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The Picture Ranch 51

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Darling Debbie

Under darkness. The sunset hangs in her memory, red and dusky; but the lights take over, black and purple mixed with orange and white. The strobes...
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The Crone

I heard the crone with the besom before dawn every morning, idly in action on the hill , sweeping without hope the red gold copper tide of autumn...
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The Coracle Oracle

Uncalled for, after he’d gone, his boat made its rudderless journey home. Just big enough for him alone, a bobbing empty shell from which the kernel...
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This Older Guy

A shuffle across the rug brought me to her side -- planted a kiss on her familiar lips. She’s beaten me to the couch and grabbed the spot of my...
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Dreams

An old story I wrote, about an imperfect man in a perfect world, and what he gave up to be like everyone else. Looking for tips or feedback, anything would be appreciated :)

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A dystopian story about a man driven by something that he does not understand, to do something that he cannot come back from, where the forces that create his actions are eerily similar to our own world and society. Looking for feedback and advice :)

Mother Of Illusion

Mother Of Illusion By Paul McCann Mother of illusion somewhere in a dream between the city and the sea there is an answer there with you . Mother of...

Death sentence

‘Extinction, That’s what are after conviction, Your crime Is miniscule compared to mine!’ Said the lawyer after trial, Just to prevent this vial That...
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Windsock at the Cheese Factory

There is a windsock at the cheese factory to warn when the cheddar cheese breeze is blowing far too hard, to mark our cards about low-flying...
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The Sloucher - A Craven Danger Mystery

“Hey, Mr. Danger. Please! I need you to save me!” Little Joey Gains scooted under Craven Danger’s desk, locking himself in the fetal position. “Save...

Hotel.

Hotel, where do you go when you are not with us? You must have another home, but who knows you better than us? Do they know that you love your milk?...

Last Laugh

Painting faces from behind the lie, That who you are was revealed, In an entirety of integrity, An expanse of our friendship, Danced in moonlit...

Pretty Poppy

The hours mount up. They stack like bricks, like stone slabs on her shoulders, weighing evenly on each side. Every step leaves craters in the...

ATOMIC

I love dancing, that feeling of euphoria when you let all your inhibitions go, music makes me feel invisible. As I'm dancing I feel the rhythmic...
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Moon child

I was living in deep darkness during my teenage years, with my soul in chaos in a newly formed ocean of mud, the light hidden behind clouds. I had...

Moonstruck

G reen waters lapping in eternal sound engulfed a bay of moonlit tranquil shore. A soft warm wind scattered the scudding clouds, turned playfully and...

Betrayer

Heart palpitating to the rhythm Of its own beat, Fame, deceit, For you unto her I bequeath? Damage! Lies! Cut from all family ties. They could have...
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Motivation

Age is just a number.
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Black Taff – FreshTaff

early 1980s On the bridge high over the river Taff a little girl drops her hankie, by mistake – down, down – it floats ahead (no Pooh-sticks...

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