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To "Leave the World Unseen" (Keats)
It is sweet and fitting to "leave the world unseen" and retreat into a world of artistic shadows, basking in Water Lilies and Lotus Blossoms; with...
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Fall Back (2)
The kitchen was at the front of her unit, beside the door, and the blind over the sink had never once been down. He had watched her eat standing up...
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Gathering for worship, learning
That place of stone with vaulted ceilings high, and spire that points up to the sky may sober and subdue our mood, but will not of itself give warmth...
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A Day in the Life - Part Six
Name dropping alert: It was hot and stormy summer in New York City’s East Village when I wandered into a local pub I had read about in the local...
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The Unknown Enemy.Chapter 5
Chapter 5. Disappearing Watchmen. Captain Smike left the palace before dawn. The frost still clung to the cobbles and the streetlamps flickered in...
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Amanderella and the Gooseberry Mystery. Chapter 4.
Chapter Four. Tea at the Savoy. Amanderella stepped out into the bright afternoon, the warehouse door clicking shut behind her. The air felt fresher...
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Old Walls - Part 7
Simon left the food bank feeling unsatisfied. He hadn’t really spoken to the other volunteers, Marion had sort of overpowered him and left him unable...
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The Bungalow-24
Continued from Chapter 23: The Bungalow-23 | ABCtales Chapter 24 He rounded the hairpin bend on Hilltop Lane, then swooped down the hill, past the...
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Fall Back (1)
The fountain came on at six in the morning and ran until midnight. He had only ever seen the half of it that happened in the dark. He watched it from...
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POEM VI · CLOCK FACE
Poem VI · the weapon itself, and the hour it keeps Clock Face Twelve lines numbered as the twelve hours of a clock. The Doomsday Clock stands at 85...
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October Garden Haiku
Bees cling to petals of roses I've not yet pruned Some are still blooming!
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FLOOD
FLOOD When the boat appeared around the bend in the river, the ducks lifted noisily from the water and scattered. In the failing light, Callan saw...
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Looking forward to looking back
Looking back at when he’d looked forward to the when he’d be looking back to that time of great trouble now past and gone, done. Looking back to before, to that time of fearful war, when they had been looking hopefully forward to …
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Amanderella and the Gooseberry Mystery. Chapter 3.
Chapter Three. The Warehouse. The warehouse stood over the towpath, its brickwork darkened by years of canal weather. Amanderella pushed the side...
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The Unknown Enemy.Chapter 4
Chapter 4. Whispers Reach the Throne. The candles in the Records Chamber had burned low by the time the first messenger arrived. The room was never...
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a letter
i am not something to stare at not a body for your amusement i have a name you do not know and an inner life behind these eyes i am not an art...
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Red Rose Haiku
Verdant green and red, blossoming in defiance of winter's death
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Chapter 21 - Valith
“Ladies, that’s where I take my leave. I’ll meet you on the road to the Pillar tomorrow.” Turning to Morgan, Heilig smiled wryly. “Be strong.” Her...
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Someone New
Later I learn that George is a bona fide British lady, belonging to the Hyde-Lees name, and has only come to this bloody place to be with Yeats whom...
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