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Steelie 3
Brodie said, ‘Well, I’ll be off.’ His American accent no longer bugged Steelie. He warmed to it as he warmed to the troubled man. ‘I’ll no keep yae...
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The Late Douglas Adams
He was very tall, he stood six feet five. He died too young, he couldn't survive. He wrote "The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy" and some episodes of...
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The Speedy ( Part 3 ) Final
The Omega Speedmaster watches worn by Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldin and Michael Collins were sent back to Nasa to become part of The Smithsonian Museum...
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The Book: Chapter 13
Chapter 13 At home, Alice expected to see Mick in every room. The experience the night before had unsettled her. She was frightened. But mostly, she...
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Remnants
The empty glass and tissue box
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Joyful Reunion at a (double) funeral!
A double funeral – not a result of car accident, just two friends (therefore elderly!) both hospitalised briefly through different ill health issues...
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Foggy
The low hum of the electric radiator and the distant sound of a dogs deep bark become the silence they break; so consistent is their presence. Grey...
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The Garden, that was my domain
The garden, that was my domain It’s where I framed my worst paintings Held my rival’s head beneath the soil Until his gist went limp And hid inside a...
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Steelie 2
The big guy walked back with the drinks in his big hands in a stilted way as if he’d a book on top of his head and he was auditioning for America’s...
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Who are we in America?
America, Who are we? I was born into this Republic, some 76 years ago. My ancestors had come here in the 1840’s looking for a refuge from the hunger...
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The Speedy ( Part 2).
When the Astronauts returned to Earth they were greeted like conquering heros. They went on a world tour and hundreds of thousands of people turned...
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EXPERIMENTING.
Over the last ten years or so, I have had a cough. About 10 years ago I had a bad cough, for a long time, and antibiotics couldn’t shift it! The...
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The Book: Chapter 12
Alice sat in her cosy reading nook trying to take her mind off her problems with Mick and the fallout from work. The board had expressed concerns...
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Watching You Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen
Chapter Seventeen Kelly sighed, grabbed the remote, and flipped channels. Nothing interesting on the box, nothing new in that either. There seldom...
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Grasshopper
Do you not see me?
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The Moth's Song
The Moth's Song By Paul McCann In the vale around the golden meadows of Itschamore , a hermit monk sat upon one of the standing stones meditating and...
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Mother Of Grandmothers
Mother Of Grandmothers by Paul McCann Mother of grandmothers We send our prayers on wings that will never get old for the souls of grandchildren in...
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School Reunion
Dear diary...looking back on the year 1990, I was reminded of an unexpected letter that arrived asking me if I'd like to attend a school reunion. Due...
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Dare To Dream
(For my Husband) Moons flew by, long ago, Cocooned in a curse. Howls mournfully Cried out: Smothered by a mask with Resounding echoes of Rushing...
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Steelie.
A big guy stood at the pub door like he’d just put on a new suit and didn’t want to get his life creased. He slid into the chair beside Steelie, his...
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