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Fifteen Years.
It came up on my mobile phone early this morning that there was a serious incident in London. I did pause for a moment to think what would make it a...
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Scotch Measure (Part One)
Old men, see, when I was young, were different men. Carved like figureheads of fright, creatures of night, worse than the dead, some of them. Auld...
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Columbine
… drooping bells to charm not chime in the wild; multilayered flowers self seed in our yard stand erect to display their treasure …
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Pyromania
PYROMANIA Winter was upon us, the secondary windows were in place. In a small room all the furs, mufflers, boots and shawls were hanging at the ready...
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Big Data
Until recently, I wasn’t a big ‘App’ user on my mobile phone. I didn’t see the point of them, other than Mah Jong or Scrabble. Plus, more often than...
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Sean Happens 8
'He dropped me off around the corner from my house. I stood holding open the car door to prolong the moment, but I couldn’t think of anything good...
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Orkil the Poet On His Landing In Skye
Strange the ways of sea going men upon landing, hopes sharp as steel we brought to the natives, fierce the feeling on new land to win beneath our...
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Have you ever had a pair of pants?
Have you ever had a pair of pants? Underpants that is A pair that don’t wear out at all But keep their youthful looks, endure For ten or fifteen...
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Everybody Goes Bananas Sometimes
Still can’t sleep. Usually, I am a soon-as-the-head-hits-the-pillow person*. Haven’t had a coffee since last Thursday. I hate this. As if that wasn’t...
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STILL LIFE
My three objects pictured as a (sort of) still life
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A View Of Life From An Irish Catholic
A View Of Life From An Irish Catholic By Paul McCann I was baptised as a Catholic in Holy Cross Church that day and started learning all the rules...
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A Walk With Rab
A Walk With Rab By Paul McCann On first trip back home to Belfast after being away for 4 years I was able to be there for my cousin John’s wedding ...
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Binmen Of Belfast
Binmen Of Belfast By Paul McCann In our back entries we left our bins out And you’ would hear the bin men come and shout , With two hands on your bin...
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So Many Steps To Some place Complete
So Many Steps To Some place Complete Knowing that diamond is not the only thing that shines; once the pavement has given way to life’s grind. Where...
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Sean Happens 7
We went to see The Poseidon Adventure at the local Odeon. The Spider paid me in and put an arm around my shoulder. We sat in the back seats. His feet...
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A Walk With The Wild Ones
Just a short distance to the east of Estero, on Corkscrew Road, you can find a world of adventure in a natural setting. The Corkscrew Nature Preserve...
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Whispers of Wellness: Echoes of the Mystery- part 2
In "Whispers of Wellness," the trio tackles gym mysteries together, strengthening their friendship. In "Echoes of the Mystery," Emma, Alex, and Priya...
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Connecting With Trees
To look back on sweet but brief tranquil days, when made for soulful pleasures; passage of silence gratifying the restless mind, and I will give...
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MANIFESTO
If I were King My Election Vows If I were King of the Earth there would be jobs for everyone everybody would have clean water and free electricity -...
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