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Autumn Haiku

By mark p on Fri, 23 Oct 2026

Boelo blows in- The second storm of autumn- Leaves fly off in fear!

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A Day in the Life - Part Eight

By hudsonmoon on Fri, 23 Oct 2026

When writing I most always start off with my old friend The. Even if I don’t intend to keep it. (Some friend, huh?) Writing that one word gives me...

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Nobody Floats It This Time of Year - Part One: 2018 (4)

By SoulFire77 on Fri, 23 Oct 2026

Rafting Rule No. 4: Dress for the temperature of the water, not the air.

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Cloud-cuckoo-land Chapter 1.

By Eric Marsh on Fri, 23 Oct 2026

Cloud Cuckoo Land. Chapter One A bump on the head. Lemmy carefully fingered the bump on his head. It felt huge, but when he looked in the mirror in...

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The Unknown Enemy.Chapter 11.

By Eric Marsh on Fri, 23 Oct 2026

Chapter 12. Whispers Sent Toward a Hidden Enemy. King Syldan sent for Thallian, the Chief Clerk. The poor man was horrified when he was told that one...

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Retail Park

By drkevin on Thu, 22 Oct 2026

A new metropolis. Matrix of damaged roads and tight roundabouts. Stone faced haridans and sinister boys, Chasing bumpers around the labyrinth. Like...

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Nobody Floats It This Time of Year - Part One: 2018 (3)

By SoulFire77 on Thu, 22 Oct 2026

Rafting Rule No. 3: Stay clear of strainers. A fallen tree lets the water through but not you.

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The Unknown Enemy.Chapter 10.

By Eric Marsh on Thu, 22 Oct 2026

Chapter 10. Where Calm Turns to Watchfulness. Prince Mardan read the message from King Syldan twice, his face pale. He returned to the dining room...

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Amanderella and the Gooseberry Mystery. Chapter 9.

By Eric Marsh on Thu, 22 Oct 2026

Chapter Nine. Shovelock Ellis. The Peer’s motor‑vehicle shuddered to a halt outside a narrow Marylebone townhouse whose windows were so clean they...

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Chapter 22 - Church Haven

By Lapys Aoneeris on Wed, 21 Oct 2026

With a young man’s help, Aurora took Lumen off her shoulders. Laying him down on the altar, she covered him with her cape. “Are you sure about it,...

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Nobody Floats It This Time of Year - Part One: 2018 (2)

By SoulFire77 on Wed, 21 Oct 2026

Rafting Rule No. 2: Wear a life jacket, even on slow water.

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The Foxglove Funerals

By Makis on Wed, 21 Oct 2026

St Jude's was always her favourite...

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Amanderella and the Gooseberry Mystery. Chapter 8 Part 2

By Eric Marsh on Wed, 21 Oct 2026

Miss Harbottle eyed the pig. “It looks as though it might bark.” “Nonsense,” the Peer said. “It weighs. Tail wags if it beats the record.” But...

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Amanderella and the Gooseberry Mystery. Chapter 8.Part 1.

By Eric Marsh on Wed, 21 Oct 2026

Chapter Eight. Mrs. Gaffletter’s. The cab drew up outside Amanderella’s landlady’s with a soft crunch of gravel. Gas lamps glowed politely along the...

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The Unknown Enemy.Chapter 9.

By Eric Marsh on Wed, 21 Oct 2026

Chapter 9. The Order That Can Not Be Ignored. Just after dawn, Smike returned to the throne room. King Syldan looked as if he had been up all night...

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The Bungalow-25

By Ivan the OK-ish on Wed, 21 Oct 2026

Continued from Chapter 24: The Bungalow-24 | ABCtales ‘Detective Stephen Roos flipped through the ring-bound reporter’s notebook. It had been handed...

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Nobody Floats It This Time of Year - Part One: 2018 (1)

By SoulFire77 on Wed, 21 Oct 2026

Rafting Rule No. 1: Tell someone where you're putting in and when you plan to take out.

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A Day in the Life - Part Seven

By hudsonmoon on Wed, 21 Oct 2026

Had my dad lived to be my age be would no doubt be whistling a Sinatra tune. He loved to whistle. Me? I was just now coming from the kitchen, at my...

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