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The girl on the platform
The girl on the platform, waiting for her train. She looks kind of pretty, Though booze has soaked her brain It’s gone 3:00 a.m. And it's starting to...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (8)
Part 7 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-7 The transition from routine ramble in familiar settings to alien...
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The Great British inclusion
We never surrendered To the fascists When the whole of Europe fell And we’re not about to do it now I will fight them on the beaches I will fight...
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September sky
It's so cold in the morning And I am yawing I look outside And See the grey September sky I see grey clouds in the sky And The leaves are beginning...
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The Last Train
No way out.
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Santarcangelo di Romagna
Santarcangelo di Romagna Sunday morning, the town’s red slate crisps in August heat. We have breakfast in the villa garden where bunches of grapes...
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Beige Goo Splat (part 1)
My room was nothing fancy but easily large enough for my double bed, desk and other stuff. It had a high ceiling and a big view down over the town...
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Roses for Mr Keats
I told Susan that Keats was buried in Rome. It was a line of course, factually true but nevertheless a line. She was already captivated by what she...
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Stroll (Episode 25 - The Further Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid))
In whiich Aefelthrith and Dolly discover a mutual interest and Gwladys is left holding the baby.
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Alive alive..Oh
How deep must we go To decide on a yes or no Some folk go high others low Are we all broken bottles In an endless row Don’t you think We all need a...
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Bloody, Brawling Business chapter 2
When Yuda received Piko's proposal over the phone, he couldn’t get over how foolish it sounded. And as the conversation replayed over and over in his...
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Frisked - Part 3
‘Guldip! It’s me! PC Henderson!’ Sam shouted through the letterbox of the small end-of-terrace house on Exton Street. Thudding steps on the stairs, a...
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The Boat - part 2
Grasping the orange-bladed paddle in one hand, she pushed the kayak carefully into the shallows and jumped into the seat. ‘Scrunch!’ The kayak sank...
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Frisked-part 2
They sat on the bed, next to each other. A massive Victorian antique, iron framed. Nothing else in the room except a small dark-wood bedside table...
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David laments — do I?
Conscious of his sin, confession … ground of hope is real – no faking – I trust Jesus – guilt is gone!
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The Bus Driver
The Bus Driver By Paul McCann It was late at night and it was the right time was to be leaving the city as the missiles we’re in flight and on their...
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STONES.
I was given vouchers for hitting a huge milestone at work, the money reflected the many years, that I have worked there. Their lists of vouchers,...
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Unprecedented moments of peace
When I wake up I’m in a world of bodily horrors From creaking bones And bloody flowers I want to be alone No cure from cold showers Or unwavering...
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Wheels (Relativity)
Time... There's never enough. So I got this wheel. It goes. It rolls on 4 rubber wheels that protect four steel rims to keep the wheels from going...
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The Boat -part 1
‘It began as a mistake.’ Was that how the great Bukowski started off his classic novel? She couldn’t remember. And Bukowski was one of Catherine’s...
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