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My Gastroschisis Warrior

In the hush before the dawn, A flicker on the screen, A doctor’s voice, softly spoken, Cuts through the in-between. A tiny life still forming, Hands...
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Poem of the week

The Daughter-Wife

When she died, The house fell quiet and wide, And he looked at me like I should slide, Right into the space where her shadow stayed, A child in a...
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The Weight of Light

At dawn, Lucifer bore a burning torch to light Venus. Loadstar led him into temptation until all trespasses were vanquished. His archangel glory...

LOST!

I was lost, and I knew it. My friend was lost too, and he knew it. My friend was in a worst situation than myself. I was all over the place, but for...

ODDS. Part Two.

If someone was to guess how they thought thy would die, out of ten possibilities, what are the chances of this happening? A young woman age just 25...
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ODDS. Part One.

If someone was to guess how they thought they would die, out of ten possibilities, what are the chances of this happening? Two youths age just twenty...
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Magic Shampoo III

Cindy flies into the dark, deep blue sky with her red nightgown. The moon lights up her white, skeletal figure. She grabs the blade of the moon and...
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Deadlock

Deadlock By Paul McCann In the town of Killbrainum they were playing a game on the top of Nogoman’s Hills . The snow had fallen down on the old...
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Xion Island Zero: Chapter 38

The forest vanished into blue shadows as Nash looked at the door. The hut squatted like a waiting animal, and the narrow windows reminded him of...
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Jaws (1988)

I first saw Jaws when I was about eleven, maybe twelve. It was late, a school night, and I couldn’t sleep. I got out of bed, in the bedroom I shared...
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Here I am

“This will be the death of me,” the man says. He stands at the edge, staring at the gaping hole in the plane. He should see the sky. Clouds, sun,...
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Ramblers

They had forgotten how arduous this hiking trail could be, but for seasoned walkers Joan and Kevin, they somehow couldn’t help themselves. This wasn’...

The Man Who Hung Onto Moonbeams

The Man Who Hung Onto Moonbeams By Paul McCann Rusty Etchworth climbed mountains at night . No one else in the world could do what Rusty was able to...
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Story of the week

An Afternoon in Lausanne

It was death that gave me the courage. In the space of two years, I lost my uncle, my stepfather, an old friend I shared an office with in Barcelona...
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Massage Parlour

I generally don’t go in for spas or massage. It’s the pampering that puts me off — the soft music, the hushed tones, the candles. I don’t like being...
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Pudding Detective - Chapter 6

Pudding Detective - Chapter 6 - The Great Pond
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The Patrolman - 31

‘Calling Car Three King, Car Three King.’

Take a walk with me through life

Take a walk with me through life gently hold my hand in yours and lets walk in the sunshine and rain take a walk with me and let see what adventures...

SAD.

It came up on my phone as breaking news. I did not know him, nor had I ever heard his name. Then as we heard more, it got sadder. It was sad for his...
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