Cherrypicked stories
Tribute to Kew
When its's good, it's very,very good.
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The Artistic Touch
Brush, palette and couch.
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Small town drama
No-one knew for sure why the pub was closed But our restless tongues all had their suspicions, And by the time the doors Caved in Our lips were sugar tight
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Books, Comics and Wooden Guns
Destruction planted, quickly spread, Like frogs caught under tyre thread
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Bitter Blue Balls
Bitter Blue Balls (1st February, 2009, 6.11pm) At your words, my heart cracks like an ice cube as the gin hits it. Leave the top off, sweetheart, forgo the mixer; let my throat smart.
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RS12 - The Curse
Trapped by a curse he's not even aware of, Ryan's world begins to unravel around him.
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Zen and the Art of Dishwasher Maintenance 01_02_09
You have to take good loving tender care of the things that do your dishes for you, for they are worth more than rubies.
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The Gondola Cat (Excerpt)
1870. Or thereabouts. Four in the afternoon. Or thereabouts. On a hot summer's day.
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Cigarettes And Lollipops.
Cigarettes and Lollipops By Alan Goodenough.
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Ceremony : Part 2
Shalirion is a haven of peace and contentment, including sexual satisfaction and plenty. The ceremony develops as sexual magic is channeled to counter the dark barbarian invaders.
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The Deadly Sixth
Writers are the worst offenders, don't you think? The tiniest bit of sand in the soul?
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The Killing Floor
What's that on the end of your fork?
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Critical Understanding
Critical Understanding (31st January, 2009, 11.21pm) Line up the imperfect lines of poetry against the towering wall of commentary as the critics load, lock, raise their weaponry.
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The way your face lights up
when you hear on the radio someone you like has died like Heath Ledger or Tony Hart
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Driving Ahead
Driving Ahead; How bad can one journey become?
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Holcombe - the last time
‘Must be in my second childhood,’ the old man mused, as he watched her chase the waves ...
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The Driving Lesson (PART 1)
But we’re parked; what did you think She was going to do; ram us with her Zimmer frame?
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Intricate Kenning
This was the first of two written for the same challenge as Luigi's My approach is much different though
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Tim Clare For Regent
Googling myself recently, I discovered I had a namesake - a Republican chappie called Tim Clare, running for Regent of Nebraska University.
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Who's John?
Now I don’t do this often But before I move on There’s a man here in spirit Sorry madam – who’s John? I’m being told John And a connection with Paul… If I said the name Dave
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