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Ghigau 3.
Nikki walked Lydia to school. The morning sun was already potent and they had to shade their eyes when they turned east and it caught them full face...
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To Tell You The Truth — Part 2/2
The next week, you leave the TV on for background noise and sit at the kitchen table, waiting. She’s late. You tell yourself it’s just traffic. Or...
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To Tell You The Truth — Part 1/2
You were somebody once. Awards, panels. Interviews that felt more like coronations. You told other people’s life stories better than they could...
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Dawn Waits for No Man
This is my latest work. I had some issues with the "Chorus," which I think might be a bit better in this written version. I've always panicked faster...
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Ode to the City
It is something I celebrate: The City, this great Platonic City that to quote Ginsberg is everywhere and all about us: skyscrapers and strip bars,...
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Same River Twice
SAME RIVER TWICE DOWNSTREAM, THE RIVER FLOWS BRUSHING PAST BAMBOO GROVES WHERE FLUTE RISES, A SOFT CRESCENDO SOUND BY THE WIND SERPENT DANCE. BENEATH...
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THE REPORT OF THE LORD
THE REPORT OF THE LORD REST, HERE ON THIS HOLY GROUND; REMEMBER YOUR SAVING GRACE. AND AS WE REMEMBER TO KEEP HOLDING ON. BECAUSE WE’LL MAKE IT OUT...
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Finding The Center
FINDING THE CENTER IN THE STILLNESS OF THIS MOMENT, STEP ONTO THE CANVAS OF EXISTENCE. ALLOW YOURSELF TO BECOME AIR; EMBRACING IMPERMANENCE, THAT...
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How I Met His mother!
I find it strange and amusing how a grown man makes friends in the world we live in today. There was a time before pop-culture psychology, ambulance-...
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Steak.
Two years ago, the carer for my Mum, she is from a hot country abroad, it was the height of Summer here in England. She said to me, “I told my...
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Whatever the weather …
Whether the weather suit you, or whether the weather suit me, whatever the weather we’ll weather the weather together … some blether and blather,...
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Let Me Go Back
Dear diary...it's June 24 th 2025. Glastonbury festival has now arrived, surrounded by faces immersed in music. I fix eyes on knowledge of past,...
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Xion Island Zero: Chapter 32
I am filled with hatred. But today it gives me clarity. He chokes, and I watch him die. He fights it. This man wants to live when he has nothing left...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (1)
Night sounds permeate woods, a nocturnal topography spot-lit silver by a diaphanous moon. Cumulus clouds drift silently, pregnant with seasonal...
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Alien Species in the Garden Centre
I'm never sure if I'm in a goldfish bowl looking out, or if the world is a goldfish bowl and I'm looking in. The usual answer is both or either...
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Party Fashions
My father had a gift for humour—sharp, innuendo-laced, and often just a little too pleased with itself. He came from a decent family, trained as a...
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What If ?
What If ? by Paul McCann . What if people could just try and get along Without making any but’s , what if it was them on the receiving end when...
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Mother Of The Innocent
Mother Of The Innocent By Paul McCann . Mother of the innocent you run in the sun with children since time had begun .. Mother of the innocent you...
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The Miracle of Hope
The Miracle of Hope by Paul McCann Gareth and Barbara moved to the city after they were married to start a new life . The honeymoon was over and it...
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Silent Travelers
SILENT TRAVELERS ENCASED IN AN ENDLESS WINTER, THE HOWLS OF WOLVES AND COYOTES: THE CALLING OF THEIR PACK; A MERCILESS SOUNDS SENDING SHIVERS THAT...
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