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Childhood.

It never ceases to me amaze me; just how creative people are. I have always loved the adverts. It amazes me, just how a dream starts, and develops...

Feed The Birds, Tuppence A Bag.

Yesterday we were all expecting snow at 6pm. I decided to pop into Town, to top up on our essentials, just to tie us over. I tried to make sure, from...

The Foly of Greed

Write a story which ends with the words, ‘I knew things would be different from now on I carefully strode my way into my parents’ room. Being a child...
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Cats

I Many hide in half forgotten gardens Where they sit and watch the clouds sail by. Off and on they move a whisker, try catching this or that, a...
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ABC Island Visit Part IV Curacao

ABC Islands Visit- Part IV- Curacao Wed. December 25,2024- Christmas Day We were up and ready by 6:30 A.M. It was already 80 degrees and humid out...
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Out of the cold

Amsterdam's wind, slicing through November, carried a chill that clung to every exposed surface. The city’s canals and cobblestones seemed complicit...
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The Young Child, the Wise Men and Herod

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Travelling many months to behold the King now born, as long foretold. The star announced and led the way –...
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Making Do with Dusty Springfield

Remembering Patricia, a young Middlesbrough girl with great dreams. I hope her best ones came true.
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On Christian Spirituality

Giving a testimony of one's Christianity is a special honor, but it's rather difficult for some of us to do. I have been blessed in my life from...

The Day That Music Returned

The Day That Music Returned By Paul McCann It was the late in the year just before the closing of the industrial sectors in Zero fun city . The Frown...

Mr Fingerton’s Eyes - Chapter 12

Mr Fingerton’s Eyes A Novel By Paul McCann Chapter 12 The Proposal He went to the shopping mall to look for some new clothes and saw her briefly on...

Mr Fingerton’s Eyes - Chapter 11

Mr Fingerton’s Eyes A Novel By Paul McCann Chapter 11 The Broken-Down Bus As the school football coach and teacher , Mr Fingerton was kept quite busy...
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Dinner-with 5 eyez (stripped)

Slow workdays... The lingering to-do details, the dreaded list of catch up's, plus the forgotten stuff. Malta – Mistra Bay- ( Il-Bajja tal-Mistra)...
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Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Photographs

I'm going through a final reading of 'Gift' - my memoir about caring for my mother in her final months. I thought I'd post this short section. It's...

Contemplating Reincarnation

If I'm here again I'd rather be a chuffer. A little loco, and admired puffer. Of course, I might one day hit the buffer. Just like now; a jolly...
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ABC Islands visit Part III

ABC Islands Visit- Part III Tuesday, December 24,2024- Aruba- Leeward Antilles We were up by 7 A.M. It was already 86 degrees, hot and humid outside...

Mr Fingerton’s Eyes - Chapter 9

Mr Fingerton’s Eyes A Novel By Paul McCann Chapter 9 The First Date As a schoolteacher , it was not just a job but a vocation for Mr Fingerton who...

Mr Fingerton’s Eyes -Chapter 8

Mr Fingerton’s Eyes A Novel By Paul McCann Chapter 8 Clinic Day On the day the community clinic came to administer booster shots for the school...

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