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Tribes
Not sure if it’s because I was forgetting to take my Vitamin D or what, but I’ve been feeling a bit low. Suddenly it’s 2.30pm and your tea’s gone...
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Light for heaviness

With heavy heart he viewed the vast slums built, as industry growing fast drew crowds of workers – their daily grind hard, and cheer in liquor find … he whole vast slum soon seeing fewer bitter, angry, glum.
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17 What Would Interest Big Brother in Merthyr Tydfil?

Well, what? I ask you. I've reached 10,000 words on this. That milestone usually means I'll get a book out of a project. However, it also means I probably won't post the other 40 to 50,000 on here. I might do an excerpt or two between now and whenever I do finish it. Keep an eye out for it on the 'Zon, sometime after Mr Martinez appears. Image is copyright Jaggery, source www.geograph.org.uk and used under licence CC BY-SA 2.0
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The Heavy Heart

Heavy is the heart, that leaves the soul, Full of truth and lies. ‘Which is which?’ she wants to know, Sitting by her side. She begged and begged,...
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Reconnection
Hello old friend It's been nice to run with you again To pass the time away To let the world fall away I'm sorry it's been years I appreciate you...
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Restless in Pieces
My mind is a cemetery Monuments to far away places Ancient crypts leading down to crumbled distant memories Epitaphs to parts of me Posters for the...
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Feeling Weird
I feel wrong Off Like waves reaching for the shore Something so close But so far away Something missing Something unknown A glued together porcelain...
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16 Two Jokes for the Price of One

Some military nicknames aren't very kind. Some are bestowed with sympathy, whilst still being less than polite. Anyway, that's not important. "You want some more-a?" It's your own fault then. Image PD elements. Canva.com
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Those Outer Planets
Those outer planetary squares and trines are certainly going for it; France, Europe, UK, USA, oil currency, all in flux, feminine to masculine. Just...
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Lines

Six lines are not a verse - or indeed - averse. Odd, it's fine if you pass it by. In red are your options for punctuating the last couplet, which will change the meaning of the lines, if you think about it. Image made at canva.com
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15 Helping People Every Day

I bet Hastings Library Services are much better than this, but "artistic licence" and all that. All complaints to E. Wailer, C/O Unhelpful Literary Agency, Paternoster Row, London EC4M 4BA Image created at canva.com
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The Band Who Barely Made It
The Band Who Barely Made It by Paul McCann It was the end of July and the Ardoyne Fleadh was on its way . The Fleadh committee were looking for...
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The Use Of Medical Cannabis
The Use Of Medical Cannabis By Paul McCann The on going experiments with medical cannabis use in a controlled environment for terminally and...
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The Edge Of A Forked Tongue
The Edge Of A Forked Tongue By Paul McCann Introduction : An 82 year old woman is being discharged after 5 days in hospital for hypertension Setting...
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A Shovel's Weight

My father - a coal miner told us once, that he carried the weight of his family on his shovel. He was also an admirer of D H Lawrence - coming from the same area; and I thought I'd give Arthur Lawrence some recognition for supporting his family in like manner.
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Working Together
Working Together Short Dialogue on Cultural diversity By Paul McCann Introduction : A brief talk between two nurses who have heard about an incident...
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Hear For Jay
Hear For Jay A Short Sketch By Paul McCann A conversation between two community nurses who are trying to put together an action plan in their attempt...
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Waiting
I don’t know why I’m waiting for the next moment When the next one will be exactly the same as this I will be doing the very same things Feeling the...
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Last Train

Last Train Jennifer Pickup (For my Dad, a Steam Train enthusiast) So this is the end of the line, This is the last stop on the track, No more trains...
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Faith
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Faith I have spent my days Denying the thought That almighty exists Up there, despite what some say As I lay in bed, my close ones huddle I feel...
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