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desert songs
Take a splinter from the fire let it light your way Then follow your song. LIFE Life begins the journey of the soul to the land of the setting sun...
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A ‘little roof’, ^, makes all the difference!

When I was young, just beginning to read … what I had liked best – “The song about the sea”. I said … insisted there had been no song about the sea …
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (15)

Part 14 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-14 It was an unholy union and yet, in time, the creature came to care...
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"She Wears Red Feathers"

Guy Mitchell – 13 th March to 9 th April 1953
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Sawdust
The play I'll never write.
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The First Bee of Spring (Haiku)
Striped yellow and black Buzzing at the garden gate -The first bee of Spring!
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Penny's Pass the Parcel Part 3
Sheriff Milton didn't know how long he had been unconscious. As he recovered, he vaguely remembered a pungent but pleasant smell emanating from a...
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Language Sex and Violence
But what do you people do all day? We f't , we f'k , mostly we f't for a f'k My, but you Americans are so hostile! Missionary style on top sideways...
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Making Dough

'As a scientist, Wilkinson knew that if he were ever to break wind in the echo chamber, he would never hear the end of it.' 'That's not bad at all,...
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S S R I

S S R I The Psychiatrist said I spend way too long in bed and instead of changing my hair, I should be changing my head: "You'd have turned out OK if...
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IV. Remains - Part Three

He opened the lid on a Wednesday morning. Three weeks and a day since the box arrived. The garage was cold — the heating hadn't been on in days, the...
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“Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes”

Perry Como: 6th February to 12 th March 1953
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"Art of Trouble" 10
Thomas picked up one of her fries and munched on it thoughtfully as Jade scrolled through the photos of the previous paintings he'd acquired at...
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Glasses and Glasses …

We took them to the Children’s Performing Arts Festival. The six-year old was to recite, ' Daddy Fell Into the Pond' by Alfred Noyes . The eight year...
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The Curious Spanner

A chilhood story about a mysterious spanner and unintended consequences.
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Slowly But Surely

Slowly But Surely by Paul McCann . Slowly but surely , always more poorly. Slowly but surely , ever so purely. All that I do, I give slowly but...
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rise of the wild cats
Set in the gritty, subculture-clashed streets of North Watford in the early 1980s, this story is a visceral coming-of-age memoir centred on the rise of the Leavesden Wild Cats. The narrative follows Stuart Rodgers, a thick-set sixteen-year-old whose life is measured in school yard scraps and the rhythmic thrum of rockabilly. Alongside his best friend and "architect" of the gang, Peter Carter—a wiry, pompadoured leader with a predatory gaze—Stuart navigates a world where identity is forged through leather jackets, "brothel creeper" shoes, and a fierce territorial loyalty. Author’s Note: Originally compiled as a collection of short stories in 2025, this project has been reimagined and expanded into a full-length memoir following critical acclaim. This edition incorporates new material and refined narrative arcs based on reader feedback.
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The Possibility Of Having Lived Other Lives

The Possibility Of Having Lived Other Lives by Paul McCann Introduction Sometimes I would be in a place where I feel a sense of familiarity as if I’...
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Voicemail received 3:47 PM, November 19 [0:00] Hey, it's me. [0:02] I know you're probably in a meeting. [0:05] I just wanted to— [pause] I don't...
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The Lost Dreams Of Alfred Muggins In The New Reich by Alfred N.Muggins
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18/2/26 Alfred decided (in a dream, of all places, that it was time to pay Trumpenstein back for all the mental, and sociological, political and...
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