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Sitting by the River
There's an old Chinese proverb: 'Sit by the river for long enough and you'll eventually see the bodies of your enemies come floating by.' It's got nothing to do with this posting, I just like the proverb.
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Work! Work! Work!

Had a long busy day yesterday. Knew I had to be at the clothes alteration shop for 9am to try on the dress that was first done last year before I...
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Nineteen Eighty Four
I read it in the past when the year was to come, and many more times since, in my psyche it has hung, The world has changed, and changed once more,...
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Thought Train Haiku
Scam callers empty chatter Derail my thought train bound for poetic glory.
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Just like it was yesterday
Just like it was yesterday when we were so full of hopes and dreams and the days seem endless and our love was new each day we found something new in...
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Amazing Feat Haiku
Wouldn't it be amazing, Capturing the wind, and holding it in a jar?
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Ego Trip

What it says ... Image author's own, made at canva.com from PD elements
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Prentis Hancock
A talented man has died and he's gone for eternity. Prentis Hancock has died at the age of eighty-three. This great man came into this world in 1942...
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Mother Of Infection
Mother Of Infection By Paul McCann Mother of infection close over the door to those dangerous germs around us . Mother of infection you are always...
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What You Don't Know Don't . . . .

Fiction speckled with a few facts.
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For Those Who Are Left Behind

For Those Who Are Left Behind By Paul McCann Its 2025 and the lowest wage is 24 dollars an hour which works out to be just over $900 for a 38-hour...
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Aura Urziceanu’s Lullaby Effect

The adventures of an immigrant in Bulgaria during the latter half of May, recounted at the rate one hundred words per day.
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My Best Nightmare, Ever

I have good dreams, I have bad dreams... but the best of the best is a proper nightmare that has actual context. It was years ago, but I remembered...
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The Future is Liberal and Modernistic
Although I read a lot, I rarely put pen to paper these days. This is because the issues we face are so complex, and can be viewed through so many...
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Poor Penka’s Parting

The adventures of an immigrant in Bulgaria during the early half of May, recounted at the rate one hundred words per day.
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Little boy ponders …

“When our cat’s away, where does he go? what does he do? … – who knows?!”
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Mother Of Freedom
Mother Of Freedom By Paul McCann Mother of freedom for those who cry to be heard open the ears of those who refuse to hear . Mother of freedom for...
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Xion Island Zero Chapter 24

When they went into the lounge, Danny stopped by the front door and left his boots there. ‘It’s okay,’ Kel said. ‘Don’t worry about it.’ Nash glared...
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Have I told you lately...

Our morning ritual to say thank you for my cup of tea lovingly prepared, just strong enough, just milky enough no sugar. So much attention carefully...
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When you got a friend
When you got a friend they might be your friend for life might only be but a short time and then they fly out of your life might be a moment special...
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