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The 16:03 to Purgatory (Part Two of Two)

By marandina on Fri, 24 May 2024

Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/1603-purgatory-part-one-two The 16:03 to Purgatory (Part Two of Two) With that the monk-like...

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ARCHANGEL

By memphis on Fri, 24 May 2024

ARCHANGEL, Mercy in Darkness: Two steps from the pit of hell. Battle intense: standoff, who can tell? Floor waxed, slippery cell bottle drenched...

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1:5:1 Quatarr (Part 5)

By Lore on Fri, 24 May 2024

They hadn’t realised just how dim the lighting was in the tent until they exited. Their eyes adjusted to the light, allowing them to see the crowd...

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Arctic Coats

By Angusfolklore on Thu, 23 May 2024

We will wear our arctic coats for one last time, climbing to the top of the world that is all white and each direction is south. Winter forever...

Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

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The Carrot and Stick

By Tom Brown on Thu, 23 May 2024

I am being motivated by the carrot and the stick. It works. It is the law of the concrete jungle. We've had all kinds, tomatoes pumpkins peanuts...

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Ridiculous to the Sublime

By purplehaze on Thu, 23 May 2024

After the underworld, a journey heavenward to Kelvingrove Art Gallery, visiting paintings I’ve known since childhood. Generations of Scottish...

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The Tree They Couldn’t Cut Down

By mcscraic on Thu, 23 May 2024

The Tree They Couldn’t Cut Down By Paul McCann There was story I heard about a tree that stood alone on a hill , before the little village streets...

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Because It Was Sunday

By mcscraic on Thu, 23 May 2024

Because It Was Sunday By Paul McCann Some days were windy and cool others days I went go to school . We didn’t go on a bus because we walked , all of...

Biography

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The Law of Physics.

By Maxine Jasmin-Green on Wed, 22 May 2024

I had never seen this before. I think those who saw it too, would have said the same. I was driving at the time, but all those who saw it, must have...

Sean Happens 11

By celticman on Wed, 22 May 2024

‘You can’t kill The Spider as easy as that,’ said Miss Dill. ‘He was already dead in a way. He was born without a soul.’ Mr Martin pursed his lips. ‘...

Drama

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Vote Larry!

By Kilb50 on Wed, 22 May 2024

Our nation's saviour. A Petrarchan sonnet. Best recited with a Churchillian twang.

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An exercise; taking a poem, this being Affirmation by Donald Hall, then keeping the basic form, and recasting it, then revising it further, to see how far it is from the original. I must get out more!

Philosophy