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Winterkill 2
Tom was the only one awake when the first sound came. The floor was hard under his sleeping bag, and he couldn't get comfortable. The others' snoring...
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Winterkill 1
An old horror story of mine, from a few years back. Posted before, but in a slightly different form. Trying to re-work it.
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John Ferguson 1/12/1929—11/1/2020
John Ferguson slipped me twenty-quid and I went to the Oasis, loosely termed a nightclub, with the cash. He was about five-foot-five tall, and he...
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Anyway
Anyway, a mate asked me something to cheer me up. "what is the best thing you do that makes you happy?" I said, make a pretty girl smile occasionally...
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Part 4: A Remembrance of Things Past
Later that night and after I had been successfully stitched together, mum sobbed. “Josef, I want to go home”. She had had enough and she meant it.
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Zen is Unnerving
So I've reached complete - Zen - a few times. Often by accident. Once in the shower. Going about my habitual but somewhat conscious hand movements...
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The Absurdity Of Life
Absurdity of Life Stumbling through rows Upon rows…. Of headless flowers. Wandering wildly At the assassination Of such beauty. Someone told me at...
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So I Hit Him.... Nature or Nurture
“So I hit him”! Catchphrase For the family. Dad hits lad, Lad hits anyone. Say the wrong word, Go on I fucking dare you! What did you say? So I...
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Craven on Patrol - Part II
“Okay, Craven. We got off to a poor start yesterday.” “I’ll say we did. I can’t believe you made me walk home.“ “Sorry, dear boy. It isn’t everyday...
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Devil take you
Devil take you The mists wreath the mountain tops The cold seeps through you like tiny drops. There’s a gathering storm in those towers of stone As...
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Announcing the birth of our sweet Mary
Part of a collection "The Life and Times of Mary" - this is No 3 describing the birth of Mary, who may or may not have existed, into this world and an announcement of her lofty ambitions.
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Buried In A Mineshaft
. Buried In A Mineshaft By Paul McCann I’m standing in a forest without any trees and I feel like an abandoned mine shaft . I have to a laugh as I...
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Diamonds Dusted With love
. Diamonds Dusted With love By Paul McCann Time after time I'm climbing these stairs reaching out for you . I'm jumping the fences and running for...
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I See Poetry
. I See Poetry By Paul McCann Anger is a wild wind chained to my wrist . Love's a landslide falling over a cliff . Silence is a closed curtain round...
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Hugs
Two arms enfolding … but – … so – …
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To a Lone Sailor
'...sail steady, sail always, sail true.'
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Dear Creator
Dear Creator Dear Creator, Sorry for the awful mess And sorry ‘bout your status Foolish man’s grand design Has left you far behind His juggernaut of...
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Okay, Karen, I'll Tell You What Heroin Feels Like
I've gotten this question many times. It's a question only posed by non abusers, and one that usually throws me for a loop. I’ve gotten this in my...
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Let Me Tell You
how many times I love you- as many as stars in the sky or pebbles in the sand with hugs in the night beneath a moon’s delight and I cannot stop...
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Sweetie Pie
I wasn't going to buy another dog because it hurts too much when they die. But I decided to buy another dog and she is my Sweetie Pie. When it comes...
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