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Undisturbed (2)
She started the second round at 1:54 and did the outdoor row first because it was worse and she wanted it behind her. The cold had changed while she...
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Undisturbed (1)
The manager was still in the office at ten, which the schedule had not said he would be. He was putting things into a canvas bag that did not need...
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Reminder (3)
The convergence happened on a Tuesday. Stuart knew it was a Tuesday because the turkey sandwich was on the counter, half-eaten, the bread going stale...
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In Blinding Darkness
To live in such interesting times as these, a fate unwished upon even the most damned soul, yet we must endure; the sun and stars have been painted...
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50 moments in autism – 50 moments in autism
I’m still writing this series of moments in autism. I watched an autism blog describing how autists' facial expressions don't match their feelings...
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50 moments in autism - I just need the sea
I am drawn to the sea. I have lived for large chunks of my life by the sea, in Swansea and in Brighton. Mrs Oblong and myself visit Brighton and...
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50 Moments in autism – my mother dies
When my mother died, I returned to work almost immediately, I just needed to be distracted by daily routine, and my dad was doing the organisation...
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Ghosts
Another ghost. Getting crowded around here. Not that I mind. I enjoy the company. Been surrounded by ghosts my whole life: grandparents; parents;...
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Not just ‘hope-so’ hope!
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series – a day early this week] Not ‘hope-so’ hope – we wait with sure good knowledge of what's now secure – the...
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Wirl's End Chapter 2.
Chapter Two. The Door. One day, Brian and Lexa were sat on Brian's garden wall idly chatting about the books they had just got from the library when...
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Amanderella and the Mystery of the Disappearing Vicar Chapter 12,
Chapter 12. Finding the answer. Rev. Lollop was still standing by the porch when Amanderella returned to him. He looked mildly anxious, as though he...
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Banished To Earth Book Two, Ravaged Earth (37)
Chapter 66 127 “Pry,” Silhouette’s voice was uncharacteristically soft and tender. “Girl…” She rolled over. Her left arm slid away from her face...
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Reminder (2)
He went back on Thursday. Not the next Thursday. The Thursday after that. Eleven days in which the taste of the champagne resurfaced three times —...
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Reminder (1)
The postcard was in the mailbox between a credit card offer and a flyer for a pizza place that had closed in November. Stuart Kemp pulled all three...
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Magpie 5, 6 & 7
5: Silver 6: Gold 7: Secret
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"Lament"
White noise fills the space of regret Blocks conscious thought Deletes words wished to be said Solace lingers beyond the noise through a path of...
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Magpie: 1 & 2
1: Sorrow 2: Joy
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NISHA APA
Nisha Apa A Character that deserted me never peeping on my inner screens again and again since my early teens with her role play to survive and stay...
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July Garden Haiku
Bright summer swelter- Bees, wasps buzz, supping pollen- Hollyhocks whisper.
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