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"The Appointment in Samarra"
During lockdown I had daydreams of running away to join the circus. I just wanted to get away from all the death I suppose. Those numbers on the news...
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New Directions (17)
Tiny specks of light penetrated the darkness. Sitting on a dusty floor with my back against a rough wall, dust motes glittered in the narrow shafts...
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1:4:10 Crait (Part 5)
There was a knock at the door. The first guard struggled as he tilted and turned the foldable bench through the doorway and out of the narrow...
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Easter In The Holy Land by Alfred N.Muggins
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31/3/24 The Holy Land has so many holes in it! How can it be Holy now? Do Israelis try to follow the Ten Commandments too? Thou shalt not Kill! Are...
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I Have Let Myself Get Too Lonely...Again
No need to worry or offer advice. I have processed and shed the tears until I laughed out loud. I know that it is key to notice, and occasionally...
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A Sort of Meditation
A Sort of Meditation An invitation to meditation: Laying still as a stone. This oneness connects to universal soothe. Where the center achieves...
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Love Thy Neighbour.
Ukraine has been in the news for years now, at one point it was headline news every day, like that was the only war on in the world. There were lots...
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Rambling on the Boggy Moors of Mind
Well I'm certainly no Virginia Woolf, more Little Red Riding Hood, without the gender gymnastics. But an unstructured drift through the intestines of...
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In This Garden
In this garden they hid the truth. A lie behind the tulips, their dirty secrets buried beneath truer dirt than theirs. How they piled up the earth,...
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The world is getting old
I was walking down the street when I heard hip hop music blaring out from somewhere. I looked around, expecting to see a car with its windows wound...
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Getting Older Sucks...
…but it’s better than the alternative. This morning’s snail mail was an advert, with vouchers, for Tena lady pants and an advert from the...
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Mammy’s Break In Boy
Mammy’s Break In Boy . By Paul McCann . Mammy looked a bit worried , she had locked up the house and forgot to take the key . We walked through the...
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New Directions (16)
Things get rough. I've not written much action stuff, I hope it makes sense
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Wild weeding
Wildflower spatterings of small dainty flowers – mauve, orange, yellow, blue – dappled and soft; but oh, how they grow, spread, how quickly they...
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Hoops And Cleeks and Guiders On The Go
Hoops And Cleeks and Guiders On The Go By Paul McCann We took our hoops and cleeks And ran around the streets. Steering was hard to do with a cleek...
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The Names of The Games
The Names of The Games By Paul McCann Playing two balls against a brick wall with balls bouncing back Some could play three balls and sing along for...
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Trips Down Memory Lane Before The World Falls Apart by Alfred N.Muggins
28/11/23 Alfred had typically been far too busy watching the tragic and desperate news from the (not so?) Holy Land, and commenting on and sharing...
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Upcoming Self-Published Collection: In This Village
Hi all! So, I've been writing here since 2018, when I was 18 years old. I vividly remember picking up a copy of Salems' Lot by Stephen King earlier...
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Wild Side Of April
Started off a clear morning, dawn sky of red and gold; wood mice hoped this day would stay pleasant...and not too cold. Proceeding on their way...
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I Blame Anne Lamott
I recently finished reading Anne Lamott’s book, ‘Bird by Bird’. A book about writing. An unexpected book that made me laugh out loud. Summary of the...
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