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Rabs Remedy

Rab’s Remedy By Paul McCann Rab had been struggling financially for many years before he got the break in the art world that changed his life . Now...
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A Job For Phil

A Job For Phil By Paul McCann Every Friday evening my good friend Gerard Steward and I swapped the marvel comic books we had read for some new ones...

GULP!

I worked at a different site this week. And because I worked at a different site, when I finished work I always go to this different supermarket,...

WHY??? Part Two.

A hard working up standing member of the community! In good health, out walking his dog, he was funny, he was active. He adored his grandkids; his...

WHY??? Part One.

Sad all round. They were arguing over land. She had just done her country proud. He went and got petrol and poured it over her and set her alight!...

Test # 1

Here is a hypothetical newspaper headline with one word missing. Please insert into the blank space whichever of the words you are happiest with. '...
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Contemplating Crows

Cautious crows with attentive eager eyes, I wonder! Do they engage in wistful reverie as I do; chance to daydream on what might be? Majestically they...
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Chapter 9: Zeus

Niko, desperate to relive the euphoria he had felt during the festival, had secretly put the potent bottle of Kykeon in his rucksack. As the day wore...
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Chapter 8: Kykeon

The festival had begun with a solemn procession to a small local chapel, a scene of profound beauty as the villagers made their way through the...

A Melody So Plain

A Melody So Plain All the young boys and girls wish to share the same sex and are cocking a snook at The Daily Express. Each generation’s appalled at...
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Ghostbot (Part Two of Two)

Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/ghostbot-part-one-two Ghostbot (Part Two of Two) Jake tried hard to demarcate a longing to be...
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Chapter 7: Elena

Early on his first morning in Psychro, Niko was jolted awake by the sound of insistent knocking on his bedroom door. The pounding was firm,...
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the lost manuscript.

A self-confessed failure at writing. It made it easier if anybody asked, but they never did. Kittiwakes and guillemots were an orchestra for Damien’s...
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Revenge is a dish best served cold

Lucy sat in one of the leather armchairs, sinking into its depths, and savoured the rich, earthy taste of the espresso. She nibbled at the biscotti...

Water Palaver!

A tale of our times... (Image: mine) The place where I work is just behind the main water reservoir for the town. The concrete 'mushroom' water tower...
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Chapter 6: Psychro

The idea of going to Greece had lodged itself in Niko’s mind, despite his initial resistance. Now, as he stared at the ashtray overflowing with...

Weather App Haiku #14

Shadows and sunlight Fight it out at my window Sunshine through glass- the winner! Certificate U Poem Facebook

The Looking Forward Man

I'm the Looking Forward Man, the not looking back man, Not really caring 'bout getting older with my stash of poems in my ancient folder. I speak for...
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Love as he saw it

In youth, he saw love as a shining peak, a treasure waiting at the top of a steep hill, if only he could climb. He thought it a prize, a clear light...

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