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The Book: Chapter 34
Alice dragged herself into the hospital, running on fumes and caffeine. She ached from the overnight drive back from London and barely had time to...
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The Dragonfly Queen
The Dragonfly Queen By Paul McCann Once in an enchanted time , between somewhere and nowhere , there was a garden where dragonflies flew . In between...
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Changes Unspoken, Feelings Unfelt
They say that the correct way to cook a frog is to place it in a pot of lukewarm water then bring it to the boil; similar applies to people… Not...
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A Compressed Eternity
Time races by but there are places where it rather likes to lull. Most of the time, these places are avoided like the plague or, when that is not...
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Rabbit (Episode 1 - The Further Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid)
In which Aefelthrith (formerly Ethel) plans a change of course whilst Gwlady plans a main course.
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Walking the Dog on a Frosty Morning
The morning sun arrives under the radar. A hard taskmaster heartlessly pinpointing every single speck of dust in the house. Outside the light even...
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Relics of the Gods
Chapter 12 - The Pythia - As they wake up the next morning, Atheas, Sirosa and Odysseus almost forget where they are, surrounded by beautiful green...
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1871
The fields met the coast before long, merging seamlessly with the rolling sand-dunes and the beachlines’ thick marram grass. A well-trodden track was...
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Time to Rise and Shine!
They say … we better function if we’re woken by music not BUZZ! BUZZ! – it isn’t the words of a song but the pattern of notes that help calm the alarm – …
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A hundred moments in autism - Running
I have run since my early teens, long before I had any idea that I was autistic. I find running calming, I enjoy using my leg muscles, the ability to...
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A hundred moments in autism - Training Day
Today is a training day, in person, at one of the university’s excellent training facilities. The training itself is fine, there is good coffee and...
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Weekend at Nans
The dog comes to greet me wagging its tail frantically like it has nt seen me in forever Friday night line up Come on down the price is right Higher...
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Orphic Pleasures
this is so old it was written on vellum ...
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The Book: Chapter 33
London greeted them in the early evening with grey skies and drizzle. Mist wrapped around the old buildings, hiding their secrets. The city was a...
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A hundred moments in autism - Morning Surprise
I climbed into bed with Mrs Oblong this morning and she looked at me, with a shocked expression. “It’s me,” I said. “Your husband.” “I know who you...
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Steelie 6
He leaned forward, the ink from the Racing news and rough wood of the table digging into his forearms. A nimbus of light seemed to drift and spread...
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Parcel for you - Part 55
‘You have to give him his freedom, Mum, so he can develop as a sentient being. I really think we, as a family, are pioneers of this new technology...
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Eva
Listen to Eva sing so pure and simple she flying on angels wings hear her melody on the air you can hear it everywhere and her magic touch as she...
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The Book: Chapter 32
Alice and Mick sat at the dining table, still cluttered with cereal bowls from breakfast, but neither of them cared. The table, usually reserved for...
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A Straight Talking Man
A Straight Talking Man By Paul McCann See Sorrowful Jones is who I am but nobody really gives a damn . Life’s hard but I’m doing what I can I’m a...
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