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Nothing New.
One of my favourite kings in history is the great king Nebuchadnezzar. He was very, very powerful, he made his name in history and even has a very...
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Pub garden
sitting on a chair in a pub garden by the riverside sitting here watching all the boats sail by it is such a hot day as I sit here under the shade...
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The Nightingale’s Song
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04.1 The Wolf Pack
Nobody knew Tony Yunis – an available CIA operative in the area; the man on demand. Nobody at Embajada de los Unidos knew him. They had telephone...
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Nurse Ratchet
As I carefully got out of the elevator, making sure my crutches didn’t get caught between the gap from the lift to the first floor, my heart raced. ‘...
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War Of Words
WAR OF WORDS Shootin' Putin: shooting from the lip Front Lines: Ukraine reigns! Russia won't crush her! This is not NATO's war – yet. The Russian...
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Coral Bay
W hen the moon is just right, thousands of coral reefs spawn, turning the sea into a snowstorm of new beginnings, drifting on the tides to start new...
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The New Boy
For the umpteenth time Gareth checks his teeth, straightens his new tie and fiddles, even though there is no need, with his hair. He rinses and dries...
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Convoy to Canberra
Convoy To Canberra Thousands gather in Canberra With signs; “Where is the PM”. No maskers target policemen, asking for hugs to spread the bugs. ‘...
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God is love. This is how he showed his love among us …
1 John 4:8,9 [Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Love is not merely sentiment and kiss, desire for good – its essence you will miss if you don’t...
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Cassiolta - 2
It was Cassiolta. She broke it all. I was wild with the jealousy only a child of not-quite-nine can know. I thought she was a conniving witch, a...
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Cassiolta - 1
I used to imagine that I was in love with him. A strange target for a young girl to choose. We who are supposed to set our sights on handsome princes...
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Mummy
mummy the sun is shining today can we go out and play yes we can my darling come here and hold my hand mummy that was a good day you go to sleep now...
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03.6 Photographer
Jamal returned to his lodge and poured a vodka orange as he ran out of tomato juice. He felt those itches heavy on his nape. He had not worn a...
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Freedom
This is another revisited piece from back in 2015. Picture from pixabay. Freedom Locked up like a prisoner, she cries. Dressed in nothing but pyjama...
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If at First
It was raining. Minutes ago, the sky had been perfectly clear, the sun in the sky, but then Reality came and created a cloud and that cloud had...
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Paradoxical Paper Tigers
“What a rush.” The same thought echoed through all of their minds. Lore had never felt this sort of power. Sixty two entities now sharing the same...
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War! : More Thoughts by Alfred N.Muggins
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6/3/22 Apparently the Great Leader has pronounced that War is no longer to be called War? Many millions of people across Ukraine, in particular, and...
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The Storm
As the rain pelted against the window, I listened to the wind roar. The sycamore sapling outside the sitting room window was almost bent at a ninety-...
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I can hear the cry
I can hear the cry I can hear cry oh lord I can hear the cry i can hear the cry when I see children with tears ruining down their faces I can hear...
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