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The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 3 of 3)

By marandina on Sun, 31 Oct 2021

Draft for a 3 part short story Part One at https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/black-crow-purgatory-part-1-3 Part two at https://www.abctales...

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The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 2 of 3)

By marandina on Fri, 29 Oct 2021

Draft for a 3 part short story Part one at https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/black-crow-purgatory-part-1-3 The Black Crow of Purgatory Part 2...

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The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 1 of 3)

By marandina on Wed, 27 Oct 2021

Draft for a 3 part short story The Black Crow of Purgatory It is said that a crow can transport souls from the next realm back to the land of the...

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Dreams of Halloween

By marandina on Tue, 26 Oct 2021

Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/dreams-of-halloween-mp3 Dreams of Halloween In celluloid dreams I walk in graveyards of the...

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Well I've read all 3 parts

Posted on Wed, 17 Jan 2024

Well I've read all 3 parts now. Your lilting style and wry humour makes it an effortless reading journey. You make the point that we make assumptions about people and places (almost certainly based on the images we see in the media). My lad...

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"Step into the forest

Posted on Sun, 14 Jan 2024

"Step into the forest

Contemplate the lake.."

Wise words, Penny. There's a whole industry in forest-bathing devoted to encouraging just that. Maybe we need to break the bonds of slavery to our electronic devices. They are...

Posted in "Turn Down the Noise"

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"So glad they weren’t out on

Posted on Mon, 15 Jan 2024

"So glad they weren’t out on the windy hill
with buffeted lamp and wintry chill."

A highly visual poem. I like the rhythm and rhyming aspects. It's a scene to be played out a lot soon with lambing season coming. I know farmers...

Posted in Night Help

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Parking at hospitals is such

Posted on Wed, 17 Jan 2024

Parking at hospitals is such a mess. I avoid it if I can. Whenever I go to Northampton General, I use a council car park nearby. It's easier than the expensive bunfight at the hospital. Ditto when I take my lad to an appointment at Kettering...

Posted in The Tickets, One Too Many!

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There's that subversive

Posted on Tue, 16 Jan 2024

There's that subversive humour again with only going on Facebook to keep an eye on her daughter. Wry and oils the story line making it relatable in a warm way. Dark developments on the www. It's a jungle out there. Keep going, Jane!

Posted in Parcel for you...Part 13

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I like the way her friend

Posted on Thu, 11 Jan 2024

I like the way her friend keeps getting the name wrong. It's all about me!

Eesh...progrock. We're not travelling back to the early 70s are we? :)

As ever, the pace is right and the small details light up the story.

Keep going...

Posted in Parcel for You ...Part 12

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"It is a dark night

Posted on Sat, 13 Jan 2024

"It is a dark night
in Berlin in 1938."

You capture a sense of foreboding in one of the grimmest periods of history. This is a night of the utmost infamy. Your poem captures it so well,Luigi. Keep well. Paul

Posted in One Night, in Berlin

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I could see those gulls and

Posted on Fri, 12 Jan 2024

I could see those gulls and massive walls of rolling water. Such a visual, evocative poem. Just lovely, Richard. I hope you are keeping well. Paul

Posted in Sun - Shines

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The dialogue is credible and

Posted on Tue, 09 Jan 2024

The dialogue is credible and the pacing is good. I like the world of espionage and intrigue that you have built here. Looking forward to the next instalment :)

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Such a deeply personal piece.

Posted on Thu, 21 Dec 2023

Such a deeply personal piece. The authenticy shines through which is why I imagine so many people have connected with it. It takes a great deal of skill to pull off writing something from a child's POV and the result being credible. That's...