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Chevrons
The work order said chevrons, eight of them, on the bend below the Ferrell place. Yellow, reflective, galvanized post. Dale had the spec on a...
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Chapter 16 - Miséricorde
Morgan came rushing as soon as she heard the thrashing. Peeking from under her hat, she noticed Lumen, shaking violently on the ground. Without a...
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Gottle O' Geer
" All writing is Ventriloquism" David Shields Is it though? I'm sure the thinking behind this is the same as the CW dictum (maybe that should be...
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The Ballad of Reggie's Bonce
I've recently reread a book of Spike Milligan's poetry that I bought in the sixties, so I couldn't resist having a go..
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Amanderella and the Casket Mystery Chapter 5.
Chapter Five. Terkins Marmalade Facility. Mrs Gaffletter, who had been silent long enough to chill the air, now spoke with the calm severity of a...
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Spellbound Chapter 10.
Chapter Ten. Bone Setting. Sophie continued to be careful not to let her aunt see her using magic for chores. From the knowing grins she got from...
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The Call of the Night
The Call of the Night Dusk brings the darkness, covetous with its shroud, where once there was light, now stillness in shadows. In the distance – a...
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The Bungalow-11
Continued from Chapter 10: The Bungalow-9 & 10 | ABCtales “I’m not being racist. I’m merely pointing out some of the more glaring deficiencies in...
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Easter 2026 (Part 4: The Fall Of the Roman Empire (sorry American/Western Empire!) by Alfred N.Muggins
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19/5/26 The Fall of Afghanistan was a shock to Alfred, as it must have been to millions of western citizens. The fallibility of western power and...
My Mother
My mother went a long time ago I want to remember her eyes before they go the sound of her voice echos in the air and her ghostey shadow is...
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A Fork in the Road
A Yogi-ism.
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History Called Him a Devil. I Called Him Home
The kingdom I grew up believing in was built on lies. The people I trusted had been raised on those lies for generations. For years, I believed we...
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you cry, you die. chapter 3
The desktop fan sounded like a bag of spanners in a washing machine. It was doing fuck all against the soup hanging in the room—thick, humid Bangkok...
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Beyond Post-Modernism
In the 1970's, sociology was still struggling to throw off a preoccupation with Critical Theory (often known as Marxism). Functionalist theories had...
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Marking The Turn
Escape to the country.....any country!
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Nobody Is Jealous Of You - Part 4
Madge was in her apartment, unloading the last bag of ice she had purchased into her deep freezer. She’d never lived alone, and after spending a week...
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You have been warned!
Take note! Beware! Watch out! There’s a hidden bend ahead …
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Amanderella and the Casket Mystery Chapter 4.
Chapter Four. The Arrangements. Amanderella frowned. “If the hospital denies Mr Terkins was ever admitted, how does Mrs Terkins know he is supposed...
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Spellbound Chapter 9.
Chapter Nine. Naeve’s Family. By midafternoon, they reached Cornford, where Naeve told them she used to live. “But I don’t remember it looking like...
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If (Just a Fantasy)
If (Just a Fantasy) Jennifer Pickup, 01.09.2026 If I had a magic wand, A genie’s lamp, a crystal ball, I could undo time itself, Unwind the threads...
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