The way he told me, he saw it as a kind of existentialist episode. “It’s like the left side of my brain’s taken over from the right side” he said, “… the sensible side.
Once upon a time, not so long ago, Goldilocks went for a walk in the woods, but no sooner had she got there than she realized she was wearing six inch heels.
If you're looking for suggestions (if not please ignore) - I can see you're making it clear that neither one has the intention of taking it further than friendship (at first) but quite early on...
A brilliant pick - thank you so much for choosing it Di. I'd never read it before - what an amazingly talented person she was (as well as all-round lovely)
I had a friend whose new boyfriend offered to upgrade her car. He did something to the engine that made it go really fast, and she was so impressed! Then the police turned up and said he'd been using it as a getaway vehicle in several armed...
A real cri de coeur - straight from the heart. Did you know someone's given it a name now? 'The overwhelm'. Turlough's right, and we mustn't look away, but perhaps we should try to look a little bit at a time - small steps. This little patch of...
Exciting most definitely the word! Again, it's very hard to manage a complicated situation like this without confusion but you pulled it off - well done
I really enjoyed both the
Posted on Mon, 01 Dec 2025
I really enjoyed both the comments and the first half of November, so thank you very much!
I still have hedgehogs in my garden luckily, and feed them every night, even through winter as they often don't completely hibernate. Other reasons...
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All as readable as the first
Posted on Fri, 21 Nov 2025
All as readable as the first part well done
If you're looking for suggestions (if not please ignore) - I can see you're making it clear that neither one has the intention of taking it further than friendship (at first) but quite early on...
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A brilliant pick - thank you
Posted on Fri, 29 Oct 2010
A brilliant pick - thank you so much for choosing it Di. I'd never read it before - what an amazingly talented person she was (as well as all-round lovely)
Read full commentPosted in St Ives, Summer 1993
what a wonderful poem, so
Posted on Sat, 12 Jul 2025
what a wonderful poem, so moving - thank you! I particularly like this line:
I ironed his grief with hands still small,
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I had a friend whose new
Posted on Wed, 11 Jun 2025
I had a friend whose new boyfriend offered to upgrade her car. He did something to the engine that made it go really fast, and she was so impressed! Then the police turned up and said he'd been using it as a getaway vehicle in several armed...
Read full commentPosted in What You Don't Know Don't . . . .
Oh this is fabulous Jane - I
Posted on Fri, 06 Jun 2025
Oh this is fabulous Jane - I'm very glad you posted it. Swearing entirely appropriate given the characters - well done - now I can read part two again
Read full commentPosted in The Vale - Part One (a)
A real cri de coeur -
Posted on Thu, 05 Jun 2025
A real cri de coeur - straight from the heart. Did you know someone's given it a name now? 'The overwhelm'. Turlough's right, and we mustn't look away, but perhaps we should try to look a little bit at a time - small steps. This little patch of...
Read full commentPosted in Perverse Future
Exciting most definitely the
Posted on Fri, 07 Feb 2025
Exciting most definitely the word! Again, it's very hard to manage a complicated situation like this without confusion but you pulled it off - well done
Read full commentPosted in Mother and Child Reunion (Dead Reckoning series - Part 47)
This is great - a really
Posted on Sun, 06 Oct 2024
This is great - a really original idea - well done!
Read full commentPosted in Walking The Walk
Thanks for these pieces so
Posted on Tue, 17 Sep 2024
Thanks for these pieces so far Harry. Your writing style and attention to detail has made them a joy to read
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