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Sceptical
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Sceptical and cynical, and all good claims you doubt (like scams that say you’ve won great prize but need...
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Sir Kier Starmer Superhero – Sir Kier and the energy crisis
“What are we going to, the elderly are freezing to death.” “Energy bills have gone through the roof, old people can no longer afford to heat their...
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Where Are We Now? Ted Kaczynski and Technological Society
Ted Kaczynski, otherwise known as the 'Unabomber', died in June 2023 - twenty-five years into his eight life sentences in prison for his crimes...
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Who do you think you are kidding, Mr. Starmer?
Who do you think you are kidding, Mr. Starmer? With your suit pressed sharp, and eyes that scan the crowd, each promise a soft wind, a whiff of hope...
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Popping Peristalsis
The silence, heavy as it was, felt like a second skin. When he turned his neck, there came a soft, internal squelching, a reminder that his body—this...
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Drowning Not Waving (Dead Reckoning series - Part 26)
In which D.S. Stone takes the plunge, Josiah hangs on (unhelpfully) and Jeannie takes charge.
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"Willow's Missing Tail" 17
Martha moved quietly through the garden. She opened the sliding door into the first floor bedroom and waited a heartbeat before going to find...
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Before Maps Were Made
Before maps were made, no one strayed from straight lines from the cradle to their graves. But everyone knew the old ways. Winter rimed minds and the...
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Taking Care 6 (i)
It didn't take me long to settle down into the job and become a respected team member at the day centre. It was the same at Remus Lodge, too. I was...
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How much is still left
This is the end of the world, she thinks. This is the worst thing that could happen to me. I should never have started. I should instead have taken a...
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1:5:5 Forgotten (Part 4)
Back out in the ‘open’ air, they felt themselves decompress. The compound looked a lot different to how it had during their arrival; the light more...
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Rose within the ashes
An attempt at female rage (originally posted on Medium and re uploaded here). The Relunctant Bride by Auguste Toulmouche (1866)
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A Toe Dipped In the Stream of Self-Consciousness
Good luck with this one. Image made by me at Canva.com
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The Big End
There are phrases that have the capacity to chill the soul, to bring on a great and impenetrable darkness, words that can instantly snuff out stars...
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What is Autism? A brief guide...
This week, I and some peers began our second year of delivering 'autism' workshops to 4th-year medical students at the local university...
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Parcel for You.. - Part 34
Later that night, in the moments just before Spencer fell into his standby sleeping mode, Vanessa felt overwhelmed with curiosity about his encounter...
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HER ETERNAL MOTHER
HER ETERNAL MOTHER I sat nursing the drink, rolling the glass in my hand, seeing the bubbles forming in it and took a sip. I was a mediocre writer,...
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Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories Bedtime stories started with a parent clutching dog-eared worn tomes; fantasies, illusions to hold children in awe. Tales told after...
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Spirit of The Streets
Spirit of The Streets by Paul McCann The rain pelted down like steel rivets upon the red rooves of the single decker buses in Smirkers Street bus...
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A Place Where Dreams Come True
A Place Where Dreams Come True by Paul McCann They met in a dream on a staircase and went separate ways in their search for the door to get away...
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