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…in 25 minutes (poem first published in Iota 54, Spring 2001)
It was the 25 minute cab ride into hell. The driver started with: You won’t remember me but I remember you well . And then proceeded to describe What...
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Class Based Analysis (poem first published in Iota 51, Autumn 2000)
His explanation was That when his neighbour came to the door The man attacked him with a phone. So he defended himself With a karate chop— That was...
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What You Will See
is Billy breaking out of his breeze block bunker With a bust of Bloodaxe. You’ll see the concrete Of his tenement crack to reveal corroded filigree...
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Late Blackberrying
Late for blackberries, missed it this year - let’s go up Wort Hill – ‘look-out point’ over Shropshire dips and ups, and on to Edgton – enjoy the air...
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Get In Its Way (Part 6)
Watchman woke him up at six in the morning, “There’s an urgent call. You’re expected at the reception in thirty minutes.” Nadal asked half asleep, “...
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Chet and the Prisoners - 11
Toyo 3 April Today is pay day and at 10.30 I received compensation for my labors. After lunch I listened to the news. As a replacement for Mr. Wada,...
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Environmental Interlude
Environmental Interlude We sought repose and found disarray along the trail, a litany of litter defacing the beauty, its refreshment awaiting those...
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Anxiety
I wish I could be something different; I wish that each time a situation arose that I didn't recognise my eyes didn't open as though surprise was my...
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Babylon and F Scott Fitzgerald Revisited
I was introduced to the work of F. Scott Fitzgerald by one of my teachers, David Gowers. To prevent anyone who is interested in English cricket from...
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Siren Song
The face of evil isn't always transparent. Evil isn't the monster lurking under your bed. Evil is the seemingly harmless allure hiding in plain sight...
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Face The Facts It's Work Place Abuse
Face The Facts It's Work Place Abuse By Paul McCann Sticks and stones may break my bones and that is physical abuse . Harassment in the work place is...
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- 362 reads
Open It Up
Open It Up By Paul McCann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muTOy1OJgB0 Why do you do those kind of things you know its just ain’t right . Why do you...
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What A Shame
What A Shame By Paul McCann Well ,it used to be a nice place to work all the same , Before bully tactics made the workplace go insane . . The people...
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The Third Blessing
Once, a long time ago, a woman gave birth to three baby girls and, as they were lying in the cot, a fairy flew in through a window of their house to...
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Get In Its Way (Part 5)
On the fourth day Nadal was taken upstairs and Corporal Valid asked several questions about the theft in Halaveli. He kept scribbling notes. Later...
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PRIORITIES
we've all had an occasion where we were quite overloaded a bag was ripped, the contents tipped a jelly jar exploded . and yet you saved a loaf of...
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Chet and the Prisoners - 10
Chet April 5 Here it is nearly Easter. We don't do anything much special, other than lots of church services. Kathleen doesn't like that much, and I...
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Bully Bosses
Bully Bosses by Paul McCann . There are people in the nursing home who always do what they are told . Their supervisors stand over them and abuse the...
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Junebug(W.I.P)
Junebug(Work In Progress) June 8th, Olivia and her husband of 6 years, George, were in a heated argument. Olivia claims that because of George’s new...
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The Tragedy Of Northpass
The Tragedy Of Northpass It was a cold February morning, the sky was ominously gray, snow fell from the growing clouds onto the branches of the many...
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