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Colour Drought
Winter raw … flame of red … drops of blood.
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Muenchen, Deutschland
Munich has many attributes but is most known for the ”Oktoberfest” Celebration. Started in 1810, to commemorate the marriage of Ludwig I and his wife...
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Colouring Outside The Lines
Gifted with a colouring book...
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Silas Nash Book 1: Hush Hush Honeysuckle: Chapter 21 (a)
‘Go on. Tell me again what you want me to do.’ ‘This man is targeting you. Therefore it stands to reason that you either know him or you’ve had...
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Hamster and Thatcher (deceased) - The green investment plan
Sir Keith Hamster, newly-elected leader of the Labour Party, is keen to re-shape socialism for the 21 st century, but none of the policy wonks in his...
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When All I Need Is Artistry
It was the pulse of life beating that encouraged my love to write, then within a language unfurls where those passions are understood; so then I...
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Silas Nash book 1: Hush Hush Honeysuckle: Chapter 20
Jessica was sick of answering the door. And that was only when she was sure it wasn’t the press. She despised them. They were devious and would do...
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Rakia Maria – Part Two of Two
So I said to Priyatelkata ‘Isn’t it lovely?’ and she replied ‘Yes! It’s very lovely.’ Maria added, ‘Life and health!’ in Bulgarian, of course. What...
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The Angels Wanna Wear My Red Shoes
She’d almost broken her neck outside. Now she was tucked away in the corner, as far away as possible from the rest, stretching her legs. The dance...
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Blueberry - Part Three
Think Sandra, think, think, think. Guessing the correct password for Ben’s laptop would be like trying to find a needle in a haystack. She tried:...
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Rakia Maria - Part One of Two
I love the month of March in Bulgaria. It heralds the beginning of a four-month long explosion of nature straight off the back of the iciest winters...
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Blueberry - Part Two
Sandra had a faith which fell somewhere between medium and strong. She thought of herself as lightly Christian and when she needed help, her faith...
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Silas Nash Book 1: Hush Hush Honeysuckle: Chapter 19
Max was as nervous as hell, and the man attaching all kinds of wires to him didn’t help. He wondered if being nervous would make him fail when he...
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A Murder of Crows
A Murder of Crows Clouds brood under dark skies billowing black as coal dust, hung low, pregnant with rain, thunder rumbles like metal sheets in a...
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Goatie 28
I woke up choking with terror, and felt like a good drink, or even a bad drink like Eldorado, the way a gourmet chef dreams of the perfect meal. Even...
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Blueberry
‘She’s the cutest puppy I’ve ever seen.’ ‘I know, mum.’ Thomas nodded his head, there were tears in his eyes and an emotional rosy flush across his...
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Through Our Country Window
Through Our Country Window Rivulets stream thinly down landscape sheerness falling as a multiplicity of confetti drops bubbling & sprinting onto...
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Goatie 27
Cramp below my right knee, shuttled my torso along the soaking mattress. I twisted and turned and cursed to fuck and back. A memory bobbed to the...
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Silas Nash Book 1: Hush Hush Honeysuckle: Chapter 18 (b)
They went back to Paige. ‘You say you never saw Paige again, but you did go back looking for her, didn’t you? Did you find her? This girl very much...
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A Dignified Exit
Everything slowed as he saw the other guy pulling his arm back ready to launch the punch. This was it, decision time. He could bob and weave, duck...
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