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The Buried Treasure

"X" marks the spot. (Image from Wikimedia Commons in the public domain)
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All Will Be Revealed
All Will Be Revealed By Paul McCann When the keeper of time comes for your soul and the truth about you starts to unfold . In the book of life...
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Risk Averse

Or risk a verse... Cartoon by Russell source Flicker.com artist Russell. Licence : CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Deed
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A Trifle Irritated
Veins bulging dangerously in a puce face, the old man shrieked in frustration. "You vile fiend! Dastardly blaggard. Devil's spital! I'll flog you, I...
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The Axe Is Going To Fall
The Axe Is Going To Fall By Paul McCann There’s too many fingers in the pie , and too many cooks who want to try , to add spice on top of ice cream...
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13.3 Arena Roja
I could not reply at once. I was in a shock. Then I remembered what Asmr said. Don’t stir the dream. Let it flow. At this point it was pretty...
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Lacking a Home, Not a Soul

I’d like to share a lesson it’s taken me years to learn. That homeless people are people too. That may seem odd to you if you’re in another nation,...
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'Parcel for you..' Part 2
‘No. I wish I was.’ ‘I’m a bit taken aback to be honest, Vanessa.’ There was a short period of silence. ‘I know….and I’m really sorry. I was having a...
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Jacques in the Box

A mysterious woman’s trunk of treasures.
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Hear The Call
Hear The Call By Paul McCann A long time ago, as far as we know , there were some days when the sun never shone In the days still to come, there’s so...
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ice on fire
storm of whispers whispers the storm gentle silence of thunder hushed thunder of silence mad love free flowing fire frozen free fire flow blaze...
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Dedicated Dreamers
Dedicated Dreamers By Paul McCann More than enough for what its worth, best foot forward from last to first . with a little luck on the way , that...
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Geese

Geese Across an England October zinc sky, they come. Sketched at angles as if to resemble flags dragged. The Geese are migrating. Rain falls and I...
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The crowds are full of individuals

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Harassed and helpless, worried and weary, even the confident sometimes are teary. Some grabbing, greedy,...
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Dark Places

Photo by Myself *Drowning trigger warning* It was a chilly evening in November when I decided to kill myself. I had been flirting with the idea for a...
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Frustration
It was another day like any other for me. I woke up to my long term girlfriend Cynthia rifling around in the dark, trying to dress without waking me...
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13.2 Arena Roja
The blue gate of Ferris Wheel opened and Sophie stepped out wearing a falda and a white sleeveless blouse with her tits sandwiched in the tight...
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I Love
to touch the sky so blue even though my fingers are gnarly & not so spry; to smell the linger of ocean shore with its line-up of shaggy kelp...
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'Parcel for you..'

‘Parcel for you. Shall I bring it inside?’ Vanessa was puzzled by the enormous cardboard box on the doorstep.’Oh, what is it? It looks heavy.’ The...
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"Spirit of Sleepy Hollow on All Hallows Eve" (short story) Part 2 of 4
Part one was written last Halloween, and its taken me a year to get back to it and post part 2. I've added a link to part 1 here, and hope to post the final 2 parts before, or on, Halloween. https://www.abctales.com/story/penny4athought/spirt-sleepy-hollow-all-ha...
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