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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (12)
Part 11 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-11 Bleached skulls littered a shimmering landscape, part buried, markers...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (11)
Part 10 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-10 THE WITCH When the rains didn’t come, life was difficult. The...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (10)
Part 9 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-9 Billy was fairly certain that the wolves were gone; as certain as he...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (9)
Part 8 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-8 With the revelation, a chill ran through them. This was BIG. Thoughts...
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Dust
Dust A breeze blows moving dust, sepia-stained monochrome rain, through empty rooms. Ethereal melodies, wind chimes for lost souls, songs audible...
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Something that’s bothered me
Posted on Sun, 14 Dec 2025
Something that’s bothered me for years. Ah...a long running mystery finally solved.
This hilarious piece is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
I have added a pic to promote your work on social media. Just let...
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I know nothing at all about
Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021
I know nothing at all about Tarkovsky. (I thought he was a right back for Everton) Super poem that makes me wanna look Tarkovsky's work up.
Read full commentPosted in Conversations About Tarkovsky in a Copenhagen Restaurant
"Echoes of jigs and reels
Posted on Sun, 01 Mar 2026
"Echoes of jigs and reels linger still
On the salty breath of Atlantic winds.."
I might describe a vast, sprawling poem like this one as an epic.
Many lines to admire and written with authority and skill.
My kinda poem...
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I prefer first person myself
Posted on Thu, 19 Feb 2026
I prefer first person myself but don't always write using that format. It's invariably introspective and I always think a little claustrophobic but I like the inner monologues that come with it.
'Falling Down' is a seminal movie that...
Read full commentPosted in Courtesy Calls: The Fire Lane (2)
Atmospheric and pensive.
Posted on Thu, 05 Feb 2026
Atmospheric and pensive. Bristol's not far from me these days.
You build reflection into your poetry so naturally, Jenny. It makes it so accessible.
Read full commentPosted in Long ago Thoughts
"I hear dollars clink with
Posted on Fri, 06 Feb 2026
"I hear dollars clink with roubles in the push to weaponise"
An eloquent invective, Turlough.
The identity of the murderous regime is less clear now than it ever was.
Read full commentPosted in They Can Only Do Harm
With Remembrance Day on the
Posted on Wed, 05 Nov 2025
With Remembrance Day on the horizon, this layered poem is poignant and very relevant.
It is today’s Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Congratulations, Ewan.
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This is definitely 'quite
Posted on Mon, 25 Aug 2025
This is definitely 'quite bonkers and entertaining'.
There's so much creativity in this piece and it's a genre I adore.
This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
I have added a pic to promote your work...
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I remember reading seashore's
Posted on Mon, 11 Aug 2025
I remember reading seashore's stuff when I returned to the site in 2020. It was visceral, honest and striking. It certainly made me sit up and take notice. I imagine she was a one-off. Coral made quite a mark during her lifetime.
A moving...
Read full commentPosted in Our Old Girl… Remembering Coral
This charming tale of
Posted on Mon, 28 Apr 2025
This charming tale of childhood imagination is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Congratulations.
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