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Books Kill
Books Kill Monday morning sun bounced off the red brick of The Headmaster’s office, imparting a comforting glow onto Anne Wolsey’s favourite place,...
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The Lost Days of a Limpet
You were born a silent egg A stubborn little shell Sucking tight the window to the world. Now, in nests of newspaper And seconds ticking through the...
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How to become a Rock Star
It's actually quite easy to become a modern rock star. Firstly, you need a junk food diet, supplemented by zero exercise. This is sometimes called...
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Disenchantment 18
***** Nannette Chan had a bad feeling about the attorney, Malbourne, even his name was a premonition of something bad. What kind of ancestry was...
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Presidential Inauguration
Inauguration of President Joe Biden The grand panoply of the American Republic was on display today, January 20, 2021. Early in the morning, outgoing...
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I Didn't Watch The Inauguration
Today Joe Biden was inaugurated President. But I didn't watch the inauguration. I'm not a Joe Biden supporter. He didn't win because of me. I voted...
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The Red Night
November 29th, 1703, Amberfields Village, Northwestern Province A father and daughter sat by the lake on the village outskirts. The evening light...
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SEV 2
My brother watched me playing for the Boy’s Guild on St Stephen’s gravel park. He stood under a tree with his mate Billy Quinn, both of them wearing...
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Part 3: The Road from Kozolupy
The road from Kozolupy to Město Touškov cuts between two flat-lying fields. It is about a mile long and one can see Touškov clearly in the distance. Wild cherry trees flank either side.
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A Woman of the Swamp 2-2 [2 of 2]
Continued from here When everything was settled, the four of them met in a cramped hallway next to the bar’s bathroom. There were only two rooms, and...
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A Woman of the Swamp 2-2 [1 of 2]
Apologies, had to split this one in two again because it went over the word limit! Previous Chapter 2. An Ordinary Dive Bar It was summer in the city...
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Craven on Patrol
“Hey, Craven!” Detective Sergeant Dowd pulled his patrol car to the curb and signaled for Craven to get in. “No, not in the back. You’re sitting up...
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Dying In Debt
I want to go like my gangster Uncle Buster. Five hundred million in the red. Pulled off the highway in his Porsche shot in the head they drove off he...
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Out of safety to please
Cosy bulbs lie safe below, spikes extend … white drop droops to shine and shiver …
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A Place Behind The Door'
. . A Place Behind The Door' By Paul McCann A large crowd had gathered on the streets of North Belfast throwing stones at the British Army. Some...
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What A Soldier Does
. What A Soldier Does' By Paul McCann . The soldier questioned the war: When and who is it all for; Who is right and who is wrong; Why can’t we just...
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Yesterdays Bloomers
. Yesterdays Bloomers By Paul McCann No one can mock what the eye cannot see . Stitch up your bloomers as fast as can be . Bloomers still mock their...
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The Existential Fate of Original Thought
Every day had been the same for so long now. Epicurus sat in his leather backed chair, cradling a glass of scotch, ruminating about life and the arts...
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Forever Love
Your face beautiful as the sky on a sunny day a marriage blessed in Heavenly plans a feather bed of imagination soft kisses in the twilight of...
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Linda Blair
Waiting for the bus after ‘ The Exorcist ’ . Your flour caked cheeks, my first scabbed nicks. Then we licked our salty lips, from saveloy and vinegar...
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