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The Wedding (Take One)

As Linda sat on the make up chair, relatives buzzing around her, making what she perceived to be a fuss, she was registering 0 in the comfort scale...

A Darkened Reflection

It felt weird. They had never considered that to blend in they would have to change. They weren’t entirely comfortable wearing what had been the...

Not the First

Free to go. That’s what Charrlene told the guards but still they maintained their vigil over them, even as Charrlene tried to leave. “We’ve been...

I'm only dreamin'

A little something I wrote during freewrite at class.
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Falling Upwards

Falling upwards . (Extract from Meltdown for AbcTales Reading Event) On the day the Social Worker came to do An Intervention Arthur stole a...
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To Little Niamh

This is a piece from my journal of the older me talking to the younger me. I’m trying with all my might to keep my head above water emotionally and...

Time Travails

The bygones have gone by Departing with a heavy sigh The leftovers joined the queue Time has no feelings for you The tales we told years ago Come...
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Save Some Space for Dessert

Buzz is about to step out into the bright lights of a product launch with a bunch of cue cards he’s not allowed to use, a sneaking suspicion he might be sick and the knowledge that the expectations of Cosmos Aeronautics’ Board of Directors is high, to say the least.
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Valentino

A translation from Italian of "VALENTINO" by Giovanni Pascoli (1855-1912)
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Her Troubles

Her Troubles Tuesday’s fish supper grease still lingers On grubby stubby stiff little fingers Cracked by cold and each one bleeds From overuse of...
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Duvet!

It should be so straightforward to put a duvet in its case, but when I rush – no time to waste, I soon regret presumptive haste and find the corners...
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Ode on a tiger, in brass, and amber

( a tribute to Dhalits and the underclass of the world ) Fix me with your glittering eyes. Maul me to death, please. Proud, fearless, leave the mark...
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Ode on a tortoise, in gold

I've never seen an angry tortoise, super-cool, faintly ridiculous. Slow and methodical, intelligent. Soft on the inside, hard as granite without...
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Forwards

There was a picture on the wall in the library at the University I spent one and a half semesters. A young man leaning against a wall, and the words...

Please criticize my story. Good or bad?

Please just write what you think. I need to know what i should do to get better. Good or bad? Please comment. “Sometimes i don't know if i should...

Bright Eyes

As I sat watching tv with my husband, Dave, and two boys, who were almost grown men but will always be boys to me, I looked out of the window and was...
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Carnal Comedy Blues

Last night I caught my wife Lying under the man next door They were naked and entwined Like two trees With bark stripped bare My heart felt like It...

Minding My Own

Keep my head down Keep my eyes shut I have my reasons No ifs and buts I won’t apologise If my language bites I’m tired of all the wrongs And bored...
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eden of the north

eden of the north january has left windows eyeless and bulbs blown rough planking does little to tame the tide arcades louder than they are bright a...

The Candle

It's no good muttering, Stuttering and spluttering. Stuffing the toast you're greedily buttering. The candle's lit, but it's sooty and guttering...

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