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Vesuvius

They go on to say all about the business they have with the spirit world, their psychographical experiments, or automatic writing, as they refer to...
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A Day in the Life - Part Nine

October 24, 2026. The Halloween parade in the quaint old village of Cold Spring, NY. It’s my favorite time of the year. Bundling up to brave the...
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tempest
tempest i have always loved an autumn storm tearing away the last vicious heat of summer battering down excessive socialising forcing hipsters back...
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The Band That Couldn’t Play
The band were clowns, or so it seemed, Who tried to play the poems dreamed. They blew their horns, they banged their drums, They hummed like bees...
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The Empty Chair

(A late attempt at last week's inspiration point.)
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The Bungalow-26

Continued from Chapter 25: The Bungalow-25 | ABCtales Hawke settled into his seat on the Dublin to Belfast Enterprise Express, trying to ease the...
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nothing exciting
we met in the teen club room you were playing foosball you challenged me to a game and that was the beginning at first we were both shy small talk,...
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The Unknown Enemy.Chapter 12.
Chapter 12. Trying to Read a Dangerous Mind. The hollow was cold, and the fire was little more than glowing embers. Redmon paced restlessly, his...
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Cloud-cuckoo-land Chapter 2.
Chapter Two. Head in the clouds. He opened the front door and peered out. The street that should have been there was definitely missing, as was the...
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Lost Words

Lost Words Jennifer Pickup, 23.10.2026. Is there something that you wanted to say, But ran out of time before the words came? Were they caught within...
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Poem VII: Twelve Letters
Poem VII: Twelve Letters A N N I H I L A T I O N ad nihil : to nothing. nihil : ne hilum , not even a speck. Let's open the word. · · · · · · L A T I...
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Autumn Weather Haikus
Boelo blows in- The second storm of autumn- Leaves fly off in fear! Amber Warning, eh? The name is familiar, Isn't she a poet?
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A Day in the Life - Part Eight

When writing I most always start off with my old friend The. Even if I don’t intend to keep it. (Some friend, huh?) Writing that one word gives me...
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Nobody Floats It This Time of Year - Part One: 2018 (4)

Rafting Rule No. 4: Dress for the temperature of the water, not the air.
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Cloud-cuckoo-land Chapter 1.
Cloud Cuckoo Land. Chapter One A bump on the head. Lemmy carefully fingered the bump on his head. It felt huge, but when he looked in the mirror in...
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The Unknown Enemy.Chapter 11.
Chapter 12. Whispers Sent Toward a Hidden Enemy. King Syldan sent for Thallian, the Chief Clerk. The poor man was horrified when he was told that one...
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Retail Park
A new metropolis. Matrix of damaged roads and tight roundabouts. Stone faced haridans and sinister boys, Chasing bumpers around the labyrinth. Like...
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Nobody Floats It This Time of Year - Part One: 2018 (3)

Rafting Rule No. 3: Stay clear of strainers. A fallen tree lets the water through but not you.
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The Unknown Enemy.Chapter 10.
Chapter 10. Where Calm Turns to Watchfulness. Prince Mardan read the message from King Syldan twice, his face pale. He returned to the dining room...
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Amanderella and the Gooseberry Mystery. Chapter 9.
Chapter Nine. Shovelock Ellis. The Peer’s motor‑vehicle shuddered to a halt outside a narrow Marylebone townhouse whose windows were so clean they...
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