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The Call of the Night
The Call of the Night Dusk brings the darkness, covetous with its shroud, where once there was light, now stillness in shadows. In the distance – a...
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The Bungalow-11
Continued from Chapter 10: The Bungalow-9 & 10 | ABCtales “I’m not being racist. I’m merely pointing out some of the more glaring deficiencies in...
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Easter 2026 (Part 4: The Fall Of the Roman Empire (sorry American/Western Empire!) by Alfred N.Muggins
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19/5/26 The Fall of Afghanistan was a shock to Alfred, as it must have been to millions of western citizens. The fallibility of western power and...
My Mother
My mother went a long time ago I want to remember her eyes before they go the sound of her voice echos in the air and her ghostey shadow is...
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A Fork in the Road
A Yogi-ism.
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History Called Him a Devil. I Called Him Home
The kingdom I grew up believing in was built on lies. The people I trusted had been raised on those lies for generations. For years, I believed we...
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you cry, you die. chapter 3
The desktop fan sounded like a bag of spanners in a washing machine. It was doing fuck all against the soup hanging in the room—thick, humid Bangkok...
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Beyond Post-Modernism
In the 1970's, sociology was still struggling to throw off a preoccupation with Critical Theory (often known as Marxism). Functionalist theories had...
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Marking The Turn
Escape to the country.....any country!
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Nobody Is Jealous Of You - Part 4
Madge was in her apartment, unloading the last bag of ice she had purchased into her deep freezer. She’d never lived alone, and after spending a week...
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You have been warned!
Take note! Beware! Watch out! There’s a hidden bend ahead …
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Amanderella and the Casket Mystery Chapter 4.
Chapter Four. The Arrangements. Amanderella frowned. “If the hospital denies Mr Terkins was ever admitted, how does Mrs Terkins know he is supposed...
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Spellbound Chapter 9.
Chapter Nine. Naeve’s Family. By midafternoon, they reached Cornford, where Naeve told them she used to live. “But I don’t remember it looking like...
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If (Just a Fantasy)
If (Just a Fantasy) Jennifer Pickup, 01.09.2026 If I had a magic wand, A genie’s lamp, a crystal ball, I could undo time itself, Unwind the threads...
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Scars of Experience
From head to toes my body is decaled with scars, scars of life experience, scars from battle, scars from disease, scars from travel, scars from love...
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Morning
*/ beside my bed the books unread inside my head the thoughts undead the words unsaid the words unsaid (Image: mine)
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Donkey
He was just a donkey. I suppose he had a name, although I didn't see it in any of the news reports. He belonged to a Palestinian farmer, so he wasn't...
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Amanderella and the Casket Mystery Chapter 3.
Chapter Three. A Sticky end. Mr Belling cleared his throat again, the sound now resembling a mausoleum door reluctantly shifting on its hinges. “Mr...
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Spellbound Chapter 8.
Chapter Eight. Going South. The sleigh and dogs were returned to the Last Inn. Next morning, Grace’s wagon was brought round. “Where next?” she asked...
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The Return of Rainbows
THE RETURN OF RAINBOWS Driving down Alexander, (early morning rush hour) lecture on documentary film. Eager for knowledge, I noted low, broad bands...
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