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Hail
Hail to the fleet harbour’s here at last and the lobster traps are coming home – a successful jaunt upon oceans’ swells. From a settlement of...
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When It Gets Late Earlier
As my hemisphere gets darker The men who wind up the world Decide to make it darker still Just days before my birthday When I always wish for more...
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Forest Terror
My attempt at a poem for Halloween Midnight hour in eerie forest deep beyond; cold air circles essence of spirit trees, those dark deformed;...
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A Boss, rare
A Boss, rare With obeisance, with reverence, with gratitude assuredly accrued over past half a century teeming over the memory, with pains at the...
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Time Travel To The Time Of Good Old King Henry VIII : Kids, Ministers and Servants! By Mr A.N.Muggins
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One thing Alfred Muggins liked about the time of Henry VIII in the 16 th century was that they had their kids under control. The kids were actually...
But Why Not? finale... too long, I know...
I felt like I conquered the world with those too in each of my hands! I felt like screaming to celebrate my victory but I knew better. It took me...
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But Why Not?
As writing was recommended to me as a way of self-reflecting and as a tool in dealing with lots of personal issues, which I will wright about every...
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Frost in a Pocket
It’s cold here in the rear turret, flying high, over the channel, bound for Holland and Germany; confined, all by himself and with somewhere else –...
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Tock Tick (Happy Hour Twice)
Thank goodness the clocks don't go back during Happy Hour......
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Profiles in Courage
Dr. Winford Quick is a quiet man. A child of the rural, “Jim Crow” South, as an African- American, he understood and experienced adversity in all of...
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"Yes, your honor"
Fifty years of keeping daily logs can draw up a wealth of stories. This particular remembrance occurred during the early seventies, in Mt. Morris, N...
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Easier Said
Familiar territory. A green O’Raes home world was a pleasant sight. Their Breacher synchronised with the local time zone. They had an hour until...
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Chaos Calmed
Just them. The world around them was dead. An ashen wasteland and they were the only two on its surface. “You’re real.” Sky poked Lore’s limp metal...
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Final Insurrection
Coordinates set. Paragons packed in. The Destiny was ready to go. Earth dissolved into foreign space. None of them knew quite what to expect but...
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If only I knew
The night is a guarantee. Whether it be one step, or a few steps away. The night is always coming, and with it, the darkness. I remember when it used...
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‘UnEnding’ Part One
Iza pushed his head and shoulders back as he sat in the rigid chair, the hard wood pressing into the small of his back as he arched, stretching. He...
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The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 2 of 3)
Draft for a 3 part short story Part one at https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/black-crow-purgatory-part-1-3 The Black Crow of Purgatory Part 2...
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Before Rhythm of Hours Change the Beat
"Children of the Night, Shut Up" Love at First Bite 1979 Speed write https://www.abctales.com/inspiration-point-ip The Night
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Following Magda
It seemed like night although it was only about three o’clock in the afternoon as I approached the little old twin towns of Bernkastel-Kues which...
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