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I have 446 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 591708 times and 85 of my stories have been cherry picked.

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David Hadley

David Hadley lives in the Black Country, West Midlands, UK.

His writing has been published in several magazines in the UK and US. Many of his pieces have been Cherry-picked by the editors at abctales.com, including some selected as Story of the Week. (http://www.abctales.com/user/38640).

His books are available here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B005DFN62Q (UK) or here: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005DFN62Q (US).

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My stories

A Moment Of Balance

By hadley on Mon, 24 Mar 2008

Poised on the sheer edge, purposeful and tense, as though this one act could be the significant moment of a lifetime. A point of perfect balance on the fulcrum
Miscellaneous
Poem
Certificate U

The Dancer

By hadley on Mon, 17 Mar 2008

She dances alone, in the still centre of the empty room. Slow turning, a poised delicacy of seamless motion. Her long white dress becomes movement shaping swirls around her legs.
Miscellaneous
Poem
Certificate U

Procession

By hadley on Mon, 10 Mar 2008

There is so much out there that does not chime. We only hear the muffled, muted bells as the procession passes down the street. A stately slowness through the stillness holds,
Miscellaneous
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Certificate U

Butterfly Fragile

By hadley on Mon, 03 Mar 2008

Dreams are this fragile, insubstantial as a thought. Drop all these moments when they become almost real and the dreams can tear like tissues, to fall slowly as paper snowflakes
Miscellaneous
Poem
Certificate U

The Shores of Morning

By hadley on Mon, 25 Feb 2008

I The hesitancy of waking surfacing from the depths up and through the dreaming sea out onto the surface of sleeping. The desire to remain floating here
Miscellaneous
Poem
Certificate U

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