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Dreaming

Dreaming readily even through darkest hours; I cross over with just sight to guide the way, a phantom unseen, going where vision leads; taken by...

"I Love Your......."

Over the years, I have said, to work colleagues, as I have seen them sat opposite me, “I love your shoes,” Or I have said, “I love your jeans,” I...

Driving Drunk.

I have noticed over about five years, while I have been driving, that I have seen drivers in front of me going from left to right when they should...

Updates and Exotic Fruitcakes

What is our experience of neighbours? It could be like the smiley people on certain adverts, who studiously ignore each others annoying habits, big...

"Shush, Please !!!!"

I have always been amazed by the linguistic dexterity, of friends and colleagues, who can literally talk forever. Most of us are gabbers by nature...
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Goatie 2

I ponder my sleep-walking predicament. Apparently, I’m superhuman able to drink a glass of water without waking. I remember a case in which a man had...
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The hidden painting chapter 8

Cindy seems to be really getting behind the biography of Arthur Waldron. She is amazed at the twists and turns he wrote in his novels! Will Jasper meet his deadline?
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Cherry

Brean Down

Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/brean-down Brean Down Gulls suspended in silence - mid-flight, gliding high over spume-dashed...
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Goatie

MIASMA. That’s the word I was trying to remember. It’s all a bit stupid. It doesn’t really exist in the same way it did then as an invasive force. But you’ve still got the hangover of the word hanging like a bad smell.
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Success

What is success? Is success simply my happiness? Is success my mental health? Is success connected to my heart? No I always wanted success to be...
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Take Me Back

There’s too much trouble in the world Nobody whispers everybody shouts Tempers are short anger is normal Hatred leads by example Ignorance is formal...
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The Good Old Days

Part V The Good Old Days As we neared the park on that fresh, Spring day, over 30 years ago now, we turned onto a road without much traffic, where...
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The Forgotten Vegetable 2

The answer is 81, in case anyone's asking...
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The Forgotten Vegetable 1

A bit obnoxious, yes, but it explores the zeitgeist and stuff.

It Only Rains In Melbourne At Night

It Only Rains In Melbourne At Night by Paul McCann Eating in a resto with the sounds of slurps and burbs and the busker on the corner with a flute...

Melbourne Trip

Melbourne’ Trip by Paul McCann . Its a place called Melbourne where the journey is set , where it might rain sometimes but it never gets wet . It's...

Mother Of Shadows

Mother Of Shadows by Paul McCann Mother of shadows remove the unseen presence there that attempts to hide . Mother of shadows close the window to...
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The King of Goosey Lake (Conclusion)

After the sun set, tiki torches were lit up and lined the park. The fish fry was an enormous success. Anyone who wanted seconds was able to get it...

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