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Here is an excerpt from Moffat III, very much a work in progress. I am unsure whether it will see the light of day at all. It is between titles at the moment, it might be called At the Back of the North Wind or The Jedermann Characteristic. I'd guess at 44,000-odd words (yes, some of them very odd, heard that one before, thank you!) I'm somewhere between 2/5 and 1/2 the way to the end of a first draft. Anyway, here is an excerpt.

Tired, muddy woods and gardens dead leaves rotting, brown stems wilting, cloud oppressing daylight weak: we’re glad of warmth in bright within...

I didn’t take that picture through the hospital window. The one with the sign in the background, neon-green and sickly. The one with the airplane...

The fine young Lady and her maid from 'She Who Would Valiant Be' continue their adventure.

“Listen, Craven,” said Sergeant Dowd. “This blue ’46 Plymouth with the bullet holes is being driven by a gorilla named Morty. He’s the one put all...

Minefield, There's danger near Falklands Six Stop! Stop! There’s danger near. Maybe right here. A careful bending of the knee. Maybe a hundred bodies...

Face Down I saw him face down in the dirt We turned him over softly Almost covertly. Three small holes All we could see. Sightless eyes Looking at me...

. She Took To The Sea By Paul McCann . The little boat sat there tied to the side of the jetty and the lady who owned it sat there inside . She...

Torrance lay on display for his family and friends to say their peace. There was a line waiting to pay their respects that Richard looked at from...