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Kind, wise lives

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] When welcoming guests, don’t fuss and stress they’d rather less poshness than tense distress … Words spoken with haste… Lying with skill …
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looking at the world with a man

looking at the world with a man’s eyes is wrong according to my writing teacher don’t mention boobs don’t mention nudie bits let’s mention willies...
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Gone Viral
Oh dear, I'm full of snot. I've even got it up me bot. Helpless as a baby, in year dot. I should do something, but I know not wot. The yanks may say...
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Christmas With The Wee Ones

Christmas With The Wee Ones By Paul McCann There’s Christmas wreaths on the door and Christmas trees on the floor . The Wee Ones are everywhere with...
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December 28th

December 28th Glazed on a northern wintered beach. The shoelace kelp tethering her boots. Where are the tide times for setting sons? A childhood once...
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Home is where the mind is

"Let me tell you a story," the salesperson begins. The words are not even out of his mouth before I know I am going to get ripped off. Deceived,...
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The Christmas Shindig

The Christmas Shindig By Paul McCann I woke up on Christmas morning and the little people were all here without an invitation they drank my Irish...
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An Irishman’s Christmas In Manila

An Irishman’s Christmas In Manila By Paul McCann it’s almost Christmas in Manila and I’ve landed here on a flight , the snow’s turned into rain and...
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The Girl Who Watched The Stars
The Girl Who Watched The Stars By Paul McCann Tessa never had many friends and she liked her own company . When ever she felt down or unhappy she...
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Ruminations on Ultimate Truth and Its Nature
I, Sean Lawlor Nelson, have lived life on three continents Europe, Asia, and North America; Mostly North America, and have been blessed to be...
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1:5:7 Descent (Part 3)
Their mission began. The Rexian’s formation tightened around the Lore’s ships which now flew in single file. From the spread out line of vessels,...
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Trusting.

Trusting. A few days ago, I was at the self- service in the large superstore. The lady said, to me, from the next self-service till said, “Come here...
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The Party's Over (Dead Reckoning series - Part 41)

Image author - Lies Thru a Lens This time, it's a tale of lost and found! Archibald finds himself in a compromising situation and loses his balance, Josiah has lost Archibald and finds himself short-handed, and Samantha finds herself at the start of an investigation, but has she lost something really important?
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Carols at Midnight

Carols at Midnight Light from a votive candle flickers – candescent, smells of incense permeate the pews. Beyond a prayer book stone floor seems...
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The TREE!

Daniel my son told me this morning, of the big news, in the football world. He told me, about a Liverpool footballer, who took a picture of his wife...
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Contemporary Political Remarks
Here in Jackson County, Oregon, USA, there was recently a court case, if proceedings in this authoritarian county not given to intellectualization...
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Rustle!

I heard a rustle in a drawer puzzled, opened it – and saw two bright round eyes beady brown – Shriek! surprise! When help arrived the mouse had gone...
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Christmas Past

Christmas Past by Paul McCann Christmas past I’m so grateful for those people around me who had given me kindness and shared their time graciously ...
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Morning Coffee

Morning Coffee by Paul McCann The ritual of a coffee to start the day allows a sip of warmth upon the lip like a kiss of goodness for the soul . It...
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The White Noise Machine - Pt.2
The shouting, the honking, the footsteps, the descending airplanes, the ascending airplanes, the jackhammers, the tires skidding, the plumbing, the...
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