Starfish Girl
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115 of my 940 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 122 votes
My stories
Adventures
It sat, all alone, on the banks of ‘the great, grey, green, greasy Limpopo River’ (to steal a quote from Rudyard Kipling). A hat, a bush hat, a...
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Then and Now
Then and Now The children sat in their customary places. The story corner with its bright cushions, its intricately woven rug and as always that...
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The trunk
The Trunk A trunk. Not one belonging to an elephant, or an item of clothing used for swimming, or a part of the body, or what holds up a tree or even...
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Fame
Fame It all began when I was about five. A precocious child with big blue eyes and blonde curly hair. And a mother with an eye to the main chance and...
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While the cat’s away
Putting the world to rights ‘Jack! Good to see you. How’s the missus?’ ‘Sent me to do the shopping. She’s at the hairdressers. Supposed to be meeting...
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Hi Rhiannon
Posted on Thu, 28 Sep 2023
Hi Rhiannon
A very descriptive poem of a beautiful place.
Lindy
Read full commentPosted in Pembrokeshire — two seasons
'No man is an island entire
Posted on Sat, 23 Sep 2023
'No man is an island entire of itself...' John Donne
I think you summed up the idea of loneliness beautifully in this short piece and it's possible alternatives.
Lindy
Read full commentPosted in "Alone..."
Hi Jean
Posted on Sun, 13 Aug 2023
Hi Jean
So pleased you have posted an update. It is good that the brain tumours have reduced slightly. I can understand that you do not feel completely elated considering your symptoms and not quite understanding them. Sad news about your...
Read full commentPosted in Dozey Bella and Cippy
A bitter sweet memory.
Posted on Sat, 29 Jul 2023
A bitter sweet memory. Capturing childhood memories difficult and then she dashes his feelings to the ground.
Music and memories!
Lindy
Read full commentPosted in Cities contemplating jazz
This is beautifully written
Posted on Mon, 24 Jul 2023
This is beautifully written and so atmospheric. Hard to pick any lines that are stand out as there are so many.
A poem to come back to many times.
Thanks for posting.
Lindy
Read full commentPosted in A Murder of Crows
A funny and amusing tale but
Posted on Wed, 28 Jun 2023
A funny and amusing tale but I am sure the toilet seat necklace would cause a great deal of panic in the child. A good take on the subject of jam.
Lindy
Read full commentPosted in The Jam-man!
Hi Jean
Posted on Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Hi Jean
Thanks for the update. So pleased they're going to postpone the chemo and that things have not advanced as much as you thought.
Enjoy the G&Y(s) I hope there's some indulgent chocolates to go with it.
Stay...
Read full commentPosted in Is or Isn't Lena
Loved this. Lovely
Posted on Fri, 16 Jun 2023
Loved this. Lovely descriptions showing so well the end and then the beginning of an era.
Lindy
Read full commentPosted in A Cat, A Leaf and Fresh Fish
Hi Jean
Posted on Wed, 14 Jun 2023
Hi Jean
Thanks for the update, you are tackling your trials and tribulations with great fortitude but there is ever that positive side to your writing even at the grimmest of times.
Read full commentThe walking frame sounds like a wonderful thing to...
Posted in Cancer Log 3
It gets more intriguing and I
Posted on Thu, 08 Jun 2023
It gets more intriguing and I now see why the switchblade, and was the shot meant to kill her or was it an accident? I will have to wait and see.
Lindy
Read full commentPosted in The Newlyweds part 2
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