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Female. Human. Accident

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My mind is a barrel of snatched blurbs, tweets, quotes Addled fear of a trans future where nothing is safe, women are lost, dismembered body parts...

Singing In My Hometown

Singing In My Hometown By Paul McCann Belfast city centre was blocked to traffic so I left the car around the University area and took a walk into...
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The Leaf Blower - Part 4

On the bathroom shelf, a shabby box of Shobna’s migraine pills caught his eye, the blister pack had slid halfway out and there were only a couple of...

On Self

A long time ago In an old leather bound book I found a quote by Socrates "Know thyself". It felt like an answer, A goal, something to live by, So I...

Christ in Everything

Christ in Everything Every good thing. Our breath of life. Living waters. Bread from heaven. The word became flesh. The healer of our bodies, soul,...

When Autumn Falls

When Autumn Falls The dying season, autumn breeze, falls quietly In September, nature’s beauty turns the page Leaves fade and turn into warm embers:...

S M O O T H.

S M O O T H. If only life was. Life is Up. Down. Curved ball. U-Turn. Backtracked. Glimpses of hope. Expectations. A punch in the gut! Mountains...
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A Block of the Burden and the Heat of the Day

I must bear the burden and the heat of the day and the burden is literally heavy and the heat is biblical. Both are old testament. ACU, including...

November Night

Cycling along in the heart of the 'Deen, returning back home from Books and Beans, Through the main street, the wind a'blowing, my thoughts are full...
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My Dinosaur Era Chapter 33

open my eyes, vision slow to focus edges of ginny come into view, standing above me she’s smiling, holding something rub my eyes, she’s holding a cup...
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Westminster Horror

Westminster Horror Spine chilling Fear filling Ice cold killer Horror thriller Blood chilling Deadly killing Frozen fear Darkness near Hammered...
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"Art of Trouble" 7

Thomas rounded the bend heading to the bottom of the exit road at a troubling speed and with way too much wobble from the deflating back tire, but...
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Nor Any Drop to Drink

The final fifteen days of Bulgaria’s October fun.
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Being Seen As A Busker In London

Being Seen As A Busker In London By Paul McCann Arriving in London with a dream in my pocket and a collection of original songs in my overnight bag...
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on Dreams

Huxley talks about the doors of perception Something closed that can be opened Dreams are manifest as elements of story A dream narrative that ebbs...

Universal Ellipses

Universal Ellipses: Opening suite, to the departure. Hello, eternity? We’ve got a glimpse into. Your vase, Hyperspace, dust, and echoes. Ghost of...
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My Dinosaur Era Chapter 32

do you want to tell me more, I say petula fiddles with the ashtray again I do but it’s a long story, they always are aren’t they, she says often, yes...
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Massage -

May you still your patient hands upon me. And ease gently, like warming cool butter. So, I soften to smooth, empathic touch. Searching my contours,...
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Cynthia. Part Two.

Yesterday, we took Cynthia to have her second needles. Like last time, she was on her best behaviour. It seemed such a long time between the needles...

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