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Gareth's Body
The conversation with the registrar’s assistant leaves Emily shivering, despite the warmth of the day. Throughout the call the insensitive jobsworth...
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Bubby
He was called Bubby and he went to Heaven. He died in 2018 at the young age of fifty-seven. When we moved into my house in 1977, Bubby became our...
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And birdie moved in
Karine locked her front door and set off past the hedge that separated her garden from next door's She heard a chirp it sounded questionning it was...
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The Storyteller and The Quiet One's
The Storyteller And The Quiet Ones by Paul McCann He was walking along the road to Courtstown when he noticed a lady approaching from the opposite...
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Is democracy an absolute?
Recently, in the USA we've been talking about an apparent coup against our traditional system of democracy. I have to point out that democracy is not...
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The Lost Boys
When I arrived at the coffee shop with the knowledge that the kids were with their no-good son of a bitch father for the afternoon, I spotted a seat...
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"Willow's Tail" 32 ( Conclusions Part 2-- the ending)
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I call you up
i call you up after years of tears and fears i took a deep breath and let it out it's all up in the air we never said a real goodbye there was...
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Its Gone
it gone it gone but the words linger on if I could remember them that would be a start but i can't remember a single letter of the words it is so sad...
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Her Justice is Life
Maria was a troubled soul. She was someone who was dealt a crappy life in her earlier years which impacted greatly on her throughout her life. It...
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The Kindness - Chapter 1 cont'd...
The Kindness, Chapter 1 cont'd: Fresh from guiding Gracie over – and still feeling the prickly embarrassment of being goosed by her greedy hands – Mr...
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Aberdeen Beach 1971
Aberdeen Beach 1971 Kids on The Beach They play away Scattering sand Building castles Buckets Spades Adults buried Up to their necks Beachballs...
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The ghost king
He didn’t believe in himself. In his own existence. He did not believe in the existence of the other ghosts either, whose numbers were legion, which...
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1:1:6 Memories
Silence. A single tear rolled down her cheek. She still had her hand in her pocket, reluctant to unhand the cube, fumbling with it, unsure of what to...
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Ugly Puggly 42
‘I’m gonnae nip oot to get a carry-oot,’ I said. ‘You want anythin?’ ‘Nah,’ Dave screwed up his face. ‘We need tae get this done.’ Ugly Puggly rubbed...
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Freddie
Spencer was a seagull who thought he ruled all of the estate he frequented. Year after year he nested with his partner, Wendy, and they made...
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(This Life) Part 6: The Bee Keeper’s Daughter
Unique lives and friendships - each to be appreciated
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Green Alkanet
Anita took her morning coffee outside and sat on the somewhat rickety old wooden bench in the sun. The bench had been bequeathed to her by the...
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The Horses of Wooldale Road (Part 3 of 3)
You can read part one here: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/horses-wooldale-road-part-1-3 You can read part two here: https://www.abctales...
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