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Part IV - struggling with the bureaucracy
Part IV- Requiem for Paddy Struggling with the bureaucracy. Original Message----- > From: JXMartin > Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 10:03 AM >...
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He Was
He was: smaller than life, older than Springtime, some the wiser, found for words, front for good, scruffy as ninepence, as timid as brass, as hate...
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Faith in Who? Why?
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Faith in a Father whose Son walked this earth, and showed us His kindness, displayed His true worth. Faith...
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The Friday Murder Club
Friday was a blah day. Dull white, running with rain and water-laden mist. A day to stay home, light candles, tidy for the weekend. Except, I couldn’...
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In The Olden Days.....
In the olden days… I was in my local superstore late last night, as I approached the tills, to go to the self-service, I saw a young child, making a...
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The Last Night
Chapter 2 Ariel The Taken 3 Ariel lay upstairs, bathed in moonlight, flawless, well not quite. Four long vertical scars marred the otherwise perfect...
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The Future of an Illusion
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As always, in the days before you arrive, I fall ill. A premonitory sign of the melancholy to come. Some part of me is staging an intervention. But...
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Part III- telling the family of Paddy's passing
“Telling the family of Paddy’s passing” Practical matters set in order, after I was advised that Paddy had passed on. I sent e-mail missives to a few...
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Breast, not Beast
Not sure why I stopped listening to music in my kitchen, but it has been ages since I did. During Covid, music became unbearable. Perhaps the stream...
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Bonfire - IP
My mother and stepfather had built a life in a place called Gata, a quiet little village tucked into the mountains of Extremadura. The town was like...
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Part II -Requiem for Paddy. -Talking things over with the siblings
“Talking things over with siblings.” Dear Joe, > I wasn't going to call the Veteran's Hospital today, but the more I thought about it, it was...
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1:5:6 Agreements (Part 2)
Light. The orbs fell too. They seemed attracted to Sharr’Renn’s chest. As the light filled her chest, so did air. Char wasn’t sure who to tend to...
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Strange Brew (Dead Reckoning series - Part 33)
In which Samantha tries to find out more, despite Archibald's reluctance, and D.S. Stone has something of a breakthrough.
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Uncle Justice
Little Tommy Tucker Sings for his supper! Cigarettes cost a fortune these days! Five million a loose draw! What I miss most since losing my job is...
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A Crow Tree Day
Have driven the road under Cullen viaduct many times, admiring the crow trees, especially in late autumn. Their leaves have been stripped; their...
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A Requiem for Paddy
Part I “A Requiem for Paddy” The passing of a sibling is a seminal event in one’s life, that registers deep within the psyche. These illustrious...
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Djinn and Tonic
The Sahara desert, on Halloween, is haunted by the ghost of a Beduin. He's not evil but a benevolent djinn, very shy and not keen to be seen. The...
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THE CLOCK IS TICKING
The Clock is Ticking.. Robin, sitting in a way side restaurant did not know what befell him. He was cranking his head ,bending it on the table, to...
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The Little Elf Around The World.
The little Elf around the world, now and again, in a swirl. Quietly, carefully, making a difference, always, always, they are unseen. They don’t get...
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