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To see through the haze

By Rhiannonw on Sun, 05 Nov 2023

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Your thinking a haze as around you you gaze: Is life just a muddle of chance? With hatred and vice, and so much that's not nice, yet …

Love Story 14

By celticman on Sat, 04 Nov 2023

Mum made us both a pot of tea and put out a plate of Digestive. We sat at the table, knee to knee. She had her fags. I’d my biscuits to dunk in my...

Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)

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Persona non grata

By Itane Vero on Sat, 04 Nov 2023

This is the story that is slithering through the country like a dusty snake: injustice is rampant and cannot be controlled. The citizens are unsafe...

Mother Of Acknowledgment

By mcscraic on Sat, 04 Nov 2023

Mother Of Acknowledgment By Paul McCann Mother of acknowledgement the innocence you wore behind a smile , with an acceptance you carried a child ,...

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Evidence Of God

By mcscraic on Sat, 04 Nov 2023

Evidence Of God By Paul McCann The innocence behind a smile , the nonsense that goes running wild Gods love will never disappear in all I see and all...

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Love Story 13

By celticman on Fri, 03 Nov 2023

Da came through for his dinner. He glanced at us talking and laughing, grunted something, as he drowned the fish in salt and vinegar. Picked up his...

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1:4:5 Negotiations (Part 3)

By Lore on Fri, 03 Nov 2023

The vision ended. “I think we both know what that was.” Lore spoke coldly. Crait sat there. Eyes wide open, mouth firmly shut. “What did you do to...

Science fiction

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Midnight Mockery (working title) 1

By reaver1_89 on Fri, 03 Nov 2023

1 “Have you ever heard of the Midnight Game? A few years back, that game popped up on the internet, inspiring teen stupidity, scary stories to read...

Horror

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Listen to the Almighty

By Richard L. Provencher on Fri, 03 Nov 2023

I stepped out into a garden of flowers their scent surrounding colours enchanting petals fluttering in a soft wind and I prayed- for many others who...

Love Story 12

By celticman on Thu, 02 Nov 2023

Mum had a cup of tea on the go and the chip pan on to make Da’s tea. Animal fat and incinerated starch creating a sticky vapour that clung to every...

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The shoreline in autumn

By valiswaverider on Thu, 02 Nov 2023

The waves peter out over the pebbles The early evening light is fading gulls circle Stillness in the clouds filled autumn skies Like a turner...

Firework party, a little early

By Rhiannonw on Thu, 02 Nov 2023

Fizzy fireworks, sparkling lights: no fear here of ghosts or bombs, but colourful exciting sights – squeals, bright eyes, a rolling surprise: wheesh...

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Love Story 11

By celticman on Wed, 01 Nov 2023

‘She would notice,’ I bit down on my bottom lip to show that was our conversation over. Ali recovered quicker than a whiplash victim cashing a cheque...

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flowing love fever

By Nolan on Wed, 01 Nov 2023

let my dreams flow flow round-and-round warmly dearest tightly darling maiden dream flowing around your dreams my arms in love warmly safely tenderly...

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Civilians In War

By David Kirtley on Tue, 31 Oct 2023

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20/10/23 Of course civilians should be allowed to have the necessities, and the wounded and injured. Those are supposed to be the modern rules of war...

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Love Story 10

By celticman on Tue, 31 Oct 2023

Mum floated about smoking between the kitchen and living room. Da ruffled the sports’ pages of the Daily Record to show he was reading and didn’t...

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Allhallows

By D G Moody on Tue, 31 Oct 2023

The church clock strikes the midnight hour, and the children now have long gone home; with their costumes folded and put away, Halloween is passing...