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McCalliog and his hens (6)
We took all ten paintings outside and unwrapped them carefully. The first painting was of a pair of squat, black waterfowl. “Moorhens,” I said. “With...
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Disappearing daughter
We heard a bump on the ceiling. Had she fallen out of bed? All was quiet but up I went. The bed was empty where she had been, and she was nowhere to...
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The Amazing Adventure of Amanderella Gottsnobbler Chapter 7
Chapter 7: The Grewpugs Explorers. The river bent sharply, and at last, the jungle opened onto a clearing, the air thick with the scent of wet earth...
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Atoms
Atoms Fuselage in shadow, target due east, cargo measured by atoms, lives suspended by the spider-thread of false deities. Image free to use @...
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Marooned in a Digital Maze
Woke up to a nightmare this morning. The Internet was not working. Tried using the very same Internet connection to find the problem. Bill not paid;...
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Dandelions
Dandelions Jennifer Pickup, 24.04.2026 Those yellow flowers on the lawn, intruders that did not belong, she dug their souls up one by one using a...
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Torn Between The Two
I love the sea but fear the ocean, for its depths remind me of the abyss that is my darkened soul. I adore the flames from a menacing fire, but...
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CUPIDS VENDETTA
I’ll tell you a secret about the lover’s curse, that no mortal can escape the fury of unrequited love. How your soul will bleed for the very blade...
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Oh, How Art Thy Mother’s Advice
Mama told me to court a doctor, for he could heal a broken heart and soothe the agonizing cracks brought on by the suitors that broke down fragile...
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McCalliog and his hens (5)
“Milton Keynes?” “Yes, Milton Keynes.” “The McCalliog painting is in Milton Keynes?” “All of your mother’s furniture and fixings are stored in a...
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Tom All Alone 14 (ii)
They were all herded into the large assembly hall first. It was filled with sunlight from the windows that ran along the outside walls. Through them...
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Tom All Alone 14 (i)
The end of their holiday usually meant a return to normal. But not this time. Now, it was all about change. A couple of weeks afterwards, dad started...
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The Amazing Adventure of Amanderella Gottsnobbler Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Up the Amazon in a canoe. Early the next morning, Amanderella was awoken by the sweet scent of coffee and the gentle rustle of leaves...
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Homage to the Haiku!
You can say it all- the economy of words- Haiku brevity!
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Head scratching.
The One Who Must Choose In some traditions (Norse, Slavic, Celtic), fate is flexible. The naked dreamer stands at a crossroads, exposed but empowered...
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Bugs
I may be crude, rude and lewd, Certainly not a geriatric dude. Just a link in the chain of food. At year dot, the germs are queued. By mid-life, we'...
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How did we get here?!
How small a deviation can lead you far away – not to your chosen destination, but to an unexpected place, astray! *Once we missed our path when from...
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The Amazing Adventure of Amanderella Gottsnobbler Chapter 5
Chapter 5: Life on Board. The ship creaked across the Atlantic, stacked high with bicycles. Amanderella quickly discovered that life aboard was...
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Elemental
I often describe us as Earth and Air. Land and Sea. That is just who we are. He's grounded, warm, has roots. He feels like if Autumn were a person. A...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (19)
Part 18 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-18 It had been a hectic few days since the advent of the grimoire...
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