Thank you Anusuya. The bitter-sweet is exactly how I felt when writing, we can torture ourselves needlessly as humans!
You have been in my thoughts the last few weeks, I see that you have also been ill and so hope you are feeling better. Take care.

Yes, its hard to know if Peter deserves all this attention. Was he just a silly work crush or a soul mate she happened to meet at work which didn’t work out?
Thank you for the thoughtful comments.

Thank you for your kinds comments. I am thrilled that you found it all easy to visualise and read between the lines.

An absorbing read with good tone, moving with a steady pace and flow. I had similar issue as others have mentioned about with confusion about the narrator. ‘I breathed a sigh of relief and Marta’s’ a typo with Martha although I did think that there was another character for a bit and waited for them to reappear.
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Thank you for your thoughtful and kind comments. Letting go is sad, the happy ending didn’t happen but at least for Ashley the future is bright.

Thank you for your kind comments Peggy.

Thank you Del, lots of tit bits to help me out.
The Cheesemaker is the stall name and cap intended as an abbreviation for cappuccino. Great catch on the bought/brought never even saw it.

Thank you Paul. Great tip about boiling/ boiled I will keep this in mind.
For me the main part of the story was about the lost never happened love and the corporate back round information to get there but its funny how stories can be perceived so differently from what a writer intends.
The Rose quartz is a stone used for healing and peace so…[Read more]

Its all coming together. Each month the intrigue is heightened. What will the final resolution be? Great stuff!

Thank you for your helpful feedback June. I get your point about the overused adverbs. I was aware of the cheerfully jubilant but must confess I liked the lilt of the two words together and left it in.

Your feedback on Lucy is invaluable as this is not something I had thought about. Thank you so much !

Hi Peggy. A very sad, emotive piece and you created the atmosphere perfectly. The music is a nice touch and adds an extra layer. Terrible that a few simple words could have altered the outcome and sadly regret will be his as long as he lives. The next question, will he find the baby?

Hi Anthea
This is a very moving tale and had me intrigued from the beginning. There are a few confusions over the era or timing this took place. There is the war, steam trains, yet we also talk about travelogues and balsamic reductions which for me don’t seem to gel into the time frame presented. This was a little distracting. There are also a…[Read more]

An absorbing read. We see Kiana come out of the darkness and into the light. The act of giving away the birds and releasing the ashes will hopefully give her courage to take control and build her own life with a chance of happiness! Great story.

A good solid story with plenty of gaps and intricacies to explore. I particularly enjoyed the imagery of her washing her hands, trying to sooth herself in a traumatic situation. I am intrigued to know more!

Heart breaking. I am of an age that when I hear the name of certain old school friends I have not seen for awhile I immediately imagine them as they were, not the middle aged person they are now. So terribly sad as Anna witnessed a descent from the sparkling young man full of promise to someone with poor prospects and no hope. The details such as…[Read more]

Pleased that you enjoyed the setting, it was soothing to write. Thank you for the kind comments and read.

Wow. This story pulled me in with its expression of true love from the beginning. Stoic and everyday but powerful none the less, real and grounded.
The twist creates uncertainty drawing us further into the story questioning everything we know.Sanity or truth? Forgiveness or betrayal? We are left with more questions than answers. Great work.

Fantastic work. Loved the quirky, humorous portrait of village life.Some of the ladies are possibly delighted to miss the WI meetings resided over by the intrepid Hatty. The line about excessive excitement and Mr Loveridge made me laugh but there were many other little gems. Well done.