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Having perhaps the better claim

I should never have come here, Jay realizes the moment he sits down on the stackable conference chair. Once he is seated, he feels both armrests...
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A New Reason To Live

A New Reason To Live By Paul McCann A series of freak storms were happening all over the world. The bureau of meteorology could not predict why ,...

Love, true

Love, true A Golden Jubilee wedding celebration in it, true love gets its definition. Half a century of togetherness with conjugal harmony and...

1:5:10 Lores (Part 3)

They traded the Minister’s chamber for their private office; Lore, Char and Alodrass sat opposite The Minister. Lore took a deep breath. “I suppose...
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Working My Way Back to You (Dead Reckoning series - Part 48)

In which Josiah makes a welcome return, Archibald sits up and takes notice and Jeannie sits up and sets conditions, much to the chagrin of the Detectives!
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Waylaid in Redro: Thus Spoke Chorkie Walker Too

Extract from WAYLAID IN REDRO: Thus Spoke Chorkie Walker Too , by K.R. Allcoat ... A curious mixture of influence between Friedrich Nietzsche and...
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The Book: Chapter 16

Something had woken her with a jolt, and by the time Alice reached the bottom of the pit, a sickening feeling clawed at her stomach. She flung back...
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Coming Home To You

Coming Home To You By Paul McCann Well sorrowful Jones is who I am but nobody really gives a damn . I’m a straight talking , street walking man . and...

Streets Of The Soul

Streets Of The Soul By Paul McCann So what’s going on can you tell us desert flowers blooming in the dust , bush fires burning all the houses down ,...

The Fights On Me

The Fights On Me By Paul McCann I’m working all week without a break , tell me how much can a poor boy take. Its Boxing day tomorrows coming , I’ve...
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Kali Yuga 2025

This is a retread of an older poem; and I felt I had to finish it to stop me sinking further into despair.The worst of it is that we have close friends in the U.S. who are telling us that they no longer recognise their own country. And no guessing who the hurdy-gurdy man is. (Image courtesy of Wolfgang Eckert from Pixabay)
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New Directions (28)

The tow path along the Kennet is very pretty even on a teeth rattling morning in December. During the night a heavy layer of frost crystals sprayed...
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Reunion With Self

Reunion With Self I often wander off at obscure tangents when writing, which wasn’t helpful during my exam days! The temptation to be obscure and...
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Best Laid Plans

Best Laid Plans (for Valentine’s Day) Jennifer Pickup, 11.02.2025 Is it time yet to take down all your pictures from the wall? Am I ready to admit...
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Steel Makers

Once, years ago, the sprawling Bethlehem Steel complex ran for miles along the Lake Erie shore in Lackawanna, just south of Buffalo, N.Y. Belching...
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Parcel for you - Part 52

It was inevitable really wasn’t it, Vanessa thought as she logged off from work. She’d spent the afternoon in a haze of confusion, working through...
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The Book: Chapter 15

Don’t bore me with predictability, Alice. I’d hate to end this prematurely. But, darling, give me some sport. I need a challenge—otherwise, I see no...
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Testimonium Regis - Part 1 of 5

Snapping through the ribs was Aldus’ least favorite part of any procedure that called for it. While he was not a squeamish man, this being part of...
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