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Walking Along With Rab
Walking Along With Rab By Paul McCann On first trip back home to Belfast after being away for 4 years I was able to be there for my cousin John’s...
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Busmen’s Pennies
Busmen’s Pennies By Paul McCann I started collecting pennies when I first noticed an old Queen Victoria coin in my change after buying a quarter of...
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No escape from reality
For an awfully long time, I did not dare to acknowledge it. I just pushed the idea away, tucked it away, thrusted it away. Was it all too painful,...
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1:5:5 Forgotten (Part 3)
Rage became her. Lore hadn’t spoken since leaving the council chamber; they found themselves locked in with their thoughts and their body on auto-...
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The Bleeding Of Britain and the People (from the Imaginations of Alfred N.Muggins)
11/8/24 Modern Britain was being given away to corruptions of all sorts, including its people. Its houses were sold to the highest bidders,...
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Where Is ICE RIVERS?
I suddenly realized, that I hadn’t seen him, I hadn’t seen his stories, I hadn’t seen his smiling face. Is he OK? Does anyone know where he is? I...
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The Old Musician
In a small town where memories linger, an old musician drags his guitar, strings worn but heart still full, each note carries tales of years gone by...
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Chapter 12: The Shroud
For nearly twenty-four hours, Niko had been locked in the small, dark outhouse. The air inside was thick and musty, tainted by the smell of his sweat...
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Chapter 11: Honour
As Niko lay on the cold floor of the outhouse, the sound of the family's grieving voices filtered through the night air. The sobs and hushed whispers...
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Parcel for You..Part 33
‘It’s common in humans,’ said Lorenzo flippantly, ‘but, hey, you must meet my husband, he’s called Steve,’ he said, holding out his hand towards a...
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Chapter 10: The Discovery
The discovery of Elena’s body unfolded in the cold, heart-wrenching way that only tragedy can. Yannis had been one of the first to join the search, a...
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Taking Care 3 (ii)
By eleven, I'd only managed to get through three folders. It was a massive amount of information to take in. I'd written down things like cerebral...
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Taking Care 3 (i)
Day One at Remus Lodge - my first day of working in care... I knocked at the front door and Malcolm answered. Instead of inviting me in, he stepped...
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Windows
Looking out To sea or to see Traffic jams Choking us all In between cursing everything Maybe it’s just me Scanning for light In a heavy world Where...
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Riding The Buses To Town
Riding On The Buses By Paul McCann I used to wait for bus to go into the centre of Belfast , or downtown as we would say back in the day before the...
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Rabs Remedy
Rab’s Remedy By Paul McCann Rab had been struggling financially for many years before he got the break in the art world that changed his life . Now...
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A Job For Phil
A Job For Phil By Paul McCann Every Friday evening my good friend Gerard Steward and I swapped the marvel comic books we had read for some new ones...
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GULP!
I worked at a different site this week. And because I worked at a different site, when I finished work I always go to this different supermarket,...
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WHY??? Part Two.
A hard working up standing member of the community! In good health, out walking his dog, he was funny, he was active. He adored his grandkids; his...
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The earth moves on …
The summer is ending, the berries swell …
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