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Upcoming Self-Published Collection: In This Village
Hi all! So, I've been writing here since 2018, when I was 18 years old. I vividly remember picking up a copy of Salems' Lot by Stephen King earlier...
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Wild Side Of April
Started off a clear morning, dawn sky of red and gold; wood mice hoped this day would stay pleasant...and not too cold. Proceeding on their way...
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I Blame Anne Lamott
I recently finished reading Anne Lamott’s book, ‘Bird by Bird’. A book about writing. An unexpected book that made me laugh out loud. Summary of the...
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FRESH
FRESH: ANEW Not cured. But healed: A soul is innate and wilfully, abated. Spirit filed, lead, and control. Like autumn leaves such a phenomenon. It...
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Walrussey
Walrussey For Wally They say that you dozed off on an iceberg and awoke on Irish shores, a Nordic visitor without a horde, lonely wanderer, far from...
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Aberdeen Voices
(A Fictional History of Aberdeen in haiku-Part 1) Voice of the fire Sitting around it plan forward Shall we build a city? The Denburn Valley The...
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New Directions Part15
Been taking a bit of a Haitus on this, but I'm still working on it. Have included a link to pt 14 as a reminder
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The 3000 foot fall
Colin thought he’d better calm the f*** down and take stock. Points of contact first then. Left foot – on a nice little ledge. Right foot – dangling...
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Ole Ole Ole June 1990
Ole Ole Ole June 1990 By Paul McCann . It was June 1990 and Ireland had made it to the finals in Italy playing in the World cup. Tommy moved in with...
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The Ministry of Air
Written around the time of the Coalition. Remember that? A government of small talents, or something like that. Anyway, good luck with this. Image is PD Source Wikipedia.com
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Perhaps
I have no answers. If this provokes outrage, then that's good. Israel has the worst possible leader at the worst possible time. Why does a nation of Persians feel so strongly that Israel should not exist? (I am being disingenuous, it is nothing to do with ethnicity, surely we all know that?) Anyway, if your outrage leads to ill-thought out comments, I won't be answering them. No known copyright issues.
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Making Up My Own Words.
So, today after Church today, I went to the shops, while walking around the Town, I heard a song! It stopped me dead in my tracks. I hadn’t heard it...
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Mulligan Posting- GOLF
Who Says Golf Is Just a Game? The three-story Grecian facade of the “clubhouse” sits amidst manicured, emerald lawns and colorful floral shrubbery...
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a dumbness of mallets
a dumbness of mallets the first warm sunday of the year, the sun barely up and yawning before men grunt in garages, clatter in sheds, unsheathing...
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‘he shakes his fist at God …*’
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] See Lord how they sneer with scoffing, think they are so wise and tough, think they have no need of You,...
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Hillsborough
Be damned your Maxwell and Murdochs Poodle politicians and Tory scum On a private-public leash Hauled o’er the Lepping Lane The smashed road of David...
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Parcel for you...Part 23
Spencer was standing at the window as the car pulled up outside. He rushed to the front and stood at the threshold, rubbing his hands and watching...
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Positive Thinking
If you're feeling low, say "ho ho ho". Down in the mouth? Go cat go. Pissed on your trousers? Go with the flow. Kicked in the goolies? You'll enjoy a...
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In This House IV: Final Chapter
It’s funny, really, the fight or flight response. Once it is triggered and the adrenaline is dumped into the bloodstream in a last ditch effort to...
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