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I have 179 stories published in
2 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 551980 times
and 283 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1869 of my 5,735 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1922 votes
"out of decay and wilting
Posted on Mon, 04 Feb 2019
"out of decay and wilting drabness, dearth" what a description of Winter!
"Surprising growth" is clever as they rise out of the ground
"bright white droplets gleam" is perfect, droplets as they are so small....
Read full commentPosted in Snowdrops
Oh Jane! I wish I could have
Posted on Mon, 04 Feb 2019
Oh Jane! I wish I could have read this when I was 12-13. It reminded me so much of how I was. Know now it was OCD. Remember my Mum screaming at methat I should be locked up, the panic attacks when she'd storm in and kick and push things out of...
Read full commentPosted in Bedtime Rituals
This is so funny, but also I
Posted on Mon, 04 Feb 2019
This is so funny, but also I love how you describe everyone, even a few lines makes me feel I'd know them. It's wonderful writing. Also reminded me of our attempts to get coloured telly, then years later, computer.
Read full commentPosted in Even the IRA couldn't get us a telephone.
you show how to write making
Posted on Sat, 02 Feb 2019
you show how to write making a pure image, no unecessary stuff cluttering communication, just a feeling of peace and clarity, as though watching the bird with you as it walks along the shore
Read full commentPosted in Avocet
I know! He gave my son a long
Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2019
I know! He gave my son a long lecture but it went in one ear and out the other. Son is more sensible than me on roads, but still don't think I'd be ok with him having anything except a tank. An electric tank, though
Read full commentPosted in Brooksy
Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2019
I liked the description of Brooksy.
Motorbikes are scary. Before we lived together my partner rang me to say he was in the road after crashing his in the rain. His leg was never the same. The person who fixed our windows' hand wouldn't...
Read full commentPosted in Brooksy
What a relief to read your
Posted on Mon, 21 Jan 2019
What a relief to read your post! I am always leaving the gas on. I can't smell very well either so often it's the cats jumping about lets me know something is wrong, and I find the kitchen is all smokey or I've melted something on the...
Read full commentPosted in O.C.D.
Richly deserved, it's
Posted on Fri, 18 Jan 2019
Richly deserved, it's BEAUTIFUL, could feel the sweet air and see the colours. Is so interesting how you combine time into it, not just the rhythm of poetry but of your day. They seem sort of like Richard Long sculptures only not so hard....
Read full commentPosted in Circle from Craswall 11/1/19
"Many times, I feel ordinary,
Posted on Sun, 06 Jan 2019
"Many times, I feel ordinary, just ordinary, with my many weakness and failures, but in reality, we are all extraordinary, in this Life that we have, there are things that only I can do and the same for You too, what You do, only You can do that...
Read full commentPosted in He Got His Name Into The Book!
Those last 3 sentences are so
Posted on Sat, 17 Nov 2018
Those last 3 sentences are so sad. But she IS still in you, every time you see something you find beautiful, that appreciation was shaped by her. She gave you your sensitivity to see things, feel things, she gave it to you and you will always...
Read full commentPosted in Gift: A Son's Story (Blood)
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