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I have 1085 stories published in
4 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 2021855 times
and 598 of my stories have been cherry picked.
325 of my 4,938 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 333 votes
I have been a member of ABCtales since 2003.
I have published five collections of poems: ‘Idle Thoughts’; ‘Reflections’; 'Cherry Ripe''; 'Poetry on Tap' and 'Cherry on Top' plus 'Guns and Dolls' – a short book containing three short stories – and three novelettes 'Jessica World', 'An Enquiring Mind' and 'A Life's Journey'
Digital versions of these can be found at Smashwords. and other distributors like Kobo and Barnes and Noble.
I was a member of Writers Group and indie publishers I*D Books based in Shotton, Flintshire until they ceased activity.
My work has been featured in various magazines and anthologies.
A regular contributor to ABCtales.com I also contributed to the websites Poetry24 and UKAuthors.co.uk. I was ‘Writer of the Month’ on the latter in December 2005.
My stories
Tommy Cooper's Fez
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This Week's I.P. is...
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A Girl From North Dakota
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Many congratulations on Poem
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Many congratulations on Poem of the Week, Rhiannon. It is a real polished gem.
Kind regards, Luigi x
Read full commentPosted in January Skies
I couldn't agree more. I
Posted on Thu, 18 Jan 2024
I couldn't agree more. I actually met him briefly in the 1960s and had a little banter with him. Hearing that I was Italian, he told me that he was in the first British tank that entered Rome. When I joked that I was there but didn't see him, he...
Read full commentPosted in Ghost Writing
Excellent writing, Turlough.
Posted on Fri, 12 Jan 2024
Excellent writing, Turlough. Full of humorous descriptions and witticism. I particularly liked this bit: "Wings, I find, are always a bit of a nuisance on aeroplanes but people seem to get into such a flap if they’re not there". My kind...
Read full commentPosted in Ticket to Tehran
Hi Dougie, you are right
Posted on Sun, 24 Dec 2023
Hi Dougie, you are right about the typo. My daughter, who is as eagle-eyed as you, also pointed it out. I shall redress the situation immediately.
Read full commentGlad you liked this light-hearted poem. It should help to dispel the gloom and doom generated...
Posted in Noah's Ark
Informative and funny,
Posted on Mon, 04 Dec 2023
Informative and funny, Turlough. On 1 of November, my computer tells me you didn't win any Sugar Puffs as the word count was 105, the 5 extra words represented by that Bulgarian sentence.
Read full commentYour opinion of Stockport seems a bit harsh, I...
Posted in This Sort of Thing - November 2023 - First Half
Hi Jenny, you must have been
Posted on Wed, 29 Nov 2023
Hi Jenny, you must have been very active, fit,and full of energy in those days. It was intwresting to read that it was in aid of a charity. I was curious to know what the acronym START stood for and found this that might fit: The START...
Read full commentPosted in Crazy! Crazy Days and Nights
Poetry posted. Luigi x
Posted on Wed, 08 Nov 2023
Poetry posted.
Luigi x
Read full commentPosted in P-p-planning
Dear Jenny, those beautiful
Posted on Sun, 22 Oct 2023
Dear Jenny, those beautiful images that come into your head when you are trying to induce sleep are too exciting to achieve the purpose. Try to think of something more boring like counting sheep.
Luigi x
Read full commentPosted in Transcendental Journey of Meditation
A box of metaphorical
Posted on Sat, 14 Oct 2023
A box of metaphorical delights, Graham.
Best wishes, Luigi
Read full commentPosted in Personal Pandora
i believe that trees, like us
Posted on Tue, 03 Oct 2023
i believe that trees, like us, decline with age. Several of my fruit trees are determined to survive but a Victoria plum tree, that for many years produced succulent fruit galore, has given up the ghost and the damson tree seems to be struggling...
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