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Sha-leigh - one of a series of my make-believe snapshots
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She became a sweet fat girl who sold cocaine. She did not drive but Matt who had been in her class in primary one, had a bicycle. Dale, who was the...
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All That Heaven Enfolds
All That Heaven Enfolds By Paul McCann Been up , been down , been kicked around . Reviewed , renewed . Retired , rewired , Inspired . Enforced...
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Ugly Puggly 81
Wee Jim came up to the hospital to visit me. I’d have ducked him. But I’d haemorrhoids. My ducking days were over. I’d enough grief to deal with and...
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In Lucid Dreams
From out of the woods river wends its way along banks of tall grasses, thistles share in this beauty with wild flowers; while weeping willows catch...
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Punctured Bicycle
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She likes singing along the songs from The Smiths while she tried her best to fuck my brains out. She’d plug in an old Bluetooth speaker and sing...
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The Wanderer
Fog smothers your guiding lights. There’s a stirring sting of danger as you fly towards disordered planets. Dragging nothing, save the sparks of what...
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THE TRIALS OF AN ANGEL: Part 5 The Dawning
Image of Turner's The Slave Ship from Wiki commons
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In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Two of Six)
Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/vale-shadow-king-part-one-six In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Two of Six) Standing in...
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It's the year. . .
It’s the year 2117 and Orcas have taken over the world. They have become amphibious and adapted to walking on land with stout, tiny legs, although...
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Chemo 9
Chemo 9 _ Effie, how could you do this to me? _ (softly) s’not me. Tis you. _ Don’t try to blame me. I emptied you at 12. I checked you at 4, and you...
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Unidentified Cosmos Girl
At University I attended a free Cosmos course. The course was run by a leading Professor in the Physics Department and was aimed at the unscientific...
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Ugly Puggly 80
I took a spoonful of lentil soup, tepid at best, but at least the caterers got the orangey colour right. It left my lips greasy and stained like a...
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Sic Transit Gloriana Nostre
It is what it is. Image is author's own fault
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"Willow's Missing Tail" 4
Martha brought a plate of fresh baked brownies to the table and Perfidia breathed in the chocolate laced aroma. “I love brownies; and these are...
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The Queue: Part 2
Now Steve and Al and Louis are shuffling along together. Louis has politely turned down the hash cookie Al offered to him, but he’s fascinated by the...
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The Queue: Part 1
There is a light drizzle and London is looking grey and shiny as Dave joins the end of the queue. Sorry, THE QUEUE. Has there ever been such a queue...
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GREECE TRIP APRIL 1966 - PART 4 - END OF AN ODYSSEY - MYKONOS THEN HOME
Friday 15 th April began with a visit to the National Museum in Athens. Here our party was joined by our Classics teacher, the beautiful and gracious...
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Colouring Book
Colouring Book Wherever I’ve stood. Buttershaw, New Orleans, Basildon. I’ve always looked for the people who knew truths. Not Gods, but folk who...
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Interesting Times
Not out of the woods yet.
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In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part One of Six)
In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part One of Six) Billy Williams had always wondered what is was about his grandparents’ house. He had been visiting...
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