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Father's Roses
Roses. He only grew roses. There was no middle ground, only spikes and saturation; mad and clashing. He had no truck with fragile, wilting blooms...
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Acceptance
Well, I think about these things now and zen. Image is free for non-commercial use source pickpik.com
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Amanderella and the Mystery of the Crystal Aviary. Chapter 3
Chapter 3. A Home Visit. Amanderella let Sir Peristal wait just long enough for him to realise she was doing it on purpose. At last, she said, “Very...
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The Ragdoll Chapter 4
Chapter Four. Release. LP did not know what to do, but before she had time to decide, the Witch muttered something and went out of the cottage. LP...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (26)
Part 25 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-25 Night closed in like a phantom wrapping its ebony cape around an...
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Before the Ridgeline - Part Three: "The Sound"
A woman on a porch on Hickory Street, three blocks south of the strip mall, saw the dog for the first time on a Tuesday in mid-April. A brindle,...
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Before the Ridgeline - Part Two: "The Lot"
The strip mall was on the west side of town, off a road Carla didn't know the name of. A dollar store with a CLOSED sign taped inside the glass. A...
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Before the Ridgeline - Part One: "Honey"
The box was outside the Walmart on South Main, propped against the fire hydrant where the sidewalk cracked. A man sat on a folding chair behind it...
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If it was the end of time
I,ve see some things in my life but the best thing I seen is you you are me and I am you if it was the end of time and they ask me to choose a heart...
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Thoughts and Quotes - A Found Poem
She welcomes me back with broken arms, a bracelet holds her many charms. She talks like a character from an American sit-com, putting the emphasis on...
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Banished To Earth Book two, Souls Adrift (24)
72 Her face glistened with tears. Beth snatched her up and squeezed her tightly. “Oh, Mommie, I had the scariest dream.” “A dream, yes, yes, a dream...
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Chapter 7 - Ambush on the Road
All eyes were darting around, trying to see where the attack would come from. The road was completely clear, and the closest cover would have been...
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The sort of day....
‘I need the complaints backlog to be fixed ASAP so we can concentrate on new sales.’ Clive’s pale grey, codfish eyes widened, ‘Do you think you’ll...
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After The Reading
Discussing image, poetry, film, the evening's reading by Stewart Conn, Regaled with tales of Crichton -Smith, We wined and dined at the Caley Hotel...
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Somewhere: Chapter 2 (Pt 2)
There are whispers on the air.
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Somewhere: Chapter 2 (Pt 1)
Even the play area was silent.
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Hiding In The Wendy House
When the Wendy House becomes a sanctuary...
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Amanderella and the Mystery of the Crystal Aviary. Chapter 2
Chapter 2. A Delicate Task. “The snuffbox?” “It was a gift from a foreign leader of some importance. It currently contains a very specific medicinal...
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The Ragdoll Chapter 3
Chapter Three. Flick. A few days later, LP was wakened by another night visitor. She listened carefully. “Well, well,” said the Witch, “and what can...
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Medical whack-a-mole
Medical whack a mole We were talking with two of our very good Canadian friends by phone, as they drove across the Canadian hinterlands, northwest of...
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