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I don’t have any War Medals from relatives. Dad did National Service in 1950, but was too young to serve in WW2. My Granddads were too young for WW1...

Today would have been my mother's 90th birthday. Her final birthday was her 88th. Given how ill she'd been two months earlier, it was remarkable that she had made it that far. But it was a good day. We spent it in time-honoured fashion - talking about old times...

Mother Of Fairness By Paul McCann Mother of fairness , there are times when others do us wrong . Bring us your healing and make us strong . Mother of...

Inside Out By Paul McCann Here inside I cannot hide, or outside too as my life you guide . A truer love there could not be than this love here you...

Too early and too late for cars new houses don’t clump muddy lorry feet yet past my gate even foxes tuck noses into belly fur dog has shoved me to...

Jon looked around the place and wondered why he was here at all. The crowd bustled all around him drunk and drugged to the eyeballs, pushing past as...

A Casual Murder Sheila Atkinson was busy at the moment. The company she worked for, ‘Paisley’s Furniture Covers’, had just mounted a publicity...

The Great Outdoors The relaxing sound of chainsaws Break the morning air A hundred bucks a night I can sit and stare At all the metal monstrosities...

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