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POSTAGE
“ Will you get the mail please, Susan? Take Clement with you. And the gun.” I stood up, shoulders back. “I can drive myself. I’ve got my license now...
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J. C. Jones IV - Take Me Out of the Ball Game
“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I wasn’t myself on last week’s show with Mister Claus. Please forgive me. And because J. C. still loves you, I...
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A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Four
From my diaries I have recollections of Nelly constantly wiping hands in her apron, it seemed to me at the time she was always being interrupted from...
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Dry Season
once, were cracks in the sky—splinters of sun now they’re sealed— edge to edge, mingled to one droplets fall on sheltering leaves: tearless grief— no...
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This Poem
This poem dpoesn't want to be in this poem It's seen plenty of tired poetry in its day This poem will sit on the shelf for years Gathering dust This...
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Marnie
Inside your head Is an unmade bed You close the blinds And search your mind Inside your head You’re well read You have all the answers And your...
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The Patrolman - 23
Taxi drivers who ‘do nights’ don’t need things spelled out to them.
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17 Syllable Portrait
Rearrange these words into a well known phrase: It,fits,wear,if,cap,the ... Image made at canva.com using pd elements and no-AI
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Secret Life
SECRET LIFE #2 THEY SAY WHAT’S DONE IN THE DARK; WILL COME TO LIGHT. BUT WHAT IF THE DARK IS ALL YOU’VE EVER KNOWN? WE SHAPE OUR STORIES LIKE FRAGILE...
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Castrator.
The life of a castrato is an interesting one. The boys were castrated before their beautiful voices changed. This was done in Italy, so that they...
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Motives and Morals
Boris and Valerie were visiting Pastor Boris' parents in Russia. The bright red Lada arrived at Vladivostok Airport. It was driven by an old man with...
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simbamba
simbamba simbamba brave little zimba mamas little lion mamas little cub simbamba simbamba slumber little zimba slumber little zimba simbamba simbamba...
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Dead Man: 1
The day John Bardo died was an otherwise unremarkable day in his life. It was in late spring, when the mornings were beginning to get lighter and...
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10 Life Lessons. Number 7.
A few weeks after my ninth birthday, and with money desperately tight, Dad finally gave his permission for mum to get a job. I know that sounds...
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A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Three
I did feel that air of excitement, but also a slight trepidation, as the last time I saw my cousin Julia, was when we were nine, which was nearly six...
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A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Two
I remember sitting at breakfast that morning, asking mama how long we would be able to stay at Uncle and Aunts. “ My dear Emily,” she replied in her...
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Entry 2 — Margaret’s Garden
Journal of Isla Loren — March 18 Location: white house above the Aiglin Sea Weather: Dew on the windowpanes, pale light, hush before the wind Notes:...
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Impulsive Anger and Escalation
How easily I get irritated and snap instead of chat. How easily nations squabble and angry thrust becomes a tit-for-tat. “Blessed are the peacemakers...
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The Rest of My Life: Thoughts on looking at mum and dad's wedding photograph.
When my father was the age I am now - 66 - he became homeless for the first time. He was living on the streets. It was around this time of year, too...
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Addictions.
There are lots of different kinds of addictions. I suppose if I had to put them into categories, I would put them as mild, medium, strong, severe,...
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