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harmers

By celticman on Wed, 16 Jul 2025

‘First the good news,’ Dr Malik offered a soft smile. ‘You’ve put on almost a pound.’ She tugged her sleeve over her wrist. But not quickly enough...

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Steelie 20

By celticman on Fri, 06 Jun 2025

A minor-key waltz floated in the ether and then disappeared into the screeching metal of an overhead train on the train bridge near Zoologischer...

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Steelie 19

By celticman on Wed, 04 Jun 2025

The boy was growing tired. Von Stehle could see it in the way his head lagged to one side and the way he no longer caressed the material like he was...

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Steelie 18

By celticman on Thu, 29 May 2025

Von Stehle finds himself whispering too. ‘What kind of help?’ ‘The usual kind of help a woman in my position needs.’ Brittleness and bitterness in...

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I'm sure there's a metaphor

Posted on Wed, 27 Aug 2014

I'm sure there's a metaphor here. Spit it out.

Posted in Spit Out the Bugs in Your Mouth

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Kicked up a gear. Her turning

Posted on Mon, 16 Jun 2014

Kicked up a gear. Her turning on him is good, but maybe express some of the doubts about Ian earlier. A kind of layering effect. His violence towards her is a good way of keeping it real.

Posted in Ch26: Stolen July 12th part 2

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silence, is often a pause

Posted on Sat, 31 May 2014

silence, is often a pause before the encore.

Posted in War of Sounds

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missing kid is always a

Posted on Fri, 11 Sep 2026

missing kid is always a horror.

Posted in Fifth Row from the Front (3)

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the father's unease is the

Posted on Fri, 11 Sep 2026

the father's unease is the story but the story is bigger than a small boy missing. Look foward to more and finding out whan needs finding.

Posted in Fifth Row from the Front (4)

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great story. the style is

Posted on Sat, 05 Sep 2026

great story. the style is identical to Soulfire. Patterns. Not just in neo-natal care.

Posted in Appetite

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Ah, Crazy Ludo. He (or she)

Posted on Wed, 09 Sep 2026

Ah, Crazy Ludo. He (or she) had a good nine or ten lives. That's all you could ask. Perhaps it would be cheaper to come home for treatment. I get all kinds of free stuff. Even Videne Antispetic Solution. And more antibotics than a horse with its...

Posted in La Vie En Nose

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Love to see where this goes.

Posted on Thu, 10 Sep 2026

Love to see where this goes.

Posted in Fifth Row from the Front (2)

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you've caught me and put me

Posted on Wed, 09 Sep 2026

you've caught me and put me in the front row.

Posted in Fifth Row from the Front (1)

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you don't need a nose at your

Posted on Mon, 07 Sep 2026

you don't need a nose at your age. basal-cell carinoma is just a wee scraper. I got my ear done and a bit on my chest years ago. never affected my mottled skin much. sun scream for a hat.