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Time of Leaders, Part 4 of 11
I didn’t sleep much, what with the new surroundings and excitement of having a job. At sunrise I went downstairs and Jade had a few dabs of farina...
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Time of Leaders, Part 3 of 11
It began when I was about ten, bored in assemblies at school. They’d increased to two sessions a week, then eventually it became once a day at a time...
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The Lovespoon (A Fairytale for St David's Day)
Once upon a time, in Wales, a poor man gave the woman he hoped to marry a lovespoon he had carved out of wood. And on the lovespoon was carved a key...
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The Daily Grind
I will pen the finest stories!” Said Judy to Punch. “Me ladies' voices husky, the rustles on their hems sweet tunes to ears. Me gentlemen walk and...
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A Cancelled Passport
'You're wearing a suit and tie!' Mr Peter Francis Lockyer. Place of birth Exeter. Occupation student - scored out - new occupation travel broker. 'I...
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Tenerife
TENERIFE Two lovers by the ragged strand once trod the sooty sand; slender maid with raven hair, fisher boy of bronze; the dazzling sun a gold...
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With no telly to watch, Tony changes quickly into his jammies, and because of the cold dives under the covers of bed. He sleeps clutching his book of...
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Loyalty or A Boy Born of Two Fathers - REVISED
The letters and diary entries below were recovered amid a clear-out at the residence of a Mr. Arthur Loveday, at his home in Kendal Avenue, Edmonton...
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By the babbling brook (haiku)
By the babbling brook, The whispering sea, you may Get carried away
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Her Name is Grace
HER NAME IS GRACE H er name is Grace She is tall and handsome She draws a card and it's an ace! "Unpack your bags, don't be a disgrace Our little...
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Some Good Will Come Of This
Some good will come of this Flowers will grow on the settled dust That rode the brummal wind As we were bitten raw Cast in ice, we vernalised We...
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Life and Times of a Priestess: Ch.4: Prisoners Of Prancir (Part 3)
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Danella talks to the High Priestess Sreela about the situation of the captive Priestesses. Sreela is feeling the loss of their guardian and keeper Roger who had become her Partner.
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Tender Hooks
I go to baby yoga and dance class too tired to stare at the women and watch Martha cover her face in silk scarves and hop about like a rainbow ghost...
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The Palace Of Love
Once there was a prince, named Prince Arpeggio, who gave up everything for love. You see, one day, he met a peasant girl named Zadora and fell deeply...
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Unseen Threads
Unseen Threads By Paul McCann Families are like threads that stitch together the fabric of life . Every time things come apart those threads pull it...
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02/25/2017, 3AM
Mrs Wilkins, I’m watching a show called Bates Motel right now, and it’s super good but this girl just lost her dad and so her and the main character...
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02/24/2017, 11PM
Mrs Wilkins, Okay, we landed, and I just got back from your house and now I’m at the May’s (which, by the way, is super trippy; it’s your house but...
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02/24/2017, 7PM
Mrs Wilkins, I don’t really know what I believe in anymore. I’ve never been a religious person; at my lower points, I’ve even scoffed at those who...
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Travel Tales of Mind and Body
I travel a lot for work and for pleasure. I enjoy it. It's part of me. My parents, particularly my dad, were adventurers, and we spent four years of...
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Time of Leaders, Part 2 of 11
“I have to ask,” Charlie said. “How good were your scores in reading comprehension?” “Not a problem.” “A’s?” I nodded and slipped the tray into the...
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