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Easter : A Prayer For The Future by Alfred N.Muggins
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1/4/23 Easter is rebirth All things may grow again, Irrepressible nature, Cannot be held down. There is more living than dying, The defeat of winter...
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Bitty Bsarbie Boob part 3
An EVENING WITH ANGELA Please come into my parlour, said the spider to the fly. Across from me in bed 15 was Angela, aged 78, in for a knee cleaning...
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Morning Has Broken (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 12)
A new day brings new problems for the officers of law enforcement and our erstwhile holidaymakers.
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The hidden painting chapter 16
They are on the case of a very strong lead, Cindy's fathers girlfriend! Will she admit having the painting?
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Waiting For the Flyers Part 9 A Northern View
‘Your experiences of the world outside ours could be a great help. The big cities, Manchester for example. I know everything about them, but only...
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Bitty Barby Boob RIP part 2
Bitty Barby Boob RIP part 2 Wednesday morning started early for me. I was awakened at 2 a.m. by the in charge doctor coming to see with the results...
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The hidden painting chapter 15
I know I'm writing this at an alarming rate, but where I am at the minute, there's not much else to do! Apologies for the chapters being so close together!
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Up Disgwylfa Hill again
Steep climb up, gorse bushes and dead bracken – most gorse bushes dusty and flower-less but a few full of flowers. Sky larks (singing their hearts out); below us …
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The hidden painting chapter 14
Will Jasper forgive Cindy's 'little' ommision of guilt about the real reason she's there?
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BITTY BARBY BOOB, RIP
Bitty Barby Boob, RIP My first name is Barbara, although I seldom use it, except for medical reasons, and nobody has ever called me Barby. But in...
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The hidden painting chapter 13
Cindy tells Jasper! How does he take the news?
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Still Present
Still Present Jennifer Pickup 05.04.2023 They say that time will heal the loss, What they don’t tell you is the cost – How memories will start to...
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The hidden painting chapter 12
Jasper brings her Cindy to his favourite place since he was a boy, one which Melina knows nothing about! Does this mean a possible relationship?
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George George and Mimi Face Professor Fluke (Chapter 5)
Read previous chapters: Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 Professor Fluke was no longer in the form of that mustachioed, bespectacled...
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The 15-minute city
I don’t understand this concept of 15 min-cities. It seems to be proposing people should be able to find all they need: healthcare, schools, shops,...
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Relaxed Day In Summer
When drowsiness sweeps us out of doors, and on the limbs of trees blue-tits and sparrows chorus to all who hear. Lay down sleepy head; but don't...
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The hidden painting chapter 11
Cindy's in the attic, but is the painting?
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Waiting for the Flyers. Part 8 (David's opposite polarity)
Shifting position in the chair, David pulled his battered phone from his pocket. While staring at the illuminated screen he dabbed his eyes and, like...
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The hidden painting chapter 10
Will she finally gain access to the attic?
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A Requiem for One Man’s Life (Edited and Updated 2023)
This is the story I read at the ABCTales Reading Event on 1 st April 2023. The original version was posted in 2004. This latest iteration has been...
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