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Moving on Out
Guilt rolled in. It washed over them as a tsunami washes over land. They hadn’t had the time to properly consider it but, yes, they had sacrificed an...
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Haste Breeds Errors
No-one went first. Then everyone did. Both sides of the argument began at once but stopped soon after. Lore stopped but Juror gestured for them to...
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- 438 reads
The Boffin
bookshops are like lovers they numb in black & white then seduce you with colour titillate and tempt your soul until you finally let go find the...
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Reliable Friends
Support that is bought can never be relied upon but … solid friendships forge …loyalties reliable ….
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Teashop Short
I sat outside for the first time this year and of course it wasn't two minutes before somebody landed on my lap. It's the same in carparks when you...
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F*ck All The People!
Likely to offend, image created by author from non-copyright parts.
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06.2 Ransom
A glimmer of hope when police called to say his Ferrari had been located but it’d not be collected immediately from an undisclosed location. It’d be...
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- 360 reads
Umbrella Sea
I look down umbrella sea snaking between shiny metal towers separate still me a strong wind searches for red among the grey pushing risk frisking...
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Liam in My Head, Chapter 2: The Therapist Wants Me to Get Out More
Liam in My Head: A Novel-in-Progress. Sometimes the only thing keeping you from losing your mind is a voice only you can hear. Chapter 2: The...
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Liam in My Head, Chapter 1: When It Started to Show
Liam in My Head: A Novel Chapter 1: When It Started to Show Okay, I’ll tell you. I was at the grocery store. I had been laid off the week before and...
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The infatuation love is caused the entire life with regrets
Love is like a string of dreams. It is all empty when awaken. Perhaps I was born to be that much sentimental. Thus, I am teased by love. The dream we...
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The story of a blind and a lantern
An ascetic came from a long journey to an obscure village on a gloomy night. There were some villagers continuously walking to and fro in the streets...
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Killing Time
I killed time today. It doubled over twice, clockwork heart thudding as it fell from its face As it hit the ground, I thought I heard it squelch. But...
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- 580 reads
Beautiful Delight
It such beautiful delight the way you look tonight come close and hold me tight let us close our eyes image that this room has disappear and we are...
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Groundhog Boris
This is the seventh entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co Groundhog Boris The numbers on...
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06.1 Ransom
Jamal climbed down from a boat in the marina with a bag on his shoulder, a hat on his grizzle, purple polo shirt and dirty sneakers. He caught a cab...
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Entitlement
Your eyes open my thoughts as I prepare a kiss to share with you- such a wholesome moment. You surround me with memories that recollect the first...
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Win
this meeting of trees and rushes glows, peaceful as a holy place warbler songs shimmer warm blue air where speckled wood butterflies dance from spine...
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Grace Under Pressure
Grace Under Pressure I have watched the televised Senate hearings, of these last few days, attempting to confirm the President Biden’s nomination to...
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The Psychologist
A psychologist tells a patient the story about how her boyfriends used to shrink and then disappear, in thin air.
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