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God’s Wisdom

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Oh, the riches of God’s wisdom, – deep and infinitely wise; perfect knowledge, rich and splendid: who can fully realise … ways that we can never fathom: God of glorious surprise! …
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Me Ol' China Joe - Part One - A Craven Danger Mystery
London, 1 September 1948 Sidney Green pulled his cab up to the curb and honked the horn. "You mind tellin' me again why we hadda haul this cab all...
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Grand Opening (Downtown Abbey)

Rose was so full of joy she could almost burst open with happiness. She put on a jazz record and danced with the dog to relax. Saturday was the grand...
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Tiny Elephants

College student Kirk is asked a controversial question by a dormmate, and in disbelief, gradually unravels a mystery about part of the world right under his nose he never knew about. Open-ended short-fiction, Modern-day fantasy mix, college life..
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minimal statement(plea)
I'm asking to be considered as a disabled American who needs a period of respit. It's hard to use a public face of weakness. I can tell you that...
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non-statement(breather)
Greetings friends and colleagues. I want to signal respect and thought. No statement at this time... except that we're in earnest, in prayer in work...
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Rose Red
Long ago a little girl, the daughter of a queen, was born with fiery red hair and eyes of green and because her red hair reminded her mother of the...
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Dust and Echoes/In the Immediate Distance - Chapter 3
As the ship exited its jump the twin worlds of Kurese and Turese came into view of the front viewscreen. These two bodies were less planets and more...
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Dangerous – book launch

A couple of years ago I began occasionally contributing to ABC Tales. I was even privileged to be asked to come and read at an event in London...
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The Snail and the Milipede
The Snail and the Milipede had a date. The Snail said to Milly, "You'll have to wait because us Snails move much slower than you". The Milipede said...
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statement (abstract)
Society has the power to crush any individual, right or wrong. Privacy? I've had no illusion of privacy or control for years. I"ve lived a life of...
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Trump Talk

he will win, I just know it...
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Knapweed
I see the knapweed and I know that death will not dispel my glow but distil it in purple fire pointing to heaven in desire.
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Angels We Can See
Angels We Can See By Paul mccann . Messengers after the fall . Protectors of those who call . Their love is unconditional. They are supernatural and...
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Watching, not touching!

I do like bugs*, and snails and slugs, but slugs are slimey to hold in your hand, and bugs are tickley, and may defend themselves, by a nip or sting...
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Daddy and the Wolf
Daddy lifted the blinds, the better to talk, and as he did, he peered outside. He was always on the watch for ‘talent’. He thought what he’d just...
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Ardmore Shore
‘Where did I put my binoculars?’ moaned Stanley as he looked around them. ‘Hist!’ said Anna, looking through the viewpoint in the hide. ‘But what is...
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Rubha nan Gall (Stranger's Point) Lighthouse
The storm became a calm. The seaweed on the rocks hid a family of otters, playing. Nicholson locked the door of his keeper’s cottage with some...
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Dare
The bridge appears before me, I stand not knowing where It goes, or should I cross it, I ask myself, then dare
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Night
Day follows night, Follows fear, Follows fright, Follows you, Follows right, Fear the day, Dread the night.
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