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Back in the M.A.F.F. - Part One of Two
It was the first time I’d ever been asked the question ‘Are you allergic to silage?’ at a job interview. I couldn’t give a definitive answer because...
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Boris Becker
“There’s a horse in my bedroom,” I said. Eric had stolen my heart when I was 17. It turned out that Eric stole pretty much everything he saw, spent...
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Calvary
Beware. Atonement is not guaranteed.
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Silas Nash Book 1: Hush Hush Honeysuckle: Chapter 10
Jessica showed her security pass to start her shift at BAE Systems Barrow. She was proud to be a tiny part of the history that was responsible for...
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they danced by the light of the moon
"they danced by the light of the moon" Wand-happy frag boy Settles into feather bed mud pile While town brother bounds down Lazy aisles of guilt...
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(This Life) Part 10 – Chapter 1: The Dream Catcher’s Tale
Continuing the This Life series, this is the first chapter of Part 10 and tells the story of a remarkable woman.
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Escape into dream jobs
She dreamt she was an athlete coach … then woke up to her daily grind …. He dreamt himself the manager … But one night …
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Silas Nash Book 1: Hush Hush Honeysuckle: Chapter 9 ( b)
It was tough for Max to make friends when he was boarding at a private school. Jon and Bobby still called him a posh git at every opportunity, but...
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We
Umm...you all know I hate explaining things. Image PD
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Cathedral of Cologne (Koln)
Saturday, 6/17/23- Northern Netherlands, on the Rhine Overnight, the Vali had motored up the Rhine River. We were approaching Cologne (Koln) Germany...
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Zombie! (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 25)
In which all Frankie wants is a nice lie down whilst everyone else seems to be obsessed with comparing bladder sizes!
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Miss Australia 1978 – Part Four of Four
Kev sat down on my settee with a beer from my fridge to watch the racing results on my television. Jim in Glasgow had paid for all of these things,...
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Silas Nash Book 1: Hush Hush Honeysuckle: Chapter Nine (a)
Dogs shouldn’t be on beds. Tell that to Mia, who, in the space of hours, captivated Max. If he could give her a good home for the rest of her life,...
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Miss Australia 1978 – Part Three of Four
From the cockpit, Captain Australia (the world’s first marsupial superhero) announced that we would be landing in Naples, Muscat, Bombay, Singapore...
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Goatie 17
Graham Greene,’ she said. ‘He’s one of you, too.’ ‘I thought yeh said, yeh didnae know if I hud epilepsy,’ I replied. ‘Noo, yer piling famous guys on...
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Miss Australia 1978 – Part Two of Four
Unfortunately, I didn’t have my mobile phone with me because at that stage of the rampant global advance in technology they had yet to be invented,...
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Waiting for the Flyers. Part15: visiting Jess's domain.
Passing the pillars we found ourselves under overhanging branches of ancient lime trees. A row of them on each side of the drive stretched ahead...
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Silas Nash Book 1: Hush Hush Honeysuckle Chapter 8
The next morning, Max went into the office to sort out what was going to happen now that Henry was dead. It was bloody inconvenient and a blight on...
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Miss Australia 1978 – Part One of Four
If we were allowed to make up our own birth signs I reckon I’d probably go for Hermes (not herpes) because in Greek mythology, he was the god of...
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The Bratislava Pálava - Part Two of Two
If you missed The Bratislava Pálava - Part One, here's a link https://www.abctales.com/story/turlough/bratislava-p%C3%A1lava-part-one-two But if you...
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