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It's The Principle.

I had bought many can openers, and last year was the last straw! So, I decided to buy a proper one, and I spent a staggering £8 on one from Tesco. It...

Dunking Ink (10)

Next morning, the President took some daunting action to remove the Police Commissioner and he wasn’t prepared to leave the post simply. He...

Updated. Part Two.

Soon after I’d published part one, I had an email from the solicitor, it seemed what I was sent was a general information of their price list! I was...

Updated. Part One.

Earlier this year, I went many miles to update my Will. I had let it lapse for one year, having paid for it to be kept at the solicitors for ten...
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Spilt Milk

I like to people watch. One of the few happy memories I have is people watching with my mother. ‘Rasputin,’ she’d say, pointing out a person from the...
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Birds in Cages

Buzz. A vibration echoes in the large bedroom, bright and beaming with lights from various electronic devices. The starry night barely noticable,...
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A Literary Squirrel

A judicious rodent.
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Starfish to Flint

Starfish to Flint
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The Urgent Care Center.

I rang 111 for someone and they were given the choice, as to what they would like to do next, they were given two choices and chose the latter. So, I...
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Pick of the Month

After Gyles' Quay

Der killin everyone in de town dese days. Dey killt dat businessman cause he wus helpin de Loyalists. Dey killt a man outside de snoooker hall cause...
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In A World Gone Mad:Tuesday 5 May 2020

Tuesday 5 May 2020 I got the book off to the client last night, three days after our deadline—but four days early for customer deadline, that’s...

Bush

Matthew arrived at the bus stop in Jalingo. Jalingo was a major African town and Matthew had been expecting a large bus station where there would be...

Now and Then

Now and Then Counting the lines on her fingers, consulting her dears and neighbors connecting with their cherished celebrations characterized by its...

The Rape of Piker Niggard

With apologies to Charles Dickens ---------------------------------------------------- Piker Niggard scowled at Scuff over his bent eyeglasses. "...
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79. The Turn Of A Friendly Card

You played poker with who??? Image author's own.
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A Mothers Love

my cousin just had a baby in lockdown and asked me if I would write him a poem. Having not met him yet I wrote one of a mothers love, hoping she didn't meant that she wanted one about a cat or something. It's best to hear my poems since I am mainly a performance poet - link to the video included.
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Homecoming

The House: A sliding scale of angles - angels? – You might see them where the edges connect, And where the sun catches the glass, Where the rainbows...
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Story of the week

Break the Child: Chapter Nine: Melting

Chapter Nine: Melting Mum went to see Doctor Watkins tonight; we’re all worried about her. She hasn’t even been for her scan to date the baby, yet...
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78. Mission Statement

Don't you hate them? When have they ever convinced anyone? Image by Bryan Zug: Words by Patrick Lencioni : Licence CC BY SA2.0 : Source: flickr.com https://youtu.be/GyV_UG60dD4

FABULA TEMPUS PART I | PART-II

CHAPTER-I FUTURE PART-I How does every man imagine the future? Probably cars zooming through the air and people wearing strange silver and blue...

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