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A Glass Winter 2

The bottle exploded angrily on the marble floor. “FUCK!” Vanessa screeched. It was a good rosé as well. The noise was just enough to make everyone...
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A Glass Winter 1

A room can hold a thousand memories. Every heartbreak, argument, bubble of joy, seeping into the furniture. If these walls could talk. A family grows...
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an old cliche

either way, I will blame myself either way, I will hate myself for not doing more for not doing less for doing nothing so I understand, I’m listening...
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golden

what i thought i saw in your eyes when we were together were really lies of ‘i’m okay’ a surprise to see you joke and laugh away the golden the...

belonging - in conversation with my girlfriend

being able to hold your hand without our palms slipping skin to skin pulse to pulse sometimes my fingers linger too long and they’re caught in the...
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The Whispering Winds Of Hate

Like a lot of my writing I started in one direction and ended up in another. Still, it qualifies for the Inspiration Point (I hope)

Blessings

In loving memory of Sharon. Remind us to have positive memories, strengthen and support with sensitivity these two beloved sisters and daughters,...

THE KIND OF AND MIND OF A MALE.

THE KIND OF AND MIND OF A MALE. Are you a sitter When you pee in the shitter? Do you stand with a hand on your cock? When done do you pause Wash the...
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Godot

A long wait. (Painting by Toulouse Lautrec from Wikimedia Commons)
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Norwegian Wood

I n my second year at university I had my own show on the student radio station. The audience rarely reached double figures, but during the day the...

Chadpocalypse - 2:12 The Distance

If you want to catch up, here's a link to the collection: https://www.abctales.com/collection/chadpocalypse 2:12 The Distance Around nine in the...

Stuck 2

I really don't know why I hated those athletes. I really don't know what I expected of those girls who hung around them. I don't think they would...

Hope

What did you hope for when hope was an option? Even the colour blind see blue bright sky. Through apple blossom white, and the green. An only love? A...

Red II

I bought my newest dog one year ago, today is our first anniversary. Last year, some nice people cut the price in half and sold him to me. When I...

The politics of Remembrance Day: From #BowGate to #WreathGate (and why remembering isn’t enough)

Yesterday in a series of tweets I wrote: My twitter presence is much bigger than it was a year ago (thank you everyone) and inevitable this means I...
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When the River Froze

Frozen, the river is a moonscape, not earthly. Not normal. The ice lies cracked on the water and starlight glints madly in crevices.
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The Ship Of Fools

The Ship Of Fools The roaring people call us the ship of fools They who chain themselves to what they think secure They who are always just about to...
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An Obliging Treecreeper

What’s that skittering up the tree? – brown as the bark, so hard to see. … – it seemed to patiently wait until we were suited and done – then …

Intelligence.

There are varying degrees or levels of 'intelligence' in animals. 1. Those that are conscious of themselves and know that they are alive. 2, Those...

Not Much

to eat these 1952 days cupboard’s bare and three children watch mom searching for something to place on the table. Patience in the house once again...

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