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Parcel for you...Part 14
There was no arguing with Spencer’s claim. Vanessa was quite thrown by it, she opened her mouth to respond but something stopped her, a feeling that...
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Enoshima (Part Two of Two)

Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/enoshima-part-one-two Enoshima (Part Two of Two) On a fateful Friday afternoon, Kai was walking...
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Only Here for The Poets

The story of a magic carpet-ride through Persia - Part Four.
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Beyond
Beyond the politics of it all and the snowstorms that slam our souls with waves of words that contradict everything we are, the morning glories will...
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Ghost Writing

It won't last, I'm sure. Before long readers will discover that I am a fraud. That the writings published under my name, are not mine but have been...
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Rescues of Holy Waters <stripped>

It’s hot… Another sweltering high pressure over the Mediterranean. The penance of climate change has no mercy. And the political heat in this mystery...
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Innocent. Part Two.

A friend from work, many weeks ago, their car was stolen. That was inconvenience enough for them. Eventually their beloved car was found by the...
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The Tickets, One Too Many!
A friend, went to the hospital, but when she arrived, the car park was very full. She has a permit that she has paid for, it cost over a hundred...
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Enoshima (Part One of Two)

Enoshima (Part One of Two) Some marriages aren’t meant to last. People meet in circumstances that create a fairy-tale; a confluence of chance...
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New Directions (3)

3 The middle of Cambridge is well off for pubs. Dev seemed to know the place better than me. I half followed him along a short pedestrianised street...
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Lovely Palace, Must Fly

The story of a magic carpet-ride through Persia - Part Three.
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Beginnings
Joggins Nova Scotia presents layers of history finally uncovered within ancient rocky sheets of civilization as drawers in office settings. See the...
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Parcel for you...Part 13
After the update, Vanessa received another email from Cybermate Worldwide, advising her from now on to only place her husband on low functional...
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The Experts
I am an expert, and here is one easy step to live until you're a hundred. Omit all toxic foods from your diet. Firstly, all fruit and veg should be...
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This Morning

A midwinter dream
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New Directions (2)
I’d seen Dev Mullur around at the auctions. We were on nodding terms. I could see by the properties he bid on he had a pretty long list. Never going...
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Give A Little Thought
The road to righteousness is not rhetoric, the path to freedom is not fighting. The mother of all battles grieves for her children, the father of...
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Like One Of Your Flowers
LIKE ONE OF YOUR FLOWERS Will you press me Like one of your flowers, And keep me inside your little book? If you get lonely And you're running on...
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Kali Yuga - Brave New Year

A wee bit late, both for Brexit and The New Year; but as I've revised this old poem I though it might still make a point - nothing changes! I should add the Jester here does not refer to King Charles, but a certain politician! (Image courtesy of Christoph Sholz from Wikimedia Commons)
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New Directions (1)

Although almost midday the inside of the car was full of dark shadowy corners. I could hardly make out the shape of my shoes resting in the spaces...
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