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Auntie Nessie
I was rescued by a dog. Morag, a golden retriever puppy, exploring and sniffing her way along the beach found me unconscious. I had tripped and fell...
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The Damp Demise of Ronnie Porter
Humoresque Vocalese Ronnie Porter was sick of the rain because for forty six days it had been the same old story - bouncing from the roof and racing...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (10)
Billy was fairly certain that the wolves were gone; as certain as he could be given the extraordinary circumstances. Beyond that, he wasn’t sure...
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Shadow Boxers in A Back Street
Scouse athletes spar on the unmade road I walk along going to work, on the ridge height of a western Cornish town. I wonder what bought them so far...
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Shirt.
Shirt. No one would know the answer. Tonight was watching the fab Tipping Point this evening with my daughter Meghan and a question came up. The...
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Enduring Love
I was thinking of Valentines day, and yes I bought flowers, when I wrote this as more real for us. (Image is courtesy of Pixabay)
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A Promise Kept
May upset - Euthanasia in Switzerland
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Home Among The Gum Trees
Home Among The Gum Trees By Paul McCann Johnny and Joanne walked to the church, holding hands , they felt as if they would never see each other again...
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Chasing Aphrodite
Chasing Aphrodite By Paul McCann Peter had been alone most of his life . Never had a girlfriend and never really knew what love was all about . Most...
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Gentle and Slow
Slow murmur, slow and steady Gentle and slow Whisper across the world Settle into sleep slumber Gentle and slow Whisper through the desert of dreams...
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The Mask (revisited)
I have a mask of frozen flesh My features stiff and cold Petrified by pain and loss Lovers lost, new and old I hide behind this bitter mask That...
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The Good News comes to Europe
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] [Acts chapter 16] They came to the city of Philippi, where they went to the river where some met for prayer...
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Valentine Day's Massacre
I first got married on Valentine’s Day. That massacred the commercial celebration for me forever! I’m not bitter, but perhaps I should explain… It’s...
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Renovations
2002 - In the early stages of 'Exploring Possibilities', I was nervous... RENOVATIONS house loud full of coloured voices frequently gathered while...
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The Kept Ledger (2)
The first page. Dated. A name. A specific grievance. Written in a hand that was not hers but moved the same way. 4/7/83 — Dr. Rowe. Said it was God's...
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The Kept Ledger (1)
The couple was going to fight over the quilt. Gayle saw it the minute they walked in—the woman holding her auction paddle like a hymnal, the man...
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Nando's.
Nando’s! I did not tell Meghan about yesterday, the woman that had shouted at me! She was stressed enough about her car, and the possibility of it...
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The Light 1
All around her was darkness. She was naked. That's all she knew, but that was darkness too. She knew that she had legs and that she could move, but...
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Mistake
MISTAKE The paint’s chipped where you kicked the door shut that night - not in anger then, but the urgency of the moment: the surge that began with...
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