Stephen Thom
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140 of my 1,148 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 145 votes
Stephen Thom
Carrbridge/Edinburgh
Mandolin strummer in a folk-rock band 'Dante' https://www.youtube.com/user/wearedante
@StephenThom3
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Pins (14)
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'I will always identify that
Posted on Fri, 27 Jul 2018
'I will always identify that those were the good days' beautiful words, beautiful piece
Read full commentPosted in The Chair
Very affecting and honest.
Posted on Sun, 29 Jul 2018
Very affecting and honest. Tidy writing throughout too, you put yourself into it and it carries over to the reader. Lovely piece
Read full commentPosted in Those Moments
Nicely done. Something
Posted on Wed, 14 Feb 2018
Nicely done. Something different. Alliteration and sound and feeling. Like the word combinations - murmur curdles / rush chasmed / susurrus spray. Like this willingness to play with and create new images and ways of presenting words, it's brave...
Read full commentPosted in Chutes of Spring
There's some brilliant
Posted on Thu, 15 Feb 2018
There's some brilliant options. 'by ginger.' 'Dang my melt'
Read full commentPosted in Pins (1)
Nice images, nice
Posted on Wed, 17 Jan 2018
Nice images, nice alliterative touches, nice compound words. 'A dot of momentum - ' is a pretty close. Enjoyed.
Read full commentPosted in Snowflakes
might have to add that wee
Posted on Fri, 13 Oct 2017
might have to add that wee joke into the story...
Read full commentPosted in Happiness is a molecule (1)
Ah 'ferns like dinosaur kits'
Posted on Sun, 17 Sep 2017
Ah 'ferns like dinosaur kits' is GENIUS... so much to appreciate here, 'shadow-silt nestled', rattle of pretty alliteration in 'emerald mosses' myriad mound', little touches like 'bright grass-mass' you can see how much craft and thought has gone...
Read full commentPosted in time travelling
Lovely controlled prose, nice
Posted on Sat, 15 Jul 2017
Lovely controlled prose, nice descriptions and diction esp. verbs throughout
Read full commentPosted in The Day
Sharp prose, vivid dialogue
Posted on Sun, 26 Mar 2017
Sharp prose, vivid dialogue and a sweet story. Liked the attention to detail /touches throughout, key workers, beanie hats, fingerless gloves, pulled me in. Great work!
Read full commentPosted in Anne and Martin
Very tender and a hit on the
Posted on Mon, 22 Aug 2016
Very tender and a hit on the senses - economical but clinical word choice throughout - dry, looping, yellowing, scrambling... 'Your shoes still turn inwards - ' is beautiful observation projected.
Read full commentPosted in The Return
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