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The Countdown Is On : Advanced Planning For Christmas At The Muggins' Home (The Water Melon!) by Alfred Muggins
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He saw the plate he had used last night before going to bed, on the side, near the sink, where he had put it, before it could be later stacked into...
the seagull
It was only part white; the seagull that swooped down on us nearly brushing us with its wings, but in my head I saw this ghost of a bird, shadowless...
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Like Mamma Used to Make
An acquired taste.
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Merry Christmas Everybody! (Christmases Past and Present) by Mr A.N.Muggins
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Slade came on the car radio as the channel played a soothing range of Christmas hits, playing their most famous Christmas hit from 1973, ‘Merry...
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The Vault (9)
I took a red pill, sat in my meditation posture and entered The Zone. Once there I was able to enter the Vault. This time neither the man nor the...
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High Stepping
. High Stepping By Paul McCann Jumping the gun in front of everyone , it’s a long run . There’s no set rule , its really cool with the stadium full...
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Maria and the Bellasis Family 19
I can’t wait to write about the wedding I went to in Torquay. If I write it down I won’t forget any of the details to share with Sister Francis. I...
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The Adventures of Miniator Chapter 20 -- The Man In Black
;The Man In Black Swing, Narea, and Nimi drove back to the hotel, and took a couple of rooms to wait for information from the Dino's computer... An...
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The Prognostications of Nostril Dermus
Hark! Hark! All ye prisoners of the dark. The end is nigh, and I'll tell ye why. 1. By next Christmas, Covid will be old news. Variants will continue...
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In Memoriam
Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/in-memoriam-mp3 In Memoriam Rain-clouds sweeping, weeping, lament, moss-covered, monuments of...
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Boundaries (prologue and chapter 1)
Just the opening to a dark comedy novel/la I'm writing about a grandmother, her daughter, and grandson. Let me know if you think it's a good opening.
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The Last Bean
There were nine in the house if you counted the thin, world-wearied wife; and the small, stone-like grandma; and the seven children who ranged in age...
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The Vault (8)
Adrian has purchased a hamster cage in the shape of a train. It is the first thing I notice as I return to my flat. "The hamster was in that cage," I...
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BBBB
In rows, shining stems and identical, (almost) spikey tips, grey. Where could each take me? Their names gave nothing away : HB, 2B, etc pointless as...
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Cordon Bleu
An old one reposted.
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The Ghost House (Chapter 1)
It was around Christmas 1973, at the time Alan and I used to take our radios to school on the day of the Radio 1 Top 20 rundown, when Slade were at...
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The Chips at Twerton Park
When Raleigh’s ship came into port the gentry gathered round To see the cargo in its hold of veggies small and brown. But little did the people know...
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The Vault (7) Ironing
I returned from my trip to find myself covered in sweat. I showered and changed into a new set of clothes. I went into the lounge to update Adrian on...
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Pencils
...and this one isn't about pencils. Image author's own
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The Revenge Of The Stolen Children
Revenge Of The Stolen Children - A short story By Paul McCann In the darkness of the night they came in trucks to take away children from their poor...
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