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The Unknown Enemy.Chapter 3.

By Eric Marsh on Thu, 15 Oct 2026

Chapter 3. A Smuggler hears too much. Old Mello cursed as his mule picked its way along the frozen track. The path was barely wide enough for the...

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Amanderella and the Gooseberry Mystery. Chapter 2 Part 2

By Eric Marsh on Thu, 15 Oct 2026

She hurried down the alleyway toward the quiet, dusty sanctuary of the bookshop. Unlike the fruit stall and the millinery, the bookshop was utterly...

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Amanderella and the Gooseberry Mystery. Chapter 2 Part 1

By Eric Marsh on Thu, 15 Oct 2026

Chapter Two. Following the Clues. Amanderella paid for her hairdressing, gave Miss Hutter a generous tip, and left the salon with Monsieur Chevalier’...

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bonfire night

By celticman on Wed, 14 Oct 2026

This is now That was when Big boots and brown-shirted men Splashed through ash and falling rain Lost faces, crinkled eyes and loud cries Token loads...

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Old Walls - Part 6

By Jane Hyphen on Wed, 14 Oct 2026

There was something about waiting for the perfect moment which caused all Simon’s internal systems to speed up, his heart rate accelerated, his...

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above the clouds

By maybeamelia on Wed, 14 Oct 2026

i simply follow orders words from above a commander, an officer, a general with the press of a button or the push of a lever a home set afire,...

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Hope Street

By Ewan on Wed, 14 Oct 2026

Umm... it's about... being disappointed - by the high heid yins, I suppose.

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Selworthy

By maudsy on Wed, 14 Oct 2026

Weather sleeps here, Alighting softly on ancient gates; Cosseting leather; percolating Bone and shadow; distinguishing Medieval brick. Beyond the...

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Morning Music

By Makis on Wed, 14 Oct 2026

A poem that sets morning to music...

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Amanderella and the Gooseberry Mystery.

By Eric Marsh on Wed, 14 Oct 2026

Chapter One. The Woman in the Third Chair. Amanderella Gottsnobbler sat before her mirror, studying her reflection with the calmness of someone who...

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The Unknown Enemy.Chapter 2.

By Eric Marsh on Wed, 14 Oct 2026

Chapter 2. Fear wakes a village. Nemon scrambled down the stairs so fast his boot slipped on the smooth stone. He slammed against the wall, his...

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MUSSELS

By TOMCRA on Wed, 14 Oct 2026

MUSSELS Miran worked the pocket knife like a lever, sliding it up and under the mussels until they came free of their moorings. She held each clump...

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Fewer Each Time (3)

By SoulFire77 on Tue, 13 Oct 2026

The cold went through his coat at once. He stood on the walk with his back to the door and his hands in his pockets and looked at the square. It was...

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The Bungalow-23

By Ivan the OK-ish on Tue, 13 Oct 2026

Continued from Chapter 22: The Bungalow-22 | ABCtales ‘Theatre, pure theatre.” The old man pronounced the word with an upper-class drawl – ‘the-ar-...

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