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Roaming Giants!
Long ago there roamed the land dinosaurs so big and grand; now they are no longer found, but their bones are in the ground. Been there long to fossilize, but to many men’s surprise …
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What the caterpillar calls the end (for those who are becoming…)
What the Caterpillar Calls the End (for those who are becoming) The light grew dim, the air grew still, The green world closed, the leaf went chill...
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Introducing Turlough Ó Maoláin, Performance Poet
My April, the second of two parts, and restricted to 100 words per day because less is more, and I am the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe of village gossip.
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A Lasting Gift
'He's here, you know...' 'Grandma, who's here? What do you mean?' 'It's my sweet John, your granddad, he's always here when I need him. He's just...
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Thumper.
I remember when Jacob who I work with told me that he, “Took my three cats to a cat’s charity and told them that I can’t afford to look after them...
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Market Square
I stood in the Market Square waiting for my wife to come out of the supermarket. Old enough to remember times before supermarkets, my left eyebrow...
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Peace By Piece
PEACE BY PIECE Reconstructing a Nation After The Troubles By Paul McCann The conflict known as The Troubles may have officially ended in 1998, but...
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The Fish on the Hill
My April, the first of two parts, and restricted to 100 words per day so that I can’t be accused of banging on about it.
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English.
As I arrived at my Mums yesterday, my brother William said to me, “The finals of the snooker is about to start at 7pm, Mum and I have been watching...
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Yellow
“I wish you’d quit smoking so much. Seems like you’ve been needing it.” “I have.” “Wanna talk about it?” “No.” “Ok.” ⸻ The rain patters the roof. She...
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Karma’s Call
Karma’s Call By Paul McCann In life there are those people who are full of self importance in the life they live . They keep everything for...
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Parcel for You - Part 61 (the end)
‘I never thought you’d ask,’ said Cedric in what sounded like a fairly normal voice, almost human. Now Vanessa was determined to get this over with...
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Parcel for You - Part 60
‘Okay Spencer,’ Vanessa said, her voice breaking a little, ‘I’ll call her later and see where she’s at with Stu.’ Spencer gazed at his wife for a few...
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The Ghost in the Machine
Nestling between wires and code breeds the ghost in the machine, a soulless thing, yet wants its brood to bridge a gap, to feel a mood, and hear a...
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Giants Refreshed
Damped-down and resting, the earth protesting their numbing weight They are attended-to like queens, their every exaction found Magnificent and...
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Heracleum Metnegazzianum
A mass of pure white blooms parachute a hidden menace: Look but don’t touch! Admire from a safe distance. A Caucasian invader brought to titivate the...
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A Move to Bleadon Hill
A Move to Bleadon Hill Bleak factories billowing smoke, steel towers industrial sentinels amid seas of concrete and glass; all of this now salient -...
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My Child
As I lay by your side as you gently sleep with a lullaby no worries of the world you see through child eyes when you sleep don't weep think of...
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The Thin Line.
He cut another line. So thin, it was more burn than sweet. He adjusted his collar, itchy with sweat and straightened his black tie. The toilet stall...
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Falmouth Electrics
It was a carefully planned robbery. A fake company was set up offshore , Universal Electronics, using fake names and an account with an extremely...
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