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And what did the robin do then...?
We all know the rhyme but, I wonder, what did he do?
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The Final Cut
The Final Cut As timing goes, it was characteristically poor. I would go so far as to say downright bad. I imagine that in his wicked line of work he...
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Santa Pause
Santa Pause John Jones hated his name, its mundanity matched only by the inane notion of Christmas. In truth, it hadn’t always been this way. A...
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Parcel for you - Part 44
Recently Vanessa had grown a little bit tired of her old friend Pat, mostly due to her relationship with the very annoying Stu. She’d fallen in with...
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My Son Josiah 2
Outside an African airport in the country of Bugalug a group of people stood at a bus stop. "What time is the bus due?" asked a man in his 20s who...
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what comes after Christmas 3
The basement smelt damp and faintly of pee. A knot grew in Carl’s gut. He hurried with Naama in his arm. He was a wee man and she was no weight at...
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It Wasn't A Wonderful Life
Some people were upset and they said it was unfair. George Bailey killed old man Potter and he went to the electric chair. George discovered that the...
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The Legacy of the MacGregors
Another ghost story, in time for Christmas Eve
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The Broken Down Bus
The Broken Down Bus By Paul McCann As the school football coach and a teacher , Mr Fingerton was kept quite busy with his various roles at Garden...
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The Reunion
The Reunion By Paul McCann The school reunion of 84 was happening . It was the first time that they had seen each other in 40 years . The girls all...
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Bright Side Of Life
Dear diary...Wednesday 18th December 2024. It's been seven weeks since my hip replacement. I can't thank the surgeon enough, he's given me a new...
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what comes after Christmas 2
Carl grew so weary sitting beside her bed his shoulders were mudflats. It seemed so long ago. He couldn’t remember how it came to this. The world...
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Flipping Heck!
I am not really into Winter and all the dark nights, I would rather just stay in the home and in the warm, where it is nice and cosy. I remember when...
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Mammogram
I cast off the silk bra; a romantic present. Set free, in the cool compartment, my nipples harden. Areolas tug subcutaneous petal lobes, buoyed by...
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Why Christmas? (3)
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series, but placed in Christmas series] So quietly he came, God of the spheres born as a babe, true ‘Superman’ to be...
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On A Boat To Capture A Dream
On A Boat To Capture A Dream By Paul McCann Set afloat on a boat upon the water and we’re cutting through the breeze far from the shore , to a place...
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On The Island
On The Island By Paul McCann . Just waiting for the sunset on an island near Coron heaven will have its way and soon the day will soon be gone. The...
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Garden In The Sky
Garden In The Sky By Paul McCann The steps to where butterflies have been sent were filled with places for children to play . Dressed with a wealth...
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Along for the ride
Up here The clouds sail along in their own world Communes of white and grey Streaked, bubbly, peaked They mask the land and sea Cover the burned, the...
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The Border Ballads
Hear, these women singing the pure thread of pain, woven through the landscape where there was no grace but dread and drama, a silver dreaming...
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