Ed Crane
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I have 277 stories published in
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My stories have been read 421781 times
and 281 of my stories have been cherry picked.
214 of my 2,076 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 224 votes
My stories
Dreaming of a Grey Christmas
Despite my apartment having a four-metre wide window facing south I’m still struggling to see the letters on the keyboard. It feels like it’s been...
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Black and White Survival.
Part of the view from my lounge window
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Invisible
Image from commons.wikimedia: Invisibility
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All That Glitters
I posted this on ABC in July 2014. It make me so sad to have to post it again. Nothing's changed except the TV is now 4K
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Thanks very much Claudine
Posted on Mon, 03 Jan 2022
I'm working on it. I've never tried writing anything in this genre before. I'll just see where it takes me. Isuppose it's going to be rather dark.
Thanks again. The cherries were very tasty. :)
Read full commentPosted in THE FIRST ANGEL
I didn't know that, Ewan.
Posted on Fri, 31 Dec 2021
Although I loved watching Whispering Bob, I didn't always get a chance to see the programme so no doubt I missed or "forgot" his explanation. I had a similar problem with finding (and remembering) the time to tune in to John Peel's genius. A...
Read full commentPosted in Earworms
This has to be one of the best I've ever read from you, Rachel
Posted on Thu, 18 Nov 2021
And to say that, it must be super good.
Absorbing , evocative ,intimate, brilliant, informative. Everybody has said these words. I am having a tough time thinking of another word to express my admiration for this piece.
It gives me...
Read full commentPosted in The Solitude of Sleep
This is brilliant, Jane!
Posted on Tue, 16 Nov 2021
This magnificent piece makes my efforts look pretty insignificant.
I applaud you for penning this work of genius!!!!
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Read full commentPosted in Drilling Out Blame
I know the feeling
Posted on Wed, 29 Sep 2021
It's been a long while since I went to a gig. Quite a few years ago I went to Reading with my younger Brother. I felt too old to be there even then. I was surprised though about how many people of my age and perhaps older were there.
Too...
Read full commentPosted in Too Old to Rock and Roll, Too Young to Die
Thanks very much Claudine
Posted on Mon, 06 Sep 2021
I haven't really been away. I look in pretty much every day, but I admit I have not been very active. That's because I have not written very much new work this year. Mostly I've been editing or trying to improve old stuff.
The bulk of any...
Read full commentPosted in Being Careful What You Wish For
A remarkable stream of consciousness
Posted on Sun, 06 Jun 2021
This is a wonderful piece or poetic prose perfectly describing the magic of dawn.
This is so well crafted it gave me goosebumps as I read it.
Read full commentPosted in Garden at Dawn
This caught my eye
Posted on Wed, 02 Jun 2021
I must admit I've been a bit remiss at reading your excellent poems, (and reading in general).
I have a soft spot for Yaffles, I hear them often but rarely see their typical green streak as the fly by on the lookout for ants nests....
Read full commentPosted in Building A Boat
how about?
Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2020
A wall of pain
roasted hundreds
of Koalas huddled
inside their last moments.
(The first time I went to Australia I made the mistake if calling them bears.
'They're KOALAS, mate,' spoken in a tone that ...
Read full commentPosted in An Australian View
I don't wish to nit-pick but I suppose I am
Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2020
This terrible tragedy and the loss of so many of these beautiful and valuable creatures is a disaster beyond words, however if an Australian heard you call their national treasure a Bear you would probably get a good roasting yourself.
I...
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