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Santa Pause

Santa Pause John Jones hated his name, its mundanity matched only by the inane notion of Christmas. In truth, it hadn’t always been this way. A...
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My Son Josiah 2

Outside an African airport in the country of Bugalug a group of people stood at a bus stop. "What time is the bus due?" asked a man in his 20s who...
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what comes after Christmas 3

The basement smelt damp and faintly of pee. A knot grew in Carl’s gut. He hurried with Naama in his arm. He was a wee man and she was no weight at...
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The Legacy of the MacGregors

Another ghost story, in time for Christmas Eve
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what comes after Christmas 2

Carl grew so weary sitting beside her bed his shoulders were mudflats. It seemed so long ago. He couldn’t remember how it came to this. The world...
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Poem of the week

The Border Ballads

Hear, these women singing the pure thread of pain, woven through the landscape where there was no grace but dread and drama, a silver dreaming...
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Reset

My therapist thinks I’m having delusions, but it’s more of an awakening. The evidence, I tell her, is all around us. When the main character, isn’t observing reality, it ceases to exist. I think the Zen philosophy describes it best: if a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around to observe it, does it still make a sound?
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It's My Party (Dead Reckoning series - Part 40)

The Oakshott & Underwood Christmas Party is nearly over, and some have enjoyed it more than others, but Archibald makes a quick getaway because he has a secret from Santa that he's very keen to explore!
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The Man on the Hill

A ghost story
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Sweet

I much preferred a Rolo, To the holy Polo. It didn't cost a mint, In fact you could cadge one with a hint. And I never fancied a Milky Bar. Loved...