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On Civilization and Its Absence

As someone who was once a political leader, I affirm that our position is that we were coercively taken advantage of in the general situation- and...
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The Vale - Part 4 (Adam Believe)

I can remember the exact moment I saw Adam Berry. It was on the first day of secondary school and we had been instructed, via a letter in the post,...

Curious

Light becomes dark Like a fleeting spark Life owns you Whatever you do Being yourself Can be an empty shelf A job is a toil We are the coil Time is a...
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The Patrolman - 33

Carruthers continued up Weidlake Drive toward the Reservoir.

One of those days

One of those days I miss your smile I have to say what is life waiting for death but death in a distant room a far off place we live day to days good...

The Late Hulk Hogan

He was a wrestler but he died and he's gone for eternity. He was a WWE Hall of Famer and he starred in Rocky III. He had giant muscles and Hulk Hogan...
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Ghigau 9 part 2

Sam stood, “Would you mind if I looked around the house? You can show me round if you have time.” Lenny looked taken aback at first, but then readily...
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Ghigau 9 part 1

DS Sam Tate climbed the four steps that took her to the Talbot’s porch and stood before the maroon, panelled door, wishing she had worn less clothing...

Another

I am not writing this to write well, or to be right. I am writing it because I do not know what else to do. If we call ourselves, artists or writers...
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Poem of the week

You are

Even though the only sound you hear is a melody of birds; the ratata of a distant woodpecker. Even though the coffee carried in plumes that play in...
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Hollyhock Tears Or Whispers Of Gods.

This poem is based on a Greek tale. When rain came and flowers grew, Pieuronian princess wept for her son, glazed eyes weakened by distress at what...
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The Vale - Part 3

Lori’s mother, Linda, is just leaving when I return to the cave. She is a lovely woman, warm, level-headed, unassuming and ever mindful of being in...
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Hear the children cryin'

Some mornings I wake from dreams that don’t announce themselves as dreams. They slip into the day like breath into fog. One in particular lingered...
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You are surprised as a published writer…

You are surprised, as a published author, by how many people have not read your book. You board a train, you look at all the faces as you walk down...
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on Artificial Intelligences

Throughout history, a corrupt and violent political classes seeks to rule the productive masses by persuading them of some form of all seeing, all...

Scarlet House

Marie had been here for years; running away from home at sixteen she'd found a home in Scarlet House with all the other disaffected girls. They were...
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The Vale - Part 1 (d)

I lie in bed staring at the patterns on the ceiling, the trees twitching in the wind casting shadows of branches like veins inside a lung, pulsing...
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Driving With Dad In The Car

Driving With Dad In The Car By Paul McCann Well Dad I said , see I’ve got a fast car and I know that’ its going to take me far He said , come on son...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (4)

Part three at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-3 To the east of Brean Down, dawn brings an orange ball of candescent...
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In The Company Of Fairies

In The Company Of Fairies by Paul McCann I got up out of bed to have a cup of tea as I couldn’t sleep . My body was sore from the hard work I did...

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