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Charles

This has been up here before - no idea why I removed it!
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In the Streets of Pamplona

on the day the bulls ran
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Embracing New Year

New Year comes in swiftly like cascading waterfall; a trailing veil of pure energy and beauty, gushing its way down from hills on high, reminding me...
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Happy New Year
Happy New Year’s It is the 31 st of December in the year of our Lord, 2021. As we contemplate the beginnings of the coming New Year, arriving this...
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The Sausage Dog Today (2)
The staff at Today's Sausage Dog read through every article of the new rival publication, The Sausage Dog Today. "Shit, this is good," said David...
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Earworms

The writer's equivalent of doodling... move on, nothing to see here. Image author's own.
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The Adventures Of Minator chapter 21 -- The Captive

The Captive A light breeze blew. There was the sound of insects buzzing, and the cry of a distant bird. Miniator lay in the shade of baobab tree; a...
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Royal Clarence Hotel, Exeter

A devastating hotel fire, friendship, plans, people,numbers, then, now, my place in the story - it all connects
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Disenchantment 45
***** When Mattie and Nannette began to fade, Mark was nearly heartbroken, but Nannette’s words rang in his ears: Help your friend first . Despite...
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Before The Year Is Gone

Around New Year and before Lent, the Kukeri walk and dance through villages to scare away evil spirits with their elaborate costumes and the sound of multiple large bells attached to their belts. They are also believed to provide a good harvest, health, and happiness to the village during the year. The Kukeri tradition has been practiced since Thracian times, predominantly in Bulgaria but also in other Balkan countries.
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This Wisdom Tree
This Wisdom Tree remains sturdy erect as a sentry full of emotion- saw the earth soak up Civil War blood heard broken hearts carve into its strength...
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The Broken Heart
I'm shocked and it's hard for me to believe. My fiancee has left me on New Year's Eve. I thought she loved me and it's hard for me to understand. My...
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Philadelphia Freedom and Phil Collins

This is my response to a writing prompt "Time travel, a bookmark, the angel Gabriel." It was supposed to be flash fiction, but you can't have everything.
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New Year Old Moon
Tired old moon trying to shine On drunk people singing The first five words of Auld Lang Syne Its the only line we remember This year takes a bow...
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Haemorrhoid Android

As long as I have known my dear Priyatelka, she has radiated great warmth and kindness. She is a charming woman who loves life, adores children,...
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The Vault (10)
It took a few minutes before I was ready to leave the room, Adrian was waiting for me in the lounge, a bottle of chilled beer for both of us. Fortune...
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The Sausage Dog Today (1)
"Can you even believe this like, this woman is walking a sausage dog AND an Alsatian. You couldn't get more different." "It's a good photo David, and...
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Boundaries (Chapters 3 and 4)
Last one I'll put up for a while. It's probaby the most important to read in tandem with the others because it's a flashback. Let me know if it interrupts story flow too much.
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In the Dark

I really don’t care that you look different in the dark. I know you think I do. Or rather, you think that I must . Who couldn’t ? But I don’t. I love...
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