too, you put yourself into it and it carries over to the reader. Lovely piece
Read full commentPosted in Those Moments
There's some brilliant
Posted on Thu, 15 Feb 2018
There's some brilliant options. 'by ginger.' 'Dang my melt'
Read full commentPosted in Pins (1)
Nice images, nice
Posted on Wed, 17 Jan 2018
Nice images, nice alliterative touches, nice compound words. 'A dot of momentum - ' is a pretty close. Enjoyed.
Read full commentPosted in Snowflakes
might have to add that wee
Posted on Fri, 13 Oct 2017
might have to add that wee joke into the story...
Read full commentPosted in Happiness is a molecule (1)
Ah 'ferns like dinosaur kits'
Posted on Sun, 17 Sep 2017
Ah 'ferns like dinosaur kits' is GENIUS... so much to appreciate here, 'shadow-silt nestled', rattle of pretty alliteration in 'emerald mosses' myriad mound', little touches like 'bright grass-mass' you can see how much craft and thought has gone...
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Lovely controlled prose, nice
Posted on Sat, 15 Jul 2017
Lovely controlled prose, nice descriptions and diction esp. verbs throughout
Read full commentPosted in The Day
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