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Silas Nash Book 1: Hush Hush Honeysuckle: Chapter 25
Nash tapped the desk as he listened to the ringing on the end of the line. He didn’t think Jones was going to answer. ‘Jesus, can’t a man pleasure...
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A confession
From the white bench next to my house, I have a nice view of my beech hedge, of the main road, of the fruit trees in the neighbour’s garden. It is a...
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Trip of a Lifetime
A poem inspired by a terrible incident my partner and I witnessed on the four kilometre journey into our local town this morning.
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Parklife (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 30)
In which our convoy arrives and problems abound!
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Holy Cows
Holy cows chew the cud and patiently wait in fields until we pass and praise them for being there. I puzzle over the uncontrolable urge to say 'cows...
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Wolves
Wolves (A Villanelle) Jennifer Pickup 10.08.2023 My heart starts to race at the close of light – There are wolves in the shadows, wolves outside, I...
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Tokyo panic.
Today was a day of panic. I hadn’t realised how late in the afternoon it was till Wanda the tea lady arrived at the office door with the tea cart. “...
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begone
there is a bumblebee buzzing where the woundwort was now neat snipped stalks in hoe hacked naked soil no cerise tipped willowherb spires, leaves...
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Cherished Evenings
Cherished Evenings Cherish I. from my heart’s abyss the evenings of pleasure and bliss dating them back seven decades past when its spell, urbanity...
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Silas Nash Book 1: Hush Hush Honjeysuckle: Chapter 24
Nash had a bad night. Loneliness was always worse when it was dark and he was in the house on his own. It was crippling. Having a selfish,...
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Goatie 31
I’m that age. Got confused. Get easily lost. But it seemed the screw was leading me away from the medical block. I’d grown used to and familiar with...
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Scorn Not His Djezve
A tongue in cheek assessment of the misnomer that making good coffee is complicated.
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A Precarious Situation
Longevity - Image from Pixabay
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Shelter For The Weary
Each year I journey through the seasons where guardians commune with earth, share awareness of mother nature's embrace; a place where the elemental...
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wising up
"When are you going to get the boiler fixed?" ..."It's not that cold yet!" "The fridge smells bad. Oh, it's stopped working!" ..."What?!?" "Can't we...
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Silas Nash Book 1: Hush Hush Honeysuckle: Chapter 23
‘I need to speak to Inspector Nash,’ somebody said. ‘He’s very busy, miss, and can’t come to the desk. If you tell me what it’s about, I can give him...
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Farewell Sunlight's Delight
Roar of an 0cean beyond the bank not far away – beach full of baubles memory stones & clam shells in abundance- evening sun rays reflect an...
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Ain't Nobody (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 29)
Our weary travellers are nearing the end of their journey and whilst some are finding ways to pass the time, others are viewing the approaching terminus with mixed feelings!
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Free Speech or Treason in America ?
Free Speech or Treason? Most Americans probably can’t quote much of the verbiage found in the United States Constitution. And, if you ask them point...
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A Special Day
International Cat Day - Photo courtesy of my daughter Nina.
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