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grimms11
Despite smirry rain, Jaz and his two pals, Godge and Rab are drinking bottles of wine and messing about on the canal. They've hollowed a shallow boat...
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Dreams Dreamt by Day or by Night
Forced recognition of the tenant farmers had given Lord Pugh a headache. Entering the garden, he stole past the lawn-mowers, into the herbacious...
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My WAlking Stick
My Walking Stick P K Routray Just before the dawn, with calm, unpolluted environ health conscious people walk and run in mass, group, pairs or alone...
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Up Mortimer’s Forest 12/2/17
Early morning – a sprinkling of snow shining in the sun, children out chattering in the garden before school; soon melting, drive north, icing...
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The Cottage
I had arranged to meet my father in his watering hole of choice. His idea, not mine. Sweet Jesus, not mine. Even as I approached the building I felt...
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Breeder of Black Cats
Opal pads across the back of the couch, leaps down onto the arm, and over to Emmalynn. She rubs her soft black head against Emmalynn's hip, seeking...
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Together For Our Nation/all
Some times,the hardest thing to do Could be going against our better Judgement. Yet other times,we may need to In order to make a better,safer...
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Together For Our Nation/all
Some times,the hardest thing to do Could be going against our better Judgement. Yet other times,we may need to In order to make a better,safer...
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Superstitious
The divorce papers have come through. The signature's on them, ink dry, a door closing as another one opens. I'll try to be positive. I'm afraid, but...
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grimms10
Outside the wind carries the rain and it spills against my room window, but it’s not really that cold. I’m tucked up cosy in bed. I know all the...
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The rabbit and pirate problem
I was woken early one morning by a hammering on my back door. I quickly dressed and made my way downstairs, to find Alun in an agitated mood. “There’...
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Why? What for? for who? for us
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series ] Jesus died upon a cross. Why? What for? for who? for us. We had nothing to commend, no desire to be God’s...
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The one and the other
The One and The Other had an obsession with black magic and tasked themselves with finding the ultimate dark spell, one to waken the dead. The One...
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In your room
“Shit, you’ll never believe it,” said Tony, “The lead singer of Dr Phibes and the House of Wax Equations shot himself ten years ago.” “Bloody hell,”...
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The Button
It happened so suddenly I had no chance to react. One second I was sound asleep, dreaming sweet dreams of a beach in Nha Trang, cool beer on one side...
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The Beginning of Wisdom
The Beginning of Wisdom P K Routray The beginning of wisdom is fear of the Lord. Hence prayers in humility tune child’s vocal cord at the initiation...
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Into the Blue
Chapter 2: No Pain No Gain. Be a hill seeker the view is better from the top’ Lorna Jane My legs were starting to get sore. I was slowing down. " Don...
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Into the Blue
Chapter 1: The journey ‘Life is about the journey not the destination.’ 510km cycled. I wrote down in my diary. I lifted my now exhausted and shaky...
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An angel watching over her
Michael tried not to overuse his faery spirit, as even though he was benevolent and helpful, faery magic is notoriously unreliable and frequently...
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Mother Of The Quiet
Mother Of The Quiet By Paul McCann Mother of the quiet, for each pilgrim you are the destination . Mother of the quiet with you there is healing and...
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