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FOR JENNY
Sitting under, that big hazel tree Slipping, my cup of tea Watching the washing, blow in the breeze As I ,watch it from my chair I see birds flying...
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Roadside Attraction 2/2
I had to move out, because one beautiful morning, I awoke to some shuffling on the porch. I looked to the front door, and a square shadow appeared...
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Roadside Attraction 1/2
You might have heard of me, I’m the old guy in the bib overalls and Orange Crush T-shirt who lives in the shed behind the Swiss Cheese House and...
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What goes up!
An example of the concept of unstable equilibrium is when an (ice-cream?) cone is balanced on its bottom point, the slightest nudge will make it fall...
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Mission Control –Where is he? Where is she?
We had moved up to near the Welsh border. My son, a teenager, had needed to go to London for a week. First long journey on his own – we’d meet mid-...
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The girl on the platform
The girl on the platform, waiting for her train. She looks kind of pretty, Though booze has soaked her brain It’s gone 3:00 a.m. And it's starting to...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (8)
Part 7 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-7 The transition from routine ramble in familiar settings to alien...
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The Great British inclusion
We never surrendered To the fascists When the whole of Europe fell And we’re not about to do it now I will fight them on the beaches I will fight...
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September sky
It's so cold in the morning And I am yawing I look outside And See the grey September sky I see grey clouds in the sky And The leaves are beginning...
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The Last Train
No way out.
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Santarcangelo di Romagna
Santarcangelo di Romagna Sunday morning, the town’s red slate crisps in August heat. We have breakfast in the villa garden where bunches of grapes...
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Beige Goo Splat (part 1)
My room was nothing fancy but easily large enough for my double bed, desk and other stuff. It had a high ceiling and a big view down over the town...
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Roses for Mr Keats
I told Susan that Keats was buried in Rome. It was a line of course, factually true but nevertheless a line. She was already captivated by what she...
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Stroll (Episode 25 - The Further Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid))
In whiich Aefelthrith and Dolly discover a mutual interest and Gwladys is left holding the baby.
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Alive alive..Oh
How deep must we go To decide on a yes or no Some folk go high others low Are we all broken bottles In an endless row Don’t you think We all need a...
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Bloody, Brawling Business chapter 2
When Yuda received Piko's proposal over the phone, he couldn’t get over how foolish it sounded. And as the conversation replayed over and over in his...
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Frisked - Part 3
‘Guldip! It’s me! PC Henderson!’ Sam shouted through the letterbox of the small end-of-terrace house on Exton Street. Thudding steps on the stairs, a...
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The Boat - part 2
Grasping the orange-bladed paddle in one hand, she pushed the kayak carefully into the shallows and jumped into the seat. ‘Scrunch!’ The kayak sank...
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Frisked-part 2
They sat on the bed, next to each other. A massive Victorian antique, iron framed. Nothing else in the room except a small dark-wood bedside table...
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David laments — do I?
Conscious of his sin, confession … ground of hope is real – no faking – I trust Jesus – guilt is gone!
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