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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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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...

Dunking Ink (9)

Soda explored the building wearing a worker’s outfit and a helmet. He entered from the south-east side and probed the empty floors by noon...

Smokin' on the porch

I used to spend my weekends like this.
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The Plague of Elephants

The plague of elephants was bad news. Old Pat had a furious temper and would go wild when he discovered the elephants that had started to appear in...
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diminuendo

diminuendo it takes her longer to laugh, a slow-fuse mulling between the words going in and the mirth coming out she straightens so many things,...
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Visit the Past

Visit the Past Saturday July 4 th 2020, just another ordinary day. I arose from my sleep as usual at seven thirty, took a shower to get me going and...
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Break the Child: Chapter Eight: Kissing and White Wine

Chapter Eight: Kissing and White Wine My mother put three teabags in the washing machine yesterday. She said she thought it was the waste bin. This...

77. Time and the Devil

"...gonna bring me ev'rythin' Ah need." Image free for non-commercial use source pixabay.com

Leggings - development

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The rumours fly, the Beast woman herself, secure in her self image of the woman who is the woman for all men, above all others. Decided on a target,...
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My Corner Of The Earth

My corner of the Earth - For what it’s worth - Is all I’ve got. It’s not a lot, But still, I stand on solid ground. In time I’ll come to know that...
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Canal Walk in Summer

All day, we walked on the sun-bleached path, His army boots pounding parched yellow gravel, The green-blue prison ink still new To his hands. I...
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In a World Gone Mad: Sunday 3 May 2020

Sunday 3 May 2020 After the worst morning yet, yesterday we had a good afternoon. When Arthur got up after his nap, he had reset and forgot his...

Dealing with Bloodsuckers

Dealing with Bloodsuckers “Ouch, that hurts,” she said. “It’s just a little shock. After a few times you almost don’t even notice it,” replied the...

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