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Killing Scorpio - Part Two
It was upstairs in the smaller of the O2 venues and the place was only half full so we had no trouble in threading our way through to the front. We...
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Killing Scorpio - Part One
You must have had this conversation in your head. We all have haven’t we? Or no, maybe I’m wrong. Yes, when I think about it I probably am wrong, I...
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Touch
When I was young, my mother tried not to touch me as much as she could. I was very dirty but not really dirty enough to avoid being touched. When I...
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Yellow Blooms Of Late May
My eyes are windows to the world, focused on charms of each sweet day; in such a place that's so alive with sweeping acres of green and yellow...
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The Ghost Of The Abandoned House
The Ghost Of The Abandoned House By Paul McCann Every day Dennis would leave Butler Street school with me to have lunch . went to my Grandmothers...
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The Foggie Neuk (pronounced / foe-ghee nuke /
I love a Farmer’s Market. It makes me feel all wholesome and not at all annoyed that wicker baskets catch your clothes. Moving through the fayre in a...
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The Singing Corner Boys
The Singing Corner Boys By Paul McCann The singing corners boys of old Ardoyne knew how to harmonise , they could cut out a song like a choir of...
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The Going’s On In The Baby Club
The Going’s On In The Baby Club By Paul McCann Opposite the shops on the other side of the road , there used to be a baby club where Mammy’s and...
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Brother's Keeper
[Brother’s Keeper] In our streets, man! Massive blood stains our hands in a battle with no end. Useless death marked by someone else's plan. Family’s...
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You Wish
{YOU WISH} Once their lover’s heart stringed accord. Took leave for Beijing Opera house: Melody broken note; instrument left in a void.
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Seven Sense
“Seven Sense” Your lyrics sway the beat of my heart in stillness: with every rising tone, serenade; my Solace.
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Loading the weapons in the car
‘All that’s left to do is load the weapons in the car.’ ‘No going back now.’ ‘Indeed.’ ‘I’m nervous.’ ‘Me too. But we’ll be fine. We’ve planned it...
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Oh Savannah
Just back from our spiritual journey to Savannah. Yeah, we were on the lookout for ghosts but discovered charm. Charm is a ghost from Savannah's past...
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More Aberdeen Voices
(A brief history in haiku part 2) (1800) A long time ago The main street was constructed A mile of granite (1900) Shops on all sides Still thriving...
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Driving in My Car ('Dead Reckoning' series - Part 5)
After a brief hiatus (for us, not them) Josiah and Archibald are now on their way to Evanley Hall with the promise of a prestigious client luring them on.
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"The Appointment in Samarra"
During lockdown I had daydreams of running away to join the circus. I just wanted to get away from all the death I suppose. Those numbers on the news...
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New Directions (17)
Tiny specks of light penetrated the darkness. Sitting on a dusty floor with my back against a rough wall, dust motes glittered in the narrow shafts...
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A Devil of a Man (15) - Games that People Play
Caterina d'Eboli was deep in thought as she walked along the river Arno's banks basking in the morning sun's warmth.
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1:4:10 Crait (Part 5)
There was a knock at the door. The first guard struggled as he tilted and turned the foldable bench through the doorway and out of the narrow...
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