Cherrypicked stories
Odd Sock Lament
Odd Sock Lament Where do all the odd socks go? Paired for life They leave in strife Leaving neatly folded rows Maybe by the washer eaten Or buried ‘...
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Time lost
I know this is a bit outdated (probably two years) but thought I'd post it ! Why did I do it? I can hear you saying, didn’t you know, didn’t you...
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Rainwillow Crossing (part 4 of 4)
“Is your hand burnt?” Eminlae crouched bes ide him. He'd been crying--wailing like a child. This poor girl had been helpless beside him. Yondel...
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Reach Out, I'll Be There! (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 22)
In which Amber and Lawrence finally get to start their holiday, whilst Josiah, Archibald, Chantelle and the Detectives have got themselves a convoy!
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A Cat, A Leaf and Fresh Fish
Rewritten story A Cat, A Leaf and Fresh Fish The early hours are invariably punctuated by nocturnal sounds; rodent-like scurrying amongst bins,...
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Ian Coats.
As more information has been released, about the three people who were murdered in Nottingham this week, not much was said about the older gentleman...
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The Man in the Funicular
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. - Author: Chris j wood
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Cancer Log 3
Brain cancer 3 I feel like it is time for an update I finished my 10 days of taking my steroids, and they took away almost all of the symptoms that I...
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Do I know you?
I thought to meet her on Sunday morning. Is she a stranger, or not? How much do I know her now, or of the years past, her life before? Friendly, warm...
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Kit Handsome and the busy day at the Big Hotel 6
“Sorry to interrupt guv, and other guv, but we’ve found four garden gnomes and a tortoise. We believe them to be suspicious.” “Speedy!” said Kit in...
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Splendour Of The Woods
Through woodland in silence we ambled, nature's interlacing branches converging; traces of enchantment dressed to impress, drawn softly into shadows...
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The Only Way To Go
What a lift I get from shopping. Time to catch the retail flow. Dropping in with things in mind. The selection is divine. It’s the only way to go. It...
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Kit Handsome and the busy day at the Big Hotel 5
The second cycle ride to the Big Hotel was harder than the first, by now Kit’s trousers had started to chafe his thighs rather seriously. At the...
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Rainwillow Crossing (part 3 of 4)
A man came to the cottage the next morning. Shorgbran, he was called. He adopted an aggressive stance as he waited for Yondel to answer his knocking...
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Song to the Siren: A Titan Story (Part Three of Three)
Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/song-siren-titan-story-part-one... Part Two at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/song-...
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Kit Handsome and the busy day at the Big Hotel 4
The man in the penguin costume was standing outside the main door of the hotel, seemingly waiting for someone, “If you’re here for the mayor’s ball...
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Kit Handsome and the busy day at the Big Hotel 3
“Mr Griffiths has been murdered?” said Kit. “Yes. Shot in the head. I went to ask him about the penguin he reported following him around. He didn’t...
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Song to the Siren: A Titan Story (Part Two of Three)
Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/song-siren-titan-story-part-one... Song to the Siren: A Titan Story (Part Two of Three) “No...
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Kit Handsome and the busy day at the Big Hotel 2
" Morning Kit,” said Mrs Wemborne. “I see that Sally’s got you cycling now, is this part of a fitness drive? It’s nice she’s taking care of you.” “...
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Kit Handsome and the busy day at the Big Hotel 1
“Morning Kit,” said Megson, “I like the cycle gear, Sally’s trying to get you fit again?” Boonhill was a small island, and although Kit Handsome...
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