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Out of the cold

By Caldwell on Sun, 05 Jan 2025

Amsterdam's wind, slicing through November, carried a chill that clung to every exposed surface. The city’s canals and cobblestones seemed complicit...

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The Young Child, the Wise Men and Herod

By Rhiannonw on Sun, 05 Jan 2025

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Travelling many months to behold the King now born, as long foretold. The star announced and led the way –...

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Making Do with Dusty Springfield

By Turlough on Sun, 05 Jan 2025

Remembering Patricia, a young Middlesbrough girl with great dreams. I hope her best ones came true.

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On Christian Spirituality

By seannelson on Sun, 05 Jan 2025

Giving a testimony of one's Christianity is a special honor, but it's rather difficult for some of us to do. I have been blessed in my life from...

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The Day That Music Returned

By mcscraic on Sun, 05 Jan 2025

The Day That Music Returned By Paul McCann It was the late in the year just before the closing of the industrial sectors in Zero fun city . The Frown...

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Mr Fingerton’s Eyes - Chapter 12

By mcscraic on Sun, 05 Jan 2025

Mr Fingerton’s Eyes A Novel By Paul McCann Chapter 12 The Proposal He went to the shopping mall to look for some new clothes and saw her briefly on...

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Mr Fingerton’s Eyes - Chapter 11

By mcscraic on Sun, 05 Jan 2025

Mr Fingerton’s Eyes A Novel By Paul McCann Chapter 11 The Broken-Down Bus As the school football coach and teacher , Mr Fingerton was kept quite busy...

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Dinner-with 5 eyez (stripped)

By Kris on Sat, 04 Jan 2025

Slow workdays... The lingering to-do details, the dreaded list of catch up's, plus the forgotten stuff. Malta – Mistra Bay- ( Il-Bajja tal-Mistra)...

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Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Photographs

By HarryC on Sat, 04 Jan 2025

I'm going through a final reading of 'Gift' - my memoir about caring for my mother in her final months. I thought I'd post this short section. It's...

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Contemplating Reincarnation

By drkevin on Sat, 04 Jan 2025

If I'm here again I'd rather be a chuffer. A little loco, and admired puffer. Of course, I might one day hit the buffer. Just like now; a jolly...

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ABC Islands visit Part III

By jxmartin on Sat, 04 Jan 2025

ABC Islands Visit- Part III Tuesday, December 24,2024- Aruba- Leeward Antilles We were up by 7 A.M. It was already 86 degrees, hot and humid outside...

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Mr Fingerton’s ‘Eyes - Chapter 10

By mcscraic on Sat, 04 Jan 2025

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Mr Fingerton’s Eyes - Chapter 9

By mcscraic on Sat, 04 Jan 2025

Mr Fingerton’s Eyes A Novel By Paul McCann Chapter 9 The First Date As a schoolteacher , it was not just a job but a vocation for Mr Fingerton who...

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Mr Fingerton’s Eyes -Chapter 8

By mcscraic on Sat, 04 Jan 2025

Mr Fingerton’s Eyes A Novel By Paul McCann Chapter 8 Clinic Day On the day the community clinic came to administer booster shots for the school...

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No AI please

By Justin Tuijl on Fri, 03 Jan 2025

Right from the start I detested AI. It was a no-brainer, I didn’t want it, never wanted to use it. It pops up on apps like Facebook messenger and...

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Nowhere Man (Dead Reckoning series - Part 42)

By philwhiteland on Fri, 03 Jan 2025

With Archibald missing and Josiah off on a mysterious mission, Samantha has to turn detective, only to find the real thing turns up!

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Mr Fingerton’s Eyes - Chapter 7

By mcscraic on Fri, 03 Jan 2025

Mr Fingerton’s Eyes A Novel By Paul McCann Chapter 7 A Seasonal Moment Autumn came and it was bleak and beautiful in its own way . Mr Fingerton...

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Mr Fingerton’s Eyes - Chapter 6

By mcscraic on Fri, 03 Jan 2025

Mr Fingerton’s Eyes A Novel By Paul McCann Chapter 6 The Zero Harm Principle When he got to school, he saw the front office window was broken . There...