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Mr Alfred Muggins' Small Melodrama In The Kitchen
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Muggins came into the kitchen. Chaos!! He could see at least two tops off things (and that was just at first glance!) The milk was still out on the...
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Sea Shells
She sells sea shells, by the sea shore. He says, “Well, that’s dumb. People could just go out there on the beach and pick them up for free.” She...
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Ten things seen [in my immediate environment]
1. Six bananas on one stalk, two at the back allow two at the front to rest on them, cradling them like grandparents - lean back, you’re safe here ...
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Heron-haunted Pool
Ropy jelly congeals in a shallow pool, fringed by rushes, swelling frogspawn absorbs blue sky into green shade. Tadpoles wiggle loose, like dark...
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White stars and meadow bells
Woodland stars … Rich yellow cuplets …Fairy-skirt cowbells mauve …
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You Are Spatial
A rather focused affirmation.
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Rexel
Space. Their few days on Illia had felt like longer but Destiny’s chronometers confirmed that only three days had passed. They now found themselves...
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Memory Box
for my mum and dad. Image author's own
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Land of the Rising Batter
A bit of affectionate ribbing. Image from the café depicted's facebook page... they're happy with the free publicity.
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A walk through Cricklewood Broadway
taking a leisurely walk up the Broadway.
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Self/Less
Imagine a world without physical reflection. No reflections of people on the glass panels of downtown stores, or on the windows of the yellow cabs...
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Sooz 3
Fatty Patty got quite a reputation on the rig, and Eddie got the nickname Fast Eddie because he had to play detective. Track her down, pronto. Hose...
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"Willow's Tail" 3
Martha placed Willow's breakfast bowl down near her and went back to her seat at the table. Willow kept her eyes on the visitor as she lowered her...
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Farewell Francis
He was a great actor but sadly, he's not alive anymore. He died thirty-seven years ago today on April 18, 1984. He starred in "Moby Dick" and "The...
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The Rabbit Farm
The whole thing couldn’t be driven by intellect or style or the wish for a better more comfortable life, simply because we were all too poor. Crime alone would be the driver.
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On being asked to dress up in the bedroom
I'm not a doll to be dressed by men. Don't ask me to wear PVC again! I don't ask you to dress like a fireman in the bedroom. It's not my thing. And...
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Out of Body Experience
I 'woke up' to find myself on the ceiling. That sounds crazy I know, but I was high up, looking down on the room below me. Looking down on my own...
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the birch catkins of beltane
the birch catkins of beltane soft keys of secrecy slip strung on the wind cavort for the rising sun as rinsed and rain danced they yearn for the...
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After the Storm
Highs and lows.
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Do we spread love?
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] A world of love – for such we long: but what to do when done a wrong? We may need justice to be done … but still true love can … restoration bring.
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