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A Devil of a Man (2) - No Peace for the Wicked

The aftermath of a peace treaty - Map from Wikimedia Commons
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The Portrush Flyer

I got to know Oran Berrills five years back during my first working year at the Examiner. When going up Forgall Terrace one day, I saw something drop...
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Baron von Ernest (1)

I could feel the excitement bustling through the village long before the emissary arrived. Much as the excitement that must surge through a hive when...

The Giver of Life

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Christ Jesus said, Seek out, pursue food that sustains which does not spoil, endures: so heed his wondrous...

2.2 Red Herring

Vanco found some folders in the drawer of the table and shuffled through the pages tearing them down and stuffing them in his jacket pockets. He wore...
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Sounds

I recognised him by his snore - Image from Pixabay
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Dreams Mathematics and Chess

It seems I dream mostly of people, all kinds of people I knew. Does make sense I have had no contact I know how it feels for years and years just my...
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Just like starting over

I recognized him by his eyes. Those deep, penetrating eyes. He never looked at you. He observed you, analyzed you. As if you were an object of study...

2.1 Red Herring

“Jaco!” called the counter girl as he appeared at the narrow entrance by the nook of the building standing on Szentháromság tér facing the Holy...

Redesigning the Past

Redesigning the Past The Buffalo, New York News today featured a lengthy article about the substantial rehab on an old bank building, on the South...

1:4:8 Doubles (Part 3)

Lore turned the corner, it looked as though they hadn’t even bothered. The entire building’s orbital corridor was seemingly designed to look as...
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So The Story Goes (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 54)

After the tumultuous events of last Friday, Josiah and Archibald start a fresh week back in the old routine, but nothing is quite the same!
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Parcel for You..Part 18

Spencer was staring intently out of the kitchen window, moving his head to focus on the treetops and then back down to the lawn. ‘Three blackbirds,’...
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1.3 It Came Out of The Sky

The man who came to Spain to hold those talks was Mr Gumper, the President of Arizona State Teachers College. When Jair Sivils revealed his plan,...
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A Devil of a Man (1) - Call to Arms

Image: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license. Author: VollwertBIT
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New Directions (11)

After Dev got over his initial shock things calmed down and we were able to have a sensible discussion. I handed over Celia’s cheque. Irina took all...
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Progress!

Winter’s retreating …
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1.2 It Came Out of The Sky

The Buick sped on W Olive Avenue towards west at a moderate speed. Bradley observed a familiar sight of flat land sparsely covered of weed and...
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This Sort of Thing - January 2024 - Main Course

Written at the rate of 100 words per day, this is the second part of my account of a journey from the settee to the corner of our kitchen where the kettle is. At this point the kettle is switched on. I only wish, during that icy month, I could have said the same about myself.
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E is for Elephant

Elephants, memories, and old age. Did I mention big ears? A bit of flash fiction that popped into my head from out of the blue.
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