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The Secrets of Punchinello

By luigi_pagano on Sun, 16 Jun 2019

In strict confidence.

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The Secret Of Survival

By forest_for_ever on Sun, 16 Jun 2019

Not a cheerful piece I know, but when I found out about the nuclear bunkers...far to late. I had to smile and wonder...

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Through the Doors

By rosaliekempthorne on Sun, 16 Jun 2019

There’s nothing you can’t find when you walk through these doors. Nothing that doesn’t have a price. You remember you: there was this girl, blond...

Tattoo

By Aspiringwtr on Sun, 16 Jun 2019

as the ink marks my skin i smile the words you used to hurt me the ones that cut into my soul are now wrapped around the wrist i was so careless with...

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The Private Members Ballot

By Terrence Oblong on Sat, 15 Jun 2019

"Good news my Lord," Box said one morning, as he brought me my morning toast, post and coffee. "You've been drawn first in the Private Members ballot...

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Angel 63 (going home)

By celticman on Sat, 15 Jun 2019

A nurse held the door open for the consultant and Angel smiled up at her. The nurse’s fresh face made the tiled room seem less stuffy, less...

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My Body Lies Over The Ocean

By sean mcnulty on Sat, 15 Jun 2019

My body lies over the ocean My body lies over the sea My body lies over the ocean Oh, bring back my body to me. Masterson had a fine voice. He...

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The Miles from Here to Home

By rosaliekempthorne on Sat, 15 Jun 2019

You wake to the dawn light as cold as winter. There’s frost on the ground, and there’s frost around the collar of the old tweed coat that keeps you...

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Bet you'd forgotten all about Marcus. Don't worry that's what he expected... Image by Andrew Menage https://www.flickr.com/photos/amenage/9512826942/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

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Pad Life: End of Days

By airyfairy on Thu, 13 Jun 2019

An absolute monarchy. That's what we need. Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons

Angel 62 (night troubles)

By celticman on Thu, 13 Jun 2019

Angel dropped off into sleep, like she’d fallen off the side of the Erskine Bridge. Exhausted, she heard what she thought was a cat mewing, but it...

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Quincite

By Ewan on Thu, 13 Jun 2019

A reddish mineral deposit within limestone... Image is from French website Fossiles et Mineraux, no known copyright issues.

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Nanny Anna 2

By celticman on Wed, 12 Jun 2019

Nanny Anna rifled through the cupboards for biscuits. She tended to stuff them into the back of the cupboard after she’d opened them and forgot about...

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The Ocean

By Richard L. Provencher on Wed, 12 Jun 2019

is a feral roaring cascade of movement in a waterfall night foaming crests climbing higher and higher then thrusting forward in a frenzy on unclaimed...

Nature