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The Songwriter - Chapter 8

The Songwriter Chapter Eight Return To Shore On a cold night in Blarney Street I was taken in from the rain by a tenant of a building who saw me...
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Thomas Wilson

Thomas Wilson Thomas Wilson washed his hands in the sink for the fifth time and dried them on his jeans. He could fill a bucket of hot water and soap...
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The First Time

I dared to drink coffee and it burned into my soul -- nasty and harsh. I was only eight or ten at the time. Continuous activities earned me King of...
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The Songwriter - Chapter 7 Part 2

The Songwriter Chapter Seven Over The Waves Part 2 People passed me by on the street and they wished me all the best and I exchanged another greeting...
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In the woods ... WHAT? In the woods!!

I actively encourage the recurring dream of a cartoon bear wearing my pyjamas. He's part of the family now. At first it was just a dream of a bear...
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A poetry collection has to use the word 'water.'

Spooky Water Scientific Water Austrian Water Not My Water Cylindrical Water Waterfall Water Sunshine Water Bodily Water Secret Water Wellington Water...
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The Songwriter - Chapter 7 Part 1

The Songwriter A novel by Paul McCann Chapter Seven Over The Waves Part 1 It was just after December 1988 and winter was setting in . The crossing...

One Good Turn

This is a repost. I wrote it many years ago at the beginning of an OU CW course. I've fiddled with it, but not much, and there's a picture of a house on 'Montevista', which is not the Urbanización's real name, but nearly is. Image is author's own.

The Songwriter - Chapter Six

The Songwriter Chapter Six The Dark Night Of The Soul I awoke to a new day , the sarsaparilla sky hung suspended over my head and I cleared my throat...
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Surely

I followed the fire from the belly of Jesus in undulating layers of sunlight— a blazing glory this evening showering two deer who pause in awe at the...