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Admissions Ward
do you drink? bit early in the morning just a quick double oh. two sugar one milk for me thanks what does this mean? … people in grass houses must...
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Moved to Tears (Moonlit Ballad)
Yesterday I was entranced by Dean Dyson, a famous busker on Guildford's cobbled high street, with his smooth yet rasping vocal and a simple acoustic...
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Many Other Reasons To Live

Many Other Reasons To Live by Paul McCann James Bleeker was a soldier who was sent to war in Vietnam in the 1960s . Bleeker , likely so many young...
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Parcel for you - Part 54

‘Put him on his charger for a bit then, he looks tired.’ ‘He cannot look tired, that isn’t possible, his face never changes. He’s fine Vanessa. I...
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My Dog's Revenge

I had my dog neutered and he became unhinged. He can no longer have sex and he wanted revenge. As I was installing my water heater, my dog turned on...
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So The Story Goes (Dead Reckoning series - Part 50)
In which Samantha and Josiah help Jeannie to settle back at home (without any thanks) and the Detectives have news.
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Skating Without Ice

Softly glide, liquid wondrous through lazy days; how fragile your plight on pond and lake, rays rippling beneath hasten you on, then, in dreamy...
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Back to Pagansim

… unattended, unhelped, uncomforted, even for hours before they succumb…
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Looking For A Reason to Live

Looking For A Reason to Live by Paul McCann Being part of a gang wasn’t a choice Albert made it was the only option for him to survive . He came to...
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The Patrolman - 10

‘I wish I could’ve been there to see it,’ she told her son. ‘Is your father there? I need a word.’
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Goodbye Gene Hackman
It's sad when I say that Gene Hackman and his wife have died. Gene starred in three Superman movies and Bonnie and Clyde. In addition to Gene and his...
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I lay down and wrote myself a letter
I'm glad I've done what I've done. I like who I've become. And I give thanks for being me. With or without you, I will be true. You sent me late a...
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More Reasons To Live
More Reasons To Live By Paul McCann In the second decade of the 21 st century war erupted in Syria. The revolution saw protests turn into...
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The Lighthouse Keeper of Ras Gombo

It’s a well-known fact that seafarers staring at the sea during the hours of darkness can be hypnotised by the calming waves and the bioluminescence as their ship cuts through the water. In their half-awake half-asleep state of mind, they feel an unexplainable urge to walk to the railings, climb over and jump in. I once experienced this peculiar feeling whilst on watch on a bulk carrier sailing south through the Red Sea towards the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Indian Ocean beyond.
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Finding Another Reason To Live
Finding Another Reason To Live By Paul McCann He just lay there with a bottle of Vodka in his hand . The morning parade on the sidewalk stepped over...
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Letters from everywhere
The precise, rectangular array of the postal boxes was both geometric in design and appealing to the appreciative eye. Behind each brown metal door,...
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Another Good Reason To Live

Another Good Reason To Live By Paul McCann I had gone to London for a holiday and booked into St Pauls youth hostel in Carter Lane not far from St...
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Another Reason To Live
Another Reason To Live By Paul McCann We all need a reason to carry on .when thing go wrong , when we feel disappointed , when we retire or feel...
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In Twilight Years
Deeply moved by harmonies; welcomed easy on the ear, sonorous music latches on to heart strings that quiver emotions, fluid sensitive tears burst...
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