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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 …

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...

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...

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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Poem of the week

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 ...

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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