Cherrypicked stories
January Skies

In January beautiful tracery of skeletal branches on clear skies cool blue cloudscapes near-sunset tinges – back-lighting glow.
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Winter in the Adirondacks
Winter, in upstate New York, is a cross country skiers delight. The snow cover is usually good. There are lots of mountains and high forests to glide...
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Uncle John's Popemobile.
Black specks were moving on the stacked plates of uneaten leftovers and the casual smears of a man that had tried to tidy up. Casualties lay on the...
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Damn them.... a rant.

Today the 29th, 1979. It turned me and educated me about the insane "National Rifle Association" I(the NRA), in America. Today marks the anniversary...
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In Between The Night And Day
In Between The Night And Day By Paul McCann In between the night and day , homeless people find their way To the places where they’re laid where the...
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New Directions (6)

I faked a call on my mobile. Pretending to jump, I patted my jacket pocket and took it out. ‘Excuse me, Celia. My office.’ I held the thing up and...
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The Man in the Iran Mosque

The story of a magic carpet-ride through Persia - Part Nine.
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"Willow's Missing Tail" 12
“Perfidia, I’m sure Jon isn’t in jeopardy with your cousin,” Martha reasoned. “And I’m not so sure,” Perfidia replied and turned back to Willow with...
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The Phone Booth Incident - A Ned's Tavern Tale

“I solved a case today,” said Craven. “It started with the flick of an ash from a ‘46 Buick.” Craven Danger stubbed out his cigarette in the half-...
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"Unwanted Magic" 3

“I want my mom to come on the adventure too,” Joey told Flint. Flint growled in a not so happy tone. “Sure, let's take the whole family on your...
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Come and See My Etchings

Image: this work is in the public domain because it was published in the United States between 1929 and 1963, and although there may or may not have been a copyright notice, the copyright was not renewed. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Above Weobley

(26/01/24) Late afternoon low January sunshine bright glinting on the wet grass and squelchy mud, dazzling in the westward walk – so blundering in...
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The Great Falafel Kerfuffle

The story of a magic carpet-ride through Persia - Part Eight.
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A Woman Who Likes Jazz

I finally found a woman who really liked jazz music
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After the Snow

After the Snow Sun sets over a sylvan skyline, birdsong fades on bare boughs, vulpine tracks of hunting paths, life crawls post Yuletide sprawl...
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The Mole (A Sonnet)

The Mole (A Sonnet) Jennifer Pickup, 26.01.2024 I’ve been hiding in the dark for too long, Seeking refuge in ground’s eternal night – A haven in...
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Ashes to Ashes (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 52)

We're at the gates of the crematorium and time is definitely running out for Frankie, but there's a shock in store for Samantha, too!
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Moon Over Armley
Moon Over Armley An angry cloud converses with the lunar. The sixpence sphere will always rise above. In Armley prison darkness arrives sooner. A...
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Cheers

Another gone. Per Ardua Ad Astra, Blue skies.
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'A bump of originality'*

… an unexpected twist, insertion, a catch in the rhythm a …
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