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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (17)

By marandina on Tue, 07 Apr 2026

Part 16 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-16 The stone walls of St Bridget’s stand in silence as though stoical...

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Penny’s Pass the Story Part 6

By marandina on Sat, 28 Mar 2026

Part 5 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/makis/pennys-pass-story-part-five Penny’s Pass the Parcel - Part 6 Back at the station, Sheriff Milton...

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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (16)

By marandina on Fri, 27 Mar 2026

Part 15 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-15 THE GRIMOIRE Nadeem Potter loved nothing more than time spent in the...

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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (15)

By marandina on Fri, 20 Mar 2026

Part 14 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-14 It was an unholy union and yet, in time, the creature came to care...

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In a tumultuous week in an

Posted on Mon, 06 Apr 2026

In a tumultuous week in an extended period of global turbulence that is unsettling for so many of us, sometimes it only takes a few words to capture the essence of what’s going on.

This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of...

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Cheers, T. I wouldn't want to

Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2026

Cheers, T. I wouldn't want to spoil this for anyone reading all the way through to the end...

....but....just between me and you:

[It was the butler with the candlestick in the billiard room]

[Just don't tell anyone else]

Posted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 6

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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...

Posted in Taking a Dalek up the stairs

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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.

Posted in Conversations About Tarkovsky in a Copenhagen Restaurant

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You might be right, T. We're

Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2026

You might be right, Luigi. We're going in circles. Someone needs to take charge. I think the next writer will do just that. Not my genre at all but I can't see why this won't be wound up inside 4 more chapters. There's another 8,000 words...

Posted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 6

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Sel Ticman is a force of

Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2026

Sel Ticman is a force of nature that's still blowing around like rampant tumbleweed. Maybe he'll feature in future chapters. I think he was last seen selling copies of his books at a local market in downtown Denver. Funny really...I feel as...

Posted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 6

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So much unsaid. Beautifully

Posted on Wed, 18 Mar 2026

So much unsaid. Beautifully conceived.

This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.

Congratulations.

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"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...

Posted in On Achill Island

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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...

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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.