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The Other Side of the Attic Window II
The twins stopped by with a question. “How’d you become a ghost?” “It was my turn,” I said. Halloween being over, I thought I’d have more me time...
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2026
A new year, a new leaf, a new calendar: we are here, time is brief – how and whither shall we wander? …
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ballad of storms of silence
listen to the roar of storms listen to the roar of gales! listen to the hymns of silence do you hear the song of songs? ~ hear the gentle silence of...
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Smoke-Free For Two Years
Something wonderful happened two years ago. On January 1, 2024, I gave up all forms of tobacco. I've been smoke-free two years today. I decided to...
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Mother Of Cleansing
Mother Of Cleansing By Paul McCann Mother of cleansing help us to wash the black marks from our face of tears we have cried in years of disgrace ...
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All the best...
Not such a happy new year, really...
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Winter Landscapes
Dark brown fringe upon blue sky …
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"Of all the trees..."
I thought the Holly and the Ivy might have something to say at this time of year?
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Bron-1
Chapter 1 She hit the surface of the water, arms and legs spreadeagled, with a crash rather than a splash. “MAM!” she shrieked. The cold hit her like...
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On the Patch Where the Strawberries Grew
Remembering my own Angel of the North, my Sunderland grandmother Grace Erskine, on her special night of the year.
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Atlas of the Drowned Country
The realtor calls it waterfront. The water is in the kitchen. We sleep upstairs. We've always slept upstairs. The first floor belongs to the crabs...
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I won’t tell but I know why you don’t like the festive season-
It’s everyone asking, and wanting to know if you’re one thing or another, married or still living in the city- And for as long as you remember, you...
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The UFO Bible 5
"If we confess our crimes, they are faithful and just and will forgive us our crimes and prescribe anti-psychotics that will cleanse us of our...
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Apricity, the mole catcher and the promise of returning light
We have a storm porch, now. It feels luxurious, a strange Maritime phenomenon in a suburban setting. A glass vault that holds us in it, a space so...
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The Snowfall Algorithm
... the unboxing of a ‘Limited Edition Nostalgia Pack’
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Touchphone.
Today has been the 6th day that I have been with my Mum. I travelled each day to her home and travel back home to mine each night. On my way back...
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This Year (for 2026)
Inspiration Point - 'Resolution'.
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Vengeance For The Dead - Chapter 12
Vengeance For The Dead A Novel By Paul McCann Chapter 12 The Island Of The Dead The wind roared like a mighty lion all around the riverside and it...
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Vengeance For The Dead - Chapter 11
Vengeance For The Dead A Novel By Paul McCann Chapter 11 Tommy’s Ghost Tommy was always a rebel at heart . He worked alone and answered to no one ...
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