Cherrypicked stories
1984 was more than just orwell
1984 was more than just orwell richard brautigan shot himself in 1984, during the rising tide of the commodore 64, lost within a wood walled world...
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Flower Guy
Twenty years ago I persevered through one of my favorite rituals, the annual Valentine’s Day masculinity panic. As of 2:50 PM on that fabled...
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Refuge
Wednesday afternoon doodle
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Jar of Lights
Holding my jar of lights Closeted rays of hope Thaw those enduring walls of grey And frigid bleak indifference One by one I gathered Over time, in...
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Two Halves of Heart
Two halves of a heart; Yin to the Yang. My plenty to your fire-blighted desert. The shadow, and the light it takes to cast it. Your blue to my orange...
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Hero In Addict (Chapter 12)
I awoke this morning to the same gut yearning, churning agony that has infected itself upon me every other morning for as long as I can remember...
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Sally part 2 .... Have you read part one posted earlier
The plate dropped from Molly Blacks nerveless fingers, while her heart turned to ice at the sound of the steam whistle. It was the sound of the tin...
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Camp Echo - Chapter 4
Chapter Four - On Namah Shivaya second edition Max and Jules were sitting in the back of Aeriol's Citroen Dyane heading into town. He'd switched on...
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Little Pink Monsters
Part 43
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Oscars
Last night was that ultimate celebration of cheekbones, collaboration and luck that we call the Oscars. Everybody's favorite movies met at the top...
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Moon View Mountain Road
I once read a book of warnings. I can’t remember what it was called, but it suggested cautions that should lead to a more leveled life, so I called...
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I Love you Mummy xx
Part 42
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Who Do You Think You Are
Part 13 - Flash fiction - 500 words - Image from Pinterest
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Beneath The Grapes
Part 41
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The Aquarium. Part 1. I’m Confessin’
On a cold Spring day in 1931 Francis Sheldon Snr. stood on the station platform in an extraordinarily tall top hat and a pair of squeaky shoes,...
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Powerhousing II
Part one is just called "Powerhousing": it comes before this one. I'm sure you'll find it if it's that important to you. image created by mar_d @ pixabay.com CC2.0 A
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Ellie and Her Cohorts (haibun)
Ellie came for a sleepover. It was her turn, so she told us. Still a committed carnivore... Mrs Treaclechops defrosted a pack of thick-cut bacon and...
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You Big Curvy Beauties
Part 40
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