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Walking The Walk
Ian had been putting off taking his walk for a walk. How it had nudged him over and over, pulling at his clothes and spinning around his ankles all...
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Tom All Alone (5) (ii)
It was a hard decision. But a month later saw her sailing out of Liverpool on the Royal George with everything she owned in the world crammed into a...
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Tom All Alone (5) (i)
As Tom got older, they would sometimes find different things to do in the evenings. Mum might sit him on her lap in the back room, and they'd try to...
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"Willow's Missing Tail" 19
Perfidia breezed into the kitchen with a dreamy expression and Daphne giggled. “Looks like the love bug has bitten my cousin; imagine that!” Perfidia...
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A hundred moments in autism - Bathtime for the cuddly toys
It’s bathtime for the cuddly toys. Ingredients: bucket of soapy water, a toothbrush, a sponge, an anteater (Anthony), a stoat (Stoaty), a leopard (...
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A hundred moments in autism - Terrence Oblong goes to the cinema
I am alone. This is not uncommon. I am off to the cinema. I had really gotten into going to the cinema with a small group of friends during my...
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Great Expectations
So I hear, you're going West? Well, it's time you left your mother's breast. And if you want to go, be my guest. There's no need to sneer, fart or...
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Project Growth Spurt
Project Growth Spurt By Paul McCann World wars , famines , disease and then a deadly viruses affecting people twenty years and over, had taken most...
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Mind the Gap
Thankfully, the weather changed. Friday was not sunny and thirteen degrees, but windy and freezing cold instead. Exterior paints need minimum ten...
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Walking with the Lord
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] So much to distract and dilute our walk with the Lord every day. Remember, give thought to your root – our...
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HERE
I remember clearly that my first written word was “here”. I used to hide behind the armchair and secretly write it on a bit of paper. I was very...
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Secrets Of The Deep
Secrets Of The Deep by Paul McCann For over forty years nuclear weapons were being tested underwater in the seas and oceans on the planet ...
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My Father
As I pulled into the car park, my stomach tensed. I had been here many times before. My father was here. When he had first become forgetful, everyone...
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"Brighter Than The Noon Day Sun."
I remember when I was going to night class many years ago and it was dark and very foggy. I didn't get very far, when the first bus arrived, the...
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Childhood Toys
Old and new.
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A hundred moments in autism - Terrence Oblong's peculiar quirk
It’s morning. I crawl unenthusiastically out of bed, go downstairs to make toast and coffee, catch sight of the sun, which makes me sneeze. I sneeze...
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The End is Not Nigh Enough
You have to sand a second time, once the wood filler is dry. Didn’t take very long, but still creates horrible clean-up. Painting however, all white...
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The Giant
Six foot eight. Two hundred pounds in weight. That’s the first image that came to folks' minds when Big John’s name was spoken. No longer were giants...
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The Lost Manuscript 3
Dark was darker than death when you were younger. Light a flashbulb. No fat kids. No coloured kids, unless it was the black babies’ pictures you...
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The Chilling of Louise
This is an older tale from 2011. I'm sure I had posted it on the site, but couldn't find it. It's had a slight tweak since. I'd been going through...
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