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The Chase
a heart warming poem
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Better late than never
Every cloud has a silver lining, at least that's what they say, So though storms may loom, they’ll soon pass away. Just as in my odd verse, the heavy...
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Mad Dogs and Donkeys
The first half of the last twelfth of 2024, described at a rate of one hundred words per day.
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Mr Fingerton’s Eyes - Chapter 1
Mr Fingerton’s Eyes ‘A Novel By Paul McCann Chapter 1 Walking Before Christmas Into Town It was almost summer at the end of the year and the school...
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Mr Fingerton's Eyes - Foreword
Mr Fingerton’s Eyes A novel By Paul McCann Foreword A gifted school teacher discovers he sees people no one else can see and soon becomes aware that...
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"Before They Call, I Will Answer, While They Are Still Speaking, I Will Hear." Part Three.
Years later, while Paul and I settled into life with Eric in our lives, for he’d now become a part of our lives now. It went from him going into his...
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Absolution
Absolution Jennifer Pickup, 01.01.2025 This year I will not make any resolution Simply to fail at it in the execution, For my vices I do not seek a...
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A Room At The Maldon Hotel
A Room At The Maldon Hotel By Paul McCann He walked in through the revolving door at the Maldon Hotel and went over to check in at the front...
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Smoke-Free For One Year
There's one thing that's perfectly clear. I have been smoke-free for one year. The last cigarette that I smoked was in 2023 at 11:45 PM on New Year's...
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January 1
Whoosh! Whoosh! Blown through the New Year Gate – not too soon not too late. Bang! Bang! celebrate new fresh date? The days get longer, we get older...
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Another Year
Another poem based on an earlier one, and as with that, nothing much has changed. (Image courtesy of Wikimedia commons)
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Parcel for You - Part 45
Vanessa sort of zoned out over dinner, it was almost impossible not to. The opening details of the story had been intriguing but they were soon into...
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As the sayings go …
Too many cooks get under each others’ feet …
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All The World Before Us
This is the third of my seasonal stories for 2024. The other two are Christmas Pan-to and And what did the robin do then...? . This one is a bit different from my usual fare, for which I apologise, but I felt compelled to write it. Hope you enjoy it!
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"Before They Call, I Will Answer, While They Are Still Speaking, I Will Hear." Part Two.
Myself and Paul, we were carers for my brother Eric. We were unofficial carers. He came to our home, after we had just got married. He had seen us up...
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Winners and Also-Ran
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The Hot Rock Avenger
The Hot Rock Avenger By Paul McCann Captured by the enemy he was anchored to the ground , he pushed the special button to unleash a powerful sound ...
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Ground Hog's Day or a New Year, your choice.
Tuesday is the 31 st of December, in the year of our Lord, 2024. On it, we contemplate the beginnings of the coming New Year. I wonder sometimes at...
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Gavin and Stacey
The final goodbye
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