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Curious Magic
What I feel takes me dew drenched mingling with nature, quietly slipping away from reality into reverie of fantasy; imagination rambling along where...
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Vanishing Bushes
Vanishing Bushes From bush to bush, mongooses run with their breed for food and fun. From bush to bush, rabbits hop to enjoy these sights, passersby...
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Mute
As my parents get older I find it gets harder to find things to talk to them about. Since lockdown they’ve kind of stayed in that mode so that they...
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Love Story 3
The furrows on my da’s forehead stood like stepping stones to his thoughts. The measured way he lowered the back paged of the Daily Record’s sports...
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I Read it in the Daily News - A Ned's Tale
“That pigeon still coming in here?” Ned slid a beer into the hands of Craven Danger and smiled. “You mean Renaldo? Sure. Me and him are old chums...
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1990: The Water Ladies
A drawing I made based on an old holiday photo.
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A Taste of Autumn
The sun filters through maple-leaf trees designed for beauty- this mighty forest invites us into its realm of mysteries – the woods broad &...
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The Things you Hear in Pubs
An old piece somewhat updated for this IP (caution; contains foul language) (Pic courtesy of my phone:)
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I Hear You Knocking (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 38)
In which Archibald knocks on a few doors and leaves fear and trepidation in his wake!
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write me
Write me a story ChatGPT, write me a tale, write me a ballad, a poem, a rap, write me the words that will tell me we’re fine, convince me you aren’t...
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The puzzle of shadows
Late afternoon sunshine. Standing side by side with 4 year-old. ‘My shadow is longer than yours, isn’t it? Is your shadow taller than you?’ She...
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No Fond Farewell
Another funeral. Image is mine
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Devil's Advocate (Part Three of Three)
Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/devils-advocate Part Two at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/devils-advocate-part-two-...
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Girl in a green dress.
This evening I address everyone from the safely of the pages of a tender tale told by a conflicted man. I am not that man, but his tale of garbage...
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Love Story 2
I wasn’t fully Baptised in the Spirit. Which to some church members meant I wasn’t baptised. Our prayer leader, Colin, spoke in tongues. So I was...
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We have three little trees …
We have a little yew tree – dropped by a bird? – it grew: we moved it to a safer spot, and told the girls that yew has leaves and berries poisonous – the’re for …
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Private Psychiatric Hospital
At last 100% the right medicines after more than 20 years state care, the food is good too but they are very strict on hospital rules, and...
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The Provincial Little Caterpillar
The caterpillar hatched from his tiny yellow egg, which was on the underside of a large leaf. He hatched at exactly a millimeter long, and I’m...
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Devil's Advocate (Part Two of Three)
Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/devils-advocate Devil’s Advocate (Part Two of Three) It had been a long day and nurse Abbott...
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Beneath My Favourite Tree
In summer that's still and so silent, squirrel munches till rustle of swish from tall hazelnut tree as blackbird catches sight of me, my intention...
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