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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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Slaughterhouse Noise's
Slaughterhouse Noise's By Paul McCann The old slaughter house stood beside a waste ground in Mossy Valley . Most of the local men folk worked in...
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I Started Out Writing Horror (But Poetry Proved Better)
Messrs King and Kerouac both made me want to write Their Horror and Beat novels were the first I had to bite Grisly ghosts and vampires, mysterious...
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Stranger Danger
As he stepped off the train, a wave of panic seized him. This didn’t look like Louisiana. Where were the bustling people, the trill of jazz, and the...
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Kugel
I was ten when they took us. It happened in the middle of the day. We were sitting at the dinner table. Mama was baking a loaf of bread and Papa was...
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Can Life Get Better?
Dear diary...This is the most awful period of my life. It's been an up hill struggle with all my health problems and no end in sight. I try to keep...
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Chapter 5: Nicholas
Helena was in her early twenties when she first met Nicholas, a time when life in their small Cretan village had begun to find a new rhythm. Her...
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Heir of Icarus
Blood beckons from these broken rocks, where the seabirds meet their destiny in flocks. In the sweat of the sea, the sea-made mist, where waves and...
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Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - 'Memories' (ii)
(continued from (i))... I stepped out of the shop and walked along the High Street towards the supermarket. I was dazed - my eyes fixed ahead as I...
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Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - 'Memories' (i)
Another excerpt from my memoir of my time as mum's full-time carer. Something drastic happens... Another thing mum had taken up in her retirement was...
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Behind the Church
Outcasts grappling with a dilemma of belief. Inspired by a painting by Lionel Feininger
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Taking Care 2
I had a phone call next day from Malcolm, asking me if I could come back in for a second stage interview. This was new to me. Was something amiss? "...
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Chapter 4: Yannis
Helena sat by the window of her small flat in Palmers Green, staring out at the street below. The familiar sounds of the neighbourhood drifted up -...
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Ghostbot (Part One of Two)
“Death is the greatest illusion of all” - Rajneesh Ghostbot (Part One of Two) Cassie was dead to begin with. There was no doubting the fact as...
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Don't Mess with a Meteorology Man
What I did during the second half of August 2024, at the rate of 100 words per day.
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Rab A Dab Dab
Rab A Dab Dab By Paul McCann A real pressure cooker is how some described him . A little terror of a kid he was . Others said he had behavioural...
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Chapter 3: Even her flowers were wilting
Niko would mostly sit on the edge of his bed, staring at the floor. The room was dim, lit only by the soft glow of the streetlights filtering through...
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Chapter 2: Helena
Helena stood in her small kitchen, absent-mindedly her fingers traced the smooth surface of a well-worn serving bowl. The bowl was simple, and made...
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60's
Memory. Hair. Eyes. Teeth. Heart. Cholesterol. Diabetes. Sleep. Cataracts. Bones. Hearing. Tablets. Creams. Work. Retirement. Hips. Knees. Diets...
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