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Steelie 2
The big guy walked back with the drinks in his big hands in a stilted way as if he’d a book on top of his head and he was auditioning for America’s...
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Who are we in America?
America, Who are we? I was born into this Republic, some 76 years ago. My ancestors had come here in the 1840’s looking for a refuge from the hunger...
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The Speedy ( Part 2).
When the Astronauts returned to Earth they were greeted like conquering heros. They went on a world tour and hundreds of thousands of people turned...
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EXPERIMENTING.
Over the last ten years or so, I have had a cough. About 10 years ago I had a bad cough, for a long time, and antibiotics couldn’t shift it! The...
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The Book: Chapter 12
Alice sat in her cosy reading nook trying to take her mind off her problems with Mick and the fallout from work. The board had expressed concerns...
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Watching You Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen
Chapter Seventeen Kelly sighed, grabbed the remote, and flipped channels. Nothing interesting on the box, nothing new in that either. There seldom...
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Grasshopper
Do you not see me?
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The Moth's Song
The Moth's Song By Paul McCann In the vale around the golden meadows of Itschamore , a hermit monk sat upon one of the standing stones meditating and...
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Mother Of Grandmothers
Mother Of Grandmothers by Paul McCann Mother of grandmothers We send our prayers on wings that will never get old for the souls of grandchildren in...
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School Reunion
Dear diary...looking back on the year 1990, I was reminded of an unexpected letter that arrived asking me if I'd like to attend a school reunion. Due...
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Dare To Dream
(For my Husband) Moons flew by, long ago, Cocooned in a curse. Howls mournfully Cried out: Smothered by a mask with Resounding echoes of Rushing...
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Steelie.
A big guy stood at the pub door like he’d just put on a new suit and didn’t want to get his life creased. He slid into the chair beside Steelie, his...
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BITING THE BULLET.
Dementia is no joke! I have met people with dementia and my Mum has it. Because Mum has dementia, I decided to eat olives. When I first started to...
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Vishta And Vishnu
A Story of endless Love The royal princess Vishta Kirvaka with Vishnu Ramanjuan were to be bound by holy matrimony arranged at birth a traditional...
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Goose-Stepping Down Main Street
I’m too old to start goose stepping. Duck walks I can handle—my declining years having given me no choice. But it should make it easier to duck...
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The Book: Chapter 11.
She fumbled with her bag, stuffing in a notebook, her keys, and her phone. She hadn’t slept much again. Mick was still in hospital after an operation...
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The Hidden Vault
The Hidden Vault By Paul McCann While the banks were trying to stay trading the war was almost in motion and staff were working overtime to try and...
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Comfort in the darkness
Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Tedious night, how deep the darkness – need to sense your fellowship, grace almighty wise upholding,...
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Shenanigans with Catkins
January 2025 (the latter part) and the things that I saw and did in my usual one hundred words per day sort of way.
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Searching For Sailortown
Searching For Sailortown By Paul McCann In 1989 I went back to Ardoyne in Belfast in search of Sailortown . Daddy was born in Great Patrick street in...
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