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Big Time Sally

Biding her time she pulls at her hair like a regular cell mate itchy with cooties – having too long in a 9 x 6 fit light-bright staring in her eyes...

Even Mistresses Moan

(c) Terry Moore 1998 Even Mistresses Moan Although the date on the letter said April the first, the contents didn't make me a fool. My decree...
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Cherry

Angel 74 (kindness of strangers)

Angel wondered if she could go back. Sneak up the stairs, go into her room and lock the door, pull the sheets back over her head. She turned her head...

Where The Hell is Charlie?

Where the Bloody hell is Charlie? Alfred stoodbarefoot and called to his wife. "Janet...have you seen my blue socks?" While he waited for her reply...

A Christmas Tale With A Difference

The people of 'England' were facing a General Election, but what was going to happen this time? This was co-written by myself and my wife Wendy in 2006. We 'bounced' a few ideas off each other to write it together. As we are now facing another election, and at Christmas time, we both think it is the perfect time to post our joint work on my abctales account, with due credit to my wife Wendy Kirtley.

Second Steps

This story was published in Fiction Kitchen Berlin, a fine journal if there ever was one. Consider submitting...
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The Upside-down Tree

a thousand-years-old and feeling its age,
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Head Over Heels

Head Over Heels In Love by Paul McCann Baby I’ve been running around all over the place , searching for love , you keep hiding , I keep chasing you ,...

interrupted- finis

Day Interrupted- finis Thursday morning arrived. We were up early and ready to set out by 7 am. Rte. 41 South was decidedly crowded with the daily “...
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I AM A

I am a product of words exalted by the Lord: “Be fruitful and multiply.” *Genesis 1:22

Let Him Who Is Without Sin Cast The First Stone.

I love this story, on every level. The Woman was caught in the very act of adultery, was the Man married too? We don’t know, we are not told, but she...

From winter to …

Gloved and capped, fingers chapped … dreary, weary … turn a key to …
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Angel 73 (escape)

Adam slept in the taxi all the way back to The Unit and Angel had dozed fitfully. She put him straight into the cot and figured that would be him out...

Talking with the spirits

Conversations with the disembodied Whenever you start off an article like this, people roll their eyes and say “Oh, boy. Here we go! “But, you can...

Evil

Every time I read the news I’m told of something bad - A murder here, a stabbing there and such things make me sad. Oh, here’s a suicidal man of...

Escape the Thunder

I sensed a deep root of love beneath her veneer of toughness honed from days of mental abuse— dad did often so after a night drinkin’ about town. Mom...
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The Wet Hole

(c)Terry Moore 1999 The Wet Hole 'The Wet Hole' was the only remaining occupied building on Jacob's Island. Roger Loxley, the landlord, was fat,...
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Angel 72 (church hall)

With the two guards behind her, Angel skirted around the side of the church. The tar path was uneven, moss from the borders of the grass lapping up...
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On Being Pursued By A Wolf

Their nattering had gone on long enough. The wolf crooked its enormous head suddenly, and they ducked down lower behind the boulder. They quietly...

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