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The Night Cafe

The Night Cafe By Paul McCann The clock on the dashboard said a quarter to six . I pulled up outside the café and took my notepad and pen and went in...
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The Editor
The Editor You will haiku the fauna of Haworth. Burn Tehran ballads for those who can’t breathe. Delete a sonnet of limbs rotting in Gaza. Cherish...
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Enzyme

An enzyme* is a complicated protein – long chains of atoms in patterns twisted into shape to help some other molecules unite, combine when needed in the cell’s constant city-like activity. … likened to a molecular computer!
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When Time Has Elapsed

Dear diary... Now sitting quietly in my garden shed, surrounded by implements once used for flower beds; remembering how we lived the dream, that...
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Xion Island Zero: Chapter 28

The wind sweeping through the cemetery was uncommitted, the kind that rustled hems and ribbons but didn’t disturb the dead. Even the weather managed...
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Dead Man: 5

And so there John found himself, in this peculiar kind of limbo. Of all the possibilities there could be after death, this was the one that he had...
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Internet Service Pretender

I find it fascinating how incredibly pissed off I can get over a tiny, little thing like my internet connection not working properly. I'm usually a...
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Clue (Episode 13 - The Further Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid))

In which 'Arry is interrogated and a familiar name crops up!
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When the Cat is Away

Re. www.keaytheatre.co.uk/events/dick-whittington-pantomime, Based on the search results, there is no specific information about the copyright of this particular image.
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Xion Island Zero, Chapter 27

Brown ran to catch up to Nash before they went into the briefing. ‘Boss, wait up. I need to talk to you.’ ‘It’ll have to be quick, you’re already two...
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While the Lion Sleeps

In shadows they hide and wait while the sun yawns like a great lion in the sky. It takes its time waking. It roars as it rises from the dusk and...
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Zig not Zag

I'm fortunate that my 'wrong turns' turned out right.
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Expose him to light

The visit is meant to distract him. A change in scene. Perhaps a chat with an acquaintance. Having fun with a stranger? Maybe a book that inspires...
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J. C. Jones VI - The Awful Office

Breaking News! Washington D.C. Trouble in the Oval Office this morning during a visit from one J. C. Jones—formerly known as Jesus Christ. The Savior...
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The Patrolman - 27

The killer drove Downtown to watch the riots.
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The Patrolman - 26

Carruthers was sweet, but he still packed her off to jail.
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Time, Please (A monologue)
Time, Please. Annie – a barmaid at The George; a quaint, ancient, country pub. It’s 5pm, opening time. She wipes the counter, sorts glasses, lights...
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The Vale - Part One (b)

It’s always the same at this time, late afternoon, early evening. The dropping sun, the hunched commuters scurrying home to the safety of their...
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Designed to catch water

The desert beetle has hydrophilic bumps upon its back. Standing on the sand ridge facing the wind if lifts its back up and droplets of water condense...
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Xion Island Zero: Chapter 26

I am filled with hatred. But not for Carrie. Not in the way you’d expect. She’s a pathetic waste of space. The house smells like supermarket fabric...
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