Philip Sidney
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I have 165 stories published in
5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 698015 times
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My stories
Mesopotamia
fragments from the past will not join to make a memory we live in the disconnect but for a moment you are there in a sepia photograph with Felix who...
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The Empathy Files. The Angel of Empathy (3)
Reggie woke to a bright white light. An angel appeared to be watching over him. ‘Crap. I must be dead.’ The angel looked over him with a concerned...
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The Empathy Files. The Angel of Empathy (2)
Reggie Smith was another busy man. Contrary to popular belief, life on the streets is not one of idleness, it is imperative to be constantly on one's...
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The Empathy Files. The Angel of Empathy (1)
Ange was perched between a gargoyle and a pigeon biding time. Time was a slippery thing and one had to leap into the slipstream of a moment with...
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Froglet Nonet
Tadpoles move in green language, fluid commas wriggle between voiceless speech marks, quiet apostrophes, wordless as the mermaid who swapped her...
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So he didn't have a secret
Posted on Sun, 26 Jul 2020
So he didn't have a secret pet - but interesting developments.
Read full commentPosted in Moving Pictures, part 2 of 3
This an enjoyable and well
Posted on Sun, 26 Jul 2020
This an enjoyable and well-written piece. I'm wondering how this will turn out.
Read full commentPosted in Moving Pictures, part 1 of 3
They are tough and beautiful
Posted on Tue, 21 Jul 2020
They are tough and beautiful and harbingers of hope.
Read full commentPosted in remembering dandelions (again)
This is very lovely!
Posted on Mon, 20 Jul 2020
This is very lovely!
Read full commentPosted in "Anna's Blanket"
What an intriguing idea - how
Posted on Sun, 19 Jul 2020
What an intriguing idea - how everything is connected - very clever.
Read full commentPosted in breezy
Brings back those awful days
Posted on Sun, 05 Jul 2020
Brings back those awful days when I used to iron - the time we waste doing things we don't want to do for no good reason. :)
Read full commentPosted in Ironing, a woman's half hour
What a beautifully touching
Posted on Sun, 07 Jun 2020
What a beautifully touching poem, full of tender observations.
Read full commentPosted in Iriecat
This wonderful journey is
Posted on Sun, 14 Jun 2020
This wonderful journey is evocative and wakes all the senses - it's our poem of the week. Well done!
Read full commentPosted in This year's walk...(08)
Each time I read this poem I
Posted on Mon, 04 May 2020
Each time I read this poem I get a further glimpse of splendour from the margins. This fabulous poem is our facebook and twitter pick of the day - do share it if you like it too.
Read full commentPosted in Canal Walk in Summer
Feels like home ( Birmingham)
Posted on Mon, 04 May 2020
Feels like home ( Birmingham).
Read full commentPosted in Canal Walk in Summer
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