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Holly Starley's avatar

“he owns this soil as much as the lichen on my shoulders owns me.” Favorite line in this delight of a story. And the concept of the rain owning the soil. Just brillliant. Loved this story, my friend!

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Pipp Warner's avatar

Thank you Holly so much for your encouragement! It’s lovely to know what you liked about the story!

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Dave Mead's avatar

I enjoyed your story, it was bonkers but in a good way. Maybe if more folks stopped to consider what the plants and animals could teach us we wouldn’t be in the mess we are. Thank you for sharing. 👏

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Pipp Warner's avatar

Totally bonkers Dave I agree😂 but yeah I don’t know where it came from but it seems to make a bit of sense. And yes we could definitely do better. We are in a mess

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Sammi Nisbet's avatar

I loved this! Brilliant!

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Pipp Warner's avatar

Why thank you Sammi!!

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Fiona writes's avatar

I have been thinking about this very thing this week - I love that the vine spoke to you!

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Pipp Warner's avatar

I am so glad you liked it.

I doubted posting it in case i sounded insane!! But I decided to risk it😂I enjoyed writing it!!

Thank you for writing

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Melissa Lee's avatar

I loved this!

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Pipp Warner's avatar

Oh Melissa I am so happy to hear that!thank you for writing

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Feasts and Fables's avatar

This was a lot of fun, gentle, beautifully imagined fun. Smiling out loud. And, yes, you are a writer!

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Pipp Warner's avatar

Thank you Barrie, one does worry how far we can stretch the imagination. I am glad it made you smile, thanks for the confidence boost

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Feasts and Fables's avatar

Imagination should know NO bounds!

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Pipp Warner's avatar

🙏that’s a good way to start Sunday - thinking that way xx

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Susie Mawhinney's avatar

Pipp I love this more than I can say! Beautiful, thoughtful, true writing...

"The crisscross tracks were like magnified threads with a few knots in the corners. A crocheted field, nude, chilly, waiting for spring." See what I mean? Gorgeous, and, AI translation for birdsong... one day, probably, maybe not in our life time but...

I often wonder what they're saying and thinking, do they love us as we love them? I guess not.

And the conversation with the vine, so good!

Thanks for the shout out lovely - have a great weekend! xxx

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Sarah Moorcroft's avatar

Oh Pip, I just loved the story. If only, if only we really could talk to the vines, and the trees, and the bees, how wise would we become! And in the meantime, just listening will do too, I’m up for a bit of quality listening, oh and reading lovely stories too, that definitely helps, and coffee, and a wee bit of vin, medicinally of course, that helps too:) thank you lovely Pip:)

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