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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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Sarah

The cat didn’t like my new girlfriend. He’d spring up from his chair whenever Sarah entered the room, then dash away into a Sarah-free part of the...
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Boxes
I like to keep my life in boxes. I find it simpler that way. Less confusing. For example, I don’t like to mix my work life with my non-work life. If...
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grimms9
We’re playing statues in the hall. I’m at the front door, trying to sneak up on Angela in her house. Her mum has come into some money and bought her...
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Soaped

"Do you know what our grandson just told me?" "Something controversial, by the tone of your voice." "So he works at the restaurant, right?" "Yeah, so...
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The Moonshiners Part Five
This story, set in 1939 is about a white boy and a black girl brought together when he saves her life and takes her to his Tennessee mountain farm home. It looks at the complexity of racial attitudes in society and famillies. The family is involved in the manufacture and sale of illegal whiskey.
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The Moonshiners Part Four
This story, set in 1939 is about a white boy and a black girl brought together when he saves her life and takes her to his Tennessee mountain farm home. It looks at the complexity of racial attitudes in society and famillies. The family is involved in the manufacture and sale of illegal whiskey.
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Fable
Sometimes the slow road is the best way to travel
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The bus ride
The little community bus that runs between Ringwood and Poulner had swallowed most of its passengers by the time we arrived at the stop in Meeting...
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epistle to auld Nick
Friday the 13th today That fills some with dismay Auld Nick an Epistle to thee No need to appear or reply to me We’ll see each other soon enough...
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