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Gimlet and Finchley 15 - Gimlet and Finchley

The two puppets were ‘in bed’ in their travel case. They had just learnt that Ted’s children, Mario and Becky, would be taking over as their puppet...
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This Sort of Thing - November 2023 - First Half

In the words of the great philosopher and visionary, Ronan Keating, 'Life is a rollercoaster, you’ve just got to ride it.' But I'm more inclined to believe that life is a dodgem ride.
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Gimlet and Finchley 14 - Becky

I met up with Blake and Mario to discuss the implications of dad’s will. “That was a shock,” I said. It had been a shock. Dad had left Gimlet and...
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Gimlet and Finchley 13 - Gimlet and Finchley

That night, Gimlet and Finchley were supposed to be fast asleep in their carry-case, but, as usual, they were up all night talking. "He wasn’t very...

The Flight Through Sky Town

The Flight Through Sky Town By Paul McCann The little diddley pink doodle bird flew through the sky and a stinky fink said to her as she was passing...
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My angel

To this day, I can’t handle the sight of honey! It transports me back to the end of my beloved Max’s life. Max developed diabetes when he was twelve...
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Strange Advent

I first posted this in December 2021. I'm now updating it, seeing as nothing has changed. (Image courtesy of Pixabay)
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Footprints

Footprints “This is an astonishing finding,” said Prof Bickley. “This trail of bird-like footprints has been dated at 200 million years old, a unique...
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Up to the Hoar Frost

The sun is shining, hardly a cloud in the big blue sky. Drive up the steep hill from Church Stretton, (a bit icy, careful – precipice to the right … white ‘flowers’ on the dead ferns …
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Wellness?

I love my cottage granary loaf bread. It fills my belly with sandpaper lead. To the health guru nostrums I am wed. Such a diligent follower, my face...
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Malign Intent - Teaser Chapter - A Funeral in Kilkenny / book release January 2024

A funeral in Kilkenny The Massey TE20 operated by a man in a sombre black suit and mid-crown top hat was pulling a low trailer with a wicker coffin...
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The right to play

I'm the first one in the room. And my heart beats inside me like a tipsy kettledrummer. But I'm up for it. After all, what comes next will change my...
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Love Story 24

I’d kissed Ali’s cheek when we left the church. Felt the novelty and glad feeling of having done the right thing. Even though Mum didn’t say so, I...
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1:4:5 Negotiations (Part 7)

Midpoint made his way towards the back of the room. There were four tables, each with a single, helmeted clone, sat by themselves. He scanned the...
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I Can't Stand The Rain (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 44)

Chantelle no sooner gets one problem safely stowed, when another one crops up. Samantha, meanwhile, is battling the elements, belligerent port staff and her own employees.

A child, then and now

A child, then and now Today to my dismay a child’s picture that I in my heart, nurture a kid under, a teen with mobile on-scene running to a car of a...
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Gimlet and Finchley 12 - The reading of the will

The reading of the will Ted’s will is being read in his solicitor’s office. It is a small room for such an occasion, with a dozen chairs crammed in,...
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Colours of Christmas

It’s December 1 st ….I’m declaring it Christmas… Colours of Christmas Dreams made of cinnamon, nights of ice, tree-light dancing on frosted panes...
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Merry Christmas, Mom - Part XI

When I say that you were a wonderful mother and person, i'm being sincere. The memory of the last Christmas that we shared is something I hold dear...

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