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Ugly Puggly 95

‘I’ll hink about it,’ I tried palming him off with an excuse, but he wasn’t for letting me off so easily. ‘What’s there to think about?’ he asked. ‘...
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"The Coffee House Spy" 6

The sun was just climbing in the sky as Brent brewed a strong pot of coffee. He poured the dark brew into two hefty mugs and had just replaced the...
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Monolithic (Ch 3)

It was 6:45 and Minx thought to leave early so she could hopefully get in the front row. She called a taxi, grabbed her purse and made her way to the...
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Dr Agnes

I dont know if any of you listen to Joe Duffy but I thought I'd mix it up and write a piece like a radio program. I hope you enjoy!
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THE TRIALS OF AN ANGEL Part 10: Fire power

A short but significant one this time (image of Wild Boar courtesy Wiki commons)
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The Cincinnatus Kid

Well, it was the blond buffoon who mentioned him first. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucius_Quinctius_Cincinnatus Image from wikipedia and in public domain.
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Ugly Puggly 94

A crunching sound, metal on metal. My foot almost to the floor on the brake, motoring down Mountblow Hill. At the end of the fence where the...
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Joining up my rainbow memory dots - 1978 I help the homeless in Belfast

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Fist I shall ask myself this - why do I bother sharing these memories of mine? What does where I was in 1978mhave to do with where I am now? I am...
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Prepare. Prepared. Preparing. .

Prepare. Prepared. Preparing. The government has announced recently that, our electric, will be switched off in a few months, to help the country and...
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The Spirit of Jenny Jones (Part One of Two)

The Spirit of Jenny Jones (Part One of Two) Jenny Jones believed in things. She believed in fairies and legends; she had faith in magic. With a love...
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THE TRIALS OF AN ANGEL Part 9: Reality

The good days were as fleeting as a summer shower. In June 2101 our community numbered 3284. On my seventy-fifth birthday, seven years later, we had...
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Bronte's Inferno XVIII (I Was Thirsty)

More of this? Afraid so. Image source flicker.com : licence CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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Ugly Puggly 93

I’m not sure how it came about that Dave and Darrell ended up saying they’d stay the night. Maybe it was because Darrell uncorked a bottle of white...
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The Day Before the Internet

On the day before the internet the vast stone cogs that drove the analogue world groaned with foreboding. Birds flew backwards in the end of days sky...
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Bronte's Inferno XVII (Probably In His Underpants)

More of this? Afraid so. Image is free to use from clipart library.
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Bronte's Inferno XVI (All The Terrible Books)

Remember this? Hoping to get a novella out of it. Image made by me at canva.com. People component from clipart.com, free for non-commercial use.
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Interesting Times

There's life rendered from happy days engraved in music; sustaining familiar recollections, essential as each breath taken; manifestations surface...
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