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Enchanted insects

Remember Grandmother's midsummer fables will prevail, tales told of fairy land "Have faith my dear,"she would say, for remnants reside in harbour of...
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Prison Clothes

Prison Clothes By Paul McCann Hyman lay on the dingy mattress of a steel framed bed looking out behind the bars of a prison cell . The four walls...

The Rainbow Bridge

The Rainbow Bridge By Paul McCann Finn is a was one of the wee ones from the hidden hills whose job it was to look after the Christmas trees that...

A Picking Of Victims

A Picking Of Victims By Paul McCann The corrugated ripples on the water reflected the blue sky up above. Harry and Jo sat in the boat as it made its...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 8 - The Festival of Madness

The festival had begun with a solemn procession to a small local chapel, a scene of profound beauty as the villagers made their way through the...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 7 - Treasure

Niko woke early, the morning light creeping through the shutters of his mother’s old bedroom. The room was simple—bare wooden furniture, pale linens...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 6 - Psychro

As they neared Psychro, the road became narrower, winding up into the hills where the air was cooler. The village came into view, a cluster of houses...

1:5:5 Forgotten (Part 5)

“Gods, it feels good to be back in open space.” Destiny rolled the ship with glee. “It’s almost better than…” “Don’t you dare finish that!” Curve...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 5 - Arrival in Crete

Heraklion Airport was a whirlwind of noise and movement. Crowds of travellers jostled for space, dragging suitcases, navigating the chaos of customs...
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Bring Him Home (Dead Reckoning series - Part 27)

In which Jeannie and D.S. Stone excel themselves but Josiah and Archibald are not out of the woods yet. The water, maybe, but not the woods!
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An Unfortunate Amalgamation of Mammal and Fish

I was called the product of a pig and an ass. And it had to be admitted, I was notoriously crass. My daily meal was unfresh bass. So, belching a lot...
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‘What’s up??’

‘Why is Mummy so busy? Why doesn’t she seem to hear me when I speak? …
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Autistic Man!

Loosely-based on George Carlin's 'Modern Man' performance poem, I wrote this for a poetry slam a couple of years ago. It needs a rapid-fire delivery...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 4 - The Wake

The room was filled with muted murmurs, the clinking of glasses, and the heavy scent of lilies surrounding a studio photograph of Zoe from a year or...
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Psychro Killer: Chapter 3 - Family Secrets

Niko hadn’t expected his mother to visit, not today, of all days. Her arrivals were usually heralded by a barrage of calls, asking about his schedule...
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How boys play

They roll over, rolling over like little dogs, and only for the worst one, the most depraved, the wolf. They follow blindly, lining up to spit, just...
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I Wish My Brain Could Switchoff

An endless stream of consciousness perspective on neurodivergency (originally posted on Medium)
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Pick of the Month

HALF PAST THE MONKEY'S MOON - RELOJANDO CRONICOS

The first in a Time-Travel collection that imagines the most disruptive technology of all. Digging up the past to judge our predecessors is nothing new. A hardboiled detective undertakes an investigation into history.

honeymoon

songs in songs i love you more than light more than mercy more than rain love you more than air oh i love you more than breath i love you more than...
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Paralysis

They crawl in the dank crust

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