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The 16:03 to Purgatory (Part One of Two)
The 16:03 to Purgatory (Part One of Two) Air shimmered in iridescent layers, desert heat smouldering under a cloudless Arizona sky. A diamondback...
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A Conversation
The old pine dinner table has four sides, on one side, Bethany Fitch. Her oversized grey t-shirt swaying toward the singular sliding glass door...
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Southwest
August in Andalusia is very hot. There's no point in attempting any hyperbolic description to convey how hot it gets. Every summer we would travel north, northeast, northwest anywhere to escape the heat - for at least a fortnight. If we went to the right place, it would be cool, but not wet. For a lot of years, Andalusia did feel like home. Image is of Galicia, destination for just one of our escapist excursions, but a picture of Cantabria, Asturias or Navarre would have done: source PXHere
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Guiris
This is some time before 2011, when I rescued the Hard drive from a kaput komputer, before chucking the rest in the bin. Around 2016 I bought a hard-drive docking station; there are now two old hard drives docked. Sometimes I look back at old stuff, luckily I don't post it all. Guiri is an insult, pretty much, in Andalucia. It used to mean Guardia Civil when they couldn't serve in their home town. Now it means any stranger/foreigner/ex-pat. There are, or used to be, both of these pubs at either end of Alhaurin El Grande's main street. Images: google maps.
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Revels.
Many years ago, I worked with a girl who loved Revels. I loved them too, but she loved them more than I did. One day, when she opened a bag of them,...
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The tentative gardener
He took out his seeds to sow … the tiniest size and wonky … ’I’ll plant something else now instead!’
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"Book of All Answers"
The title of the book on the shelf was ‘Book of All Answers’ and Amy laughed when she spied it. “If only it were." She dusted the book along with its...
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The Root of All Evil
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It's Not All Bliss
I went away for a few days, which extended to a week. Drove home yesterday and am shattered. I should have followed my instinct to just cancel chair...
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Broken Heartsong
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The Face At The Window
The Face At The Window By Paul McCann Opposite our house there was a woman who sat at the window all day. I would always see her everyday when I went...
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Nursery Writes
There, I feel better now... Not for the easily offended. Image canva.com
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Their Man in Havana
Abortive attempt at novel... may use it somewhere, in something else, who knows? Image from PD elements at canva.com
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Ignite Like a Fading Star
Ignite Like a Fading Star The instinct to endure, while witnessing the fading crescent, radiance light. Flicker and flame like a farewell candle. An...
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Street Football
Street Football By Paul McCann’ Without the word of a lie, I’ll tell ye there was something there. it was just magic , the way we played our street...
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The Earth is My Teacher
The Earth Is My Teacher By observing nature in its primitive creation, How they, in their state, reflect a mirror image. What an extraordinary...
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The Key to The Slices of Life. Part Two.
Daniel my son, lost his key in the house. We all looked for it, and couldn’t find it. Daniel works nights, and would need his key to get into the...
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Blodwyn's Hair
The Cranpick Garden Show took place each year on the second Saturday in September. It was usually a beautiful day of soft sunshine and gentle breezes...
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My Favourite Day
I missed last weeks IP, but having read Rhiannon's it inspired me to jot a few lines relating to Winnie the Pooh, along with Mullah Nasruddin one of the great wise fools.
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Jennys Garden Dance
Jennys Garden Dance By Paul McCann Through the window in the kitchen ceiling a shaft of sunlight came through and landed at Jennys feet as she ate...
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