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1.3 It Came Out of The Sky
The man who came to Spain to hold those talks was Mr Gumper, the President of Arizona State Teachers College. When Jair Sivils revealed his plan,...
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A Devil of a Man (1) - Call to Arms

Image: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license. Author: VollwertBIT
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New Directions (11)
After Dev got over his initial shock things calmed down and we were able to have a sensible discussion. I handed over Celia’s cheque. Irina took all...
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Progress!

Winter’s retreating …
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1.2 It Came Out of The Sky
The Buick sped on W Olive Avenue towards west at a moderate speed. Bradley observed a familiar sight of flat land sparsely covered of weed and...
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This Sort of Thing - January 2024 - Main Course

Written at the rate of 100 words per day, this is the second part of my account of a journey from the settee to the corner of our kitchen where the kettle is. At this point the kettle is switched on. I only wish, during that icy month, I could have said the same about myself.
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E is for Elephant
Elephants, memories, and old age. Did I mention big ears? A bit of flash fiction that popped into my head from out of the blue.
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The Home

Sometimes hard things have to be done!
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An Old Fashioned Welcome
Welcome to my humble abode! You'll be sharing your room with a nice fat toad. Eat plenty of greasy grub while you're here. Swill it down with scummy...
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Productivity is Dead
Productivity is dead We should slow the hell down And enjoy being alive instead Bill Gates talking about AI The white collar workforce shrinking away...
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New Directions (10)

When Dev asked, ‘What are we going to do about this?’ I knew I’d get sucked in if I couldn’t find a way out. After his wife brought the tray with...
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A New Song
A New Song By Paul McCann A door in the sky opened up and a song fell through , lucky I was able to catch it before it flew . far away into the...
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Don't worry it's only a war
There’s a sinister dark cloud above us Shaped like a giant atom bomb The drums of war beat loud and fast The generals, politicians and arms dealers...
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1.1 It Came Out of The Sky
Kenwood, the Air Traffic Controller, picked his binoculars and zoomed in on the aircraft that came out of the sky, flying north over the mountains. A...
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My Top Ten.

There are some fantastic things to watch on telly. 10. I love Inspector Morse. I have watched him for decades. 09. I love Vera, the actress who plays...
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Always the hands.....
Check the bolt Check the bolt For action Hands slip and slide Mud and sweat Sweat and mud “Alright mate” “Aye” “Alright mate” “Aye” “We’ll be alright...
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Dark Night of the Soul

The dark night of the soul is a recognised period of spiritual development; when the person can lose all belief until the self as ego is abandoned. The two saints who exemplified this for me are St John of The Cross, and St Therese of Lisieux, (image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
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"Oneiroi" (Greek myth - gods of dream)
Pasty faces and foggy lands In dreams that shake the soul Phobetor weaves a tapestry Of dank and dripping shrouds To chill the blood and tremble lips...
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Didn't See That Coming.

Was thinking about the Queen today. She had been the Queen all my life. She was beautiful and all powerful. I had seen pictures of her from when she...
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Mother Of The Clouds
Mother Of The Clouds By Paul McCann Mother of the clouds you walk to places where no one goes through the doors of time that never close bringing...
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