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Chapter 4: Yannis
Helena sat by the window of her small flat in Palmers Green, staring out at the street below. The familiar sounds of the neighbourhood drifted up -...
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Ghostbot (Part One of Two)
“Death is the greatest illusion of all” - Rajneesh Ghostbot (Part One of Two) Cassie was dead to begin with. There was no doubting the fact as...
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Don't Mess with a Meteorology Man
What I did during the second half of August 2024, at the rate of 100 words per day.
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Rab A Dab Dab
Rab A Dab Dab By Paul McCann A real pressure cooker is how some described him . A little terror of a kid he was . Others said he had behavioural...
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Chapter 3: Even her flowers were wilting
Niko would mostly sit on the edge of his bed, staring at the floor. The room was dim, lit only by the soft glow of the streetlights filtering through...
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Chapter 2: Helena
Helena stood in her small kitchen, absent-mindedly her fingers traced the smooth surface of a well-worn serving bowl. The bowl was simple, and made...
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60's
Memory. Hair. Eyes. Teeth. Heart. Cholesterol. Diabetes. Sleep. Cataracts. Bones. Hearing. Tablets. Creams. Work. Retirement. Hips. Knees. Diets...
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The Tide Is High (Dead Reckoning series - Part 24)
Samantha and the Detectives are getting nowhere fast with Jeannie, and Josiah and Archibald are in deep water, and it's getting a lot deeper!
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Taking Care 1 (ii)
The home, Remus Lodge, was a large Victorian house on the corner of a road, just up from the lights at the main junction in the town. It was five...
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Taking Care 1 (i)
In early 2004, my life - which had then been flying on one engine for some time - finally came crashing to earth. I was almost 45. My marriage was...
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Hello Autumn
Lawnmowers become leafblowers Beaches empty out the kids Spiders haunt internal corners Your naked knees now hid Blossom's but a memory Unveil the...
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The Seasonal Years …
The spring of youth is bright and keen, enjoying vigour and new things seen, growing, blossoming, with smiles for all, though sometimes follies bring...
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Blink into a nightmare
A few moments ago I was simply marking papers trying to get as much work done before the days end. I had closed my eyes thinking of being anywhere...
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For the Love of Irma Ogden
What I did during the first half of August 2024, at the rate of 100 words per day.
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The Man Who Almost Saved The World by Alfred N.Muggins
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18/7/24 And the Pied Piper leads his adherents and the whole nation into the jaws of transatlantic capitalism, On both sides of the pond! The Buffoon...
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A'rustlin' in the breeze!
You know the expression 'it seemed a good idea, at the time'? Well, that!
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The Iceberg of Knowledge
We take things for granted rather too much perhaps. Do we really know what makes the world tick, or do we just think so? Here are a few problems to...
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Chapter 1: Zoe
The waiting room at The Royal London Emergency Department was a brightly lit, chaotic place. Harsh fluorescent lights overhead, casting multiple...
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"Unwanted Magic" 8
Fairy Lytes giggled a sound like hail hitting stone and said, “The bargain is this Flint; you will find one specific pirate and retrieve something he...
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LOOKS MATTER
LOOKS MATTER During the college days it was customary to sit and laugh a lot ( lol) to our heart’s content . The discussion obviously centered on all...
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