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Spiral Descent
A man learns the the truth about a family legend. Inspired by a painting by CRW Nevinson.
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Hoping for divine intervention
Hoping for divine intervention isn't going to help us! I wonder what Steve McQueen would do? Humphrey Bogart, Nelson Mandela. Troublemakers! Jesus...
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A Ticket to the World
Danny & Julie's Story - Part 4
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Bron-19
Continued from Chapter 18: Bron-18 | ABCtales “You can have anything on the menu that you fancy, girls.” Ger settled into his seat, though the dark...
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Teeth Tales: "Ratoncito Pérez is Not a Fairy"
I am not a fairy. I know that's a loaded statement. Please allow me to rephrase. I am a mouse. I collect teeth. I have been doing this since 1894 and...
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Jenkins’ Ear
'Go tell your king that we'll do this to him,' they said, as they chopped off his ear You're not wanted here, the Americas are ours, we hold the...
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Jelly
Who are poems for - Who is allowed to play in their cracks? Are they for the “students of literature” Jelly mounds to poke and prod To slurp Is there...
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Marching on ( Haiku)
March, the sun is out, no dancing daffodils yet. Spring waits in the wings!
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The Ivory Wall - (Teeth tales*)
An ivory wall the impulsive tongue to encase – portcullis to raise with care …
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More Roche Five Than Pain
Danny & Julie's Story - Part 3
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When Your Snow is Deeper Than Your Dog
Summary but certainly not summery. Using precisely one hundred words per day, here’s my account of the things that went on in my Bulgarian life during the first fourteen days of February.
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An Observation
He sat at a corner table, where he could be away from the bustle. After work on Fridays, he liked to sit and nurse a drink and try to finish the...
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Get Pissed, Destroy
Danny & Julie's Story - Part 2
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Hannibal's Last Hotel (182 BC)
After the war with Rome, back home in Carthage they gave me three stars out of five for effort. 'Could have done better in battle,' they said. '...
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Admission (2)
He moved on. A Fiji Mermaid — a monkey's torso stitched to a dried fish tail, seams visible, the face a shriveled primate grimace. GENIUNE FIJI...
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Just the Beer Light
Danny & Julie's Story - Part 1
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Teeth Tales - Grandfather's Choppers
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Skeleton
Imge: CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. Creative Commons
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Teeth Tales – a Song For My Dentist
I'll make a donation to the ABC tooth fund as an entry fee.
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The Journey Of A Song
The Journey Of A Song By Paul McCann The first time I discovered songs presenting themselves to me was as a child growing up in Belfast, Northern...
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