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In Days of Yore

It had been erected as a temporary block of four classrooms after the war, but when I arrived there in September 1969 it was still in use and set...
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Mother and Child Reunion (Dead Reckoning series - Part 47)

Jeannie attempts to get control over her wilful daughter and the Detectives try to make sense of the situation.
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Parcel for You - Part 51

Maybe he’s just better off without me, she thought as she drove back towards home, knowing in her gut that Spencer would not be by the front door...
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The Patrolman - 7 (2/2)

The streets were hot and sticky, pungent with marihuana.
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The Patrolman - 7 (1/2)

Madre Jalisco’s stood on the corner of Hollywood and Schrader at 6536.
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Return to Waterloo

Return to Waterloo These once children chiselled on a bench – holding hands. A July southern seafront. They are amongst screeching pushchairs, feral...
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"Fragile"

The cardinal singing in the evergreen tree gave her hope; good things would come to pass. It had been too long since she’d had hope. She hadn’t dared...
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New Directions (26)

She was asleep. Drawing a seat as close to her as I could I leaned Ted and Lucy’s envelope against the water jug sitting on the grey metal cabinet aside the bed.
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The Crowd Went Mild.

The crowd went mild. It’s a great line and it’s true. I’m a big boxing fan and go to a lot of the big, and not so big, fights. Back in the day, which...
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The Body in the Library

Saturday 24th April 1976 The Body in the Library I always was a fan of Sherlock Holmes. Tales of his case-solving are legendary made even more...
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Story of the week

The Book: Chapter 9

Alice had brought the book home to read, though it repulsed her and she didn’t know why she’d done it. Her house felt contaminated, as though the...
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The Singer Who Stole Their Hearts

The Singer Who Stole Their Hearts By Paul McCann Joe Mc Laughlin liked to walk to work and rain , hail, or shine, he always had a song in his heart...
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New Directions (25)

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Matronage

I met the boy who shat himself years later. Beaky Behan. Not the full shilling. Shit running down his shorts and into his socks and shoes. He...
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Red Door

Red Door Jennifer Pickup, 03.02.2025 I heard the news today, It made my heart beat sore. I took your record out to play Only a night or two before...
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New Directions pt24

24 It took quite a bit of persuasion to stop Karen from grabbing the key and going to the cottage while I finished my second pint. ‘You have to leave...
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The Book: Chapter 8

The hospital had a different mood at night. Even on good nights, the empty halls created an oppressive feeling that pressed on the soul. It was a...
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Poem of the week

"Dug"

How could I end the day without telling you all 'aboot ma dug'?! See, my dug, She’s naw right In the noggin. Tea Or coffee in my hand. It doesn't...
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