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you cry, you die. chapter 4
The humidity in the night market hung like a wet wool blanket. Neon signs bled neon pinks and sickly greens into the slick, rain-washed ground of...
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Chevrons
The work order said chevrons, eight of them, on the bend below the Ferrell place. Yellow, reflective, galvanized post. Dale had the spec on a...
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The Ballad of Reggie's Bonce
I've recently reread a book of Spike Milligan's poetry that I bought in the sixties, so I couldn't resist having a go..
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Amanderella and the Casket Mystery Chapter 5.
Chapter Five. Terkins Marmalade Facility. Mrs Gaffletter, who had been silent long enough to chill the air, now spoke with the calm severity of a...
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Spellbound Chapter 10.
Chapter Ten. Bone Setting. Sophie continued to be careful not to let her aunt see her using magic for chores. From the knowing grins she got from...
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The Call of the Night
The Call of the Night Dusk brings the darkness, covetous with its shroud, where once there was light, now stillness in shadows. In the distance – a...
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The Bungalow-11
Continued from Chapter 10: The Bungalow-9 & 10 | ABCtales “I’m not being racist. I’m merely pointing out some of the more glaring deficiencies in...
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A Fork in the Road
A Yogi-ism.
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History Called Him a Devil. I Called Him Home
The kingdom I grew up believing in was built on lies. The people I trusted had been raised on those lies for generations. For years, I believed we...
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you cry, you die. chapter 3
The desktop fan sounded like a bag of spanners in a washing machine. It was doing fuck all against the soup hanging in the room—thick, humid Bangkok...
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Marking The Turn
Escape to the country.....any country!
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You have been warned!
Take note! Beware! Watch out! There’s a hidden bend ahead …
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Amanderella and the Casket Mystery Chapter 4.
Chapter Four. The Arrangements. Amanderella frowned. “If the hospital denies Mr Terkins was ever admitted, how does Mrs Terkins know he is supposed...
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Spellbound Chapter 9.
Chapter Nine. Naeve’s Family. By midafternoon, they reached Cornford, where Naeve told them she used to live. “But I don’t remember it looking like...
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If (Just a Fantasy)
If (Just a Fantasy) Jennifer Pickup, 01.09.2026 If I had a magic wand, A genie’s lamp, a crystal ball, I could undo time itself, Unwind the threads...
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Morning
*/ beside my bed the books unread inside my head the thoughts undead the words unsaid the words unsaid (Image: mine)
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Amanderella and the Casket Mystery Chapter 3.
Chapter Three. A Sticky end. Mr Belling cleared his throat again, the sound now resembling a mausoleum door reluctantly shifting on its hinges. “Mr...
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Spellbound Chapter 8.
Chapter Eight. Going South. The sleigh and dogs were returned to the Last Inn. Next morning, Grace’s wagon was brought round. “Where next?” she asked...
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Found (5)
The landlord's man came out in January and hung a new door. It was a different color from the frame and it did not sit right, and he said the frame...
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Fake Wikipedia pages for made-up sitcoms - Members of the Public
Members of the Public is a British comedy produced by BBC TV, set around a local neighbourhood watch group. It ran from 4 April 2001 to 2 November...
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