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Amanderella and the Mystery of the Moor Chap.13
Chapter 13. Removing the curse. Botswana, energised by the prospect of visitors and picnic baskets, hurried back towards Lollingfolly House, already...
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Bron-45
Continued from Chapter 44: Bron-44 | ABCtales Mary Hinds gave the door of the caravan a sharp tap with the feet of her zimmer-frame. It flew open and...
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Amanderella and the Mystery of the Moor Chap.12
Chapter 12. Look at things differently. The next morning dawned pale and brisk, the Moor lying grey and expectant beyond the village. Amanderella...
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The Castle With Hiccups Chapter 5
Chapter Five. Freedom. After breakfast, Thomas watched Sir Cedric prepare himself. The lute was tuned, the throat was oiled, and Sir Cedric practised...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (23)
Part 22 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-22 Sunlight glinted on windows, occasional white flashes flaring on...
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Inspiration point (IP) Roots
Roots the umbilical cord of DNA the provider of identity feeds dialects and accents I belong here uprooted to elsewhere someone will ask your accent...
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Love Is All You Need: July–August 1967
The heat had settled over London like a saffron robe. The pavements shimmered and the hazy air smelled of petrol and sandalwood. The newspapers...
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The Castle With Hiccups Chapter 4
Chapter Four. Heroes. Thomas dashed up the stairs to the Magician’s room with his news. The Magician listened intently, nodding with sympathy. “Quite...
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Amanderella and the Mystery of the Moor Chap.11
Chapter 11. Afternoon tea and chat. Amanderella reached Lollingfolly House with her cheeks pink from the wind and her notebook full of hurried...
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Night Storm
Crash! of thunder – clash! of cymbals in the sky …
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Yes Day
You wake me up and ask me to turn and face you. Foggy from the night before and 1 a.m. sad songs, I resist, mumble, and hide beneath my pillow. You...
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"The Way We Heard" - All you need is Love- 1967
Not sure if I followed the directive for the challenge but this is how I viewed the year 1967 in my own youth, and why the choice of song was inspirational to me, and still is.
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Fossils and the windows they wait in
You bought me a ring
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The Wedding
Well, the weather's finally changed for the better and records are being 'smashed' left, right and centre. If only they would change the record...
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The Castle With Hiccups Chapter 3
Chapter Three. A Dragon. It was a long way from the Dungeons to the throne room, and Thomas was very much out of breath when he arrived. He burst...
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Amanderella and the Mystery of the Moor Chap.10
Chapter 10. Another Moorland Walk. The next morning dawned bright and blustery, and after another superb breakfast Botswana packed Amanderella off...
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Bron-44
Continued from Chapter 44: Bron-43 | ABCtales Bron had just settled down with a month-old copy of Company, feet tucked underneath her legs in the...
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Tom All Alone 16 (ii)
At school every morning now, the first thing they did was their News Book . They all had to write down something about what they did at home after...
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Tom All Alone 16 (i)
As time went on, Tom began to feel more settled at school. He got to know a few of the other children in class, but Barry was still his main friend...
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Roots
Swaying gently in the breeze, leaves spread out to feed the trees … Roots spread too, but underneath gripping, sucking rain from earth –
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