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The Less Miserables Spot a Liar (3)
(Cont.) At the edge of the parking lot, they could see Dusty and Wesley confronting a small group of burnouts by a rusted-out Camaro. No shouting. No...
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The Less Miserables Spot a Liar (2)
(Cont.) The silence after she left was worse than the confrontation. Garrett stood there, the heat pressing down on him, his face burning with...
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The Less Miserables Spot a Liar (1)
Garrett counted the money three times before he was satisfied. Forty-seven dollars. Crumpled bills smoothed flat on his desk, sorted by denomination...
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Tom All Alone (9) (ii)
The car swung abruptly towards the doors, forcing Tom to lean against the man, and then the doors clattered shut behind them and they were into the...
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Tom All Alone (9) (i)
I've published this piece before, in another novel. But I've lifted it out and rewritten it. It rightly belongs in 'Tom All Alone'. Apologies to...
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Random Access Memory
It's about ... well, whatever. Image is free for non-commercial use.
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If This Repeats
Dear New Me, For the next go around, after our mother dies and you have to sell the childhood home, visit it one last time when no one is there. On...
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4. Away with Words (iii)
After he'd gone, I finished my coffee and sat in the armchair to read. Through the bedroom door, I could see the two black sacks sitting there,...
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Security.
Years ago, when bank statements came through the post, it was easy to check each item that went in and out of our bank accounts. Slowly each bill was...
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Tripping to Dystopia – (1984)- Time Tunnel- Tale :4
It is funny when you think of it in terms of 2023, but back in 1984, workers still went for a drink at lunchtime, in fact it was really the ‘norm’ of...
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Bron-8
Continued from Chapter 7: Bron 7 | ABCtales Chapter 8 Pubs were grim places, in Bron’s very limited experience, but she liked the Plasterer’s Arms in...
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Fleeting Moments Of My Younger Self In A Letter
Dear young Jenny, where to start! Your glow is mesmerizing and present as I paddle an ocean of smiles calling me back, setting this older version of...
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January Moan Haiku
Four degrees-windy Wheely bins stand open mouthed. Bin men are late again!
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Chapter 7 - Journey In A Glass Bottom Boat
Journey In A Glass Bottom Boat A novel By Paul McCann Chapter 7 The Half Moon Festival At Claddagh Bay The wind roared like a lion across the port...
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Chapter 6 - Journey In A Glass Bottom Boat
Journey In A Glass Bottom Boat A novel By Paul McCann Chapter 6 The Sea Island Café Over the ocean with the wind in their sails went Harry and Maisie...
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Chapter 5 - Journey In A Glass Bottom Boat
Journey In A Glass Bottom Boat A novel By Paul McCann Chapter 5 The Sinking Of Atlantis Harry and Maisie arrived in the Canary Islands and decided to...
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4. Away with Words (ii)
I sniffed. Then I dropped it in the bag with the others and knotted the top. It was all too much for my little shredder, and I wasn't going risk any...
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Override.
Today is my day off. I have had a lovely day. Whenever I write my phone is next to me, helping me with spellings. Then I did some housework, when I...
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Social Media.
Last year, while I was at my Mum’s flat, an old friend of my Mum’s came unexpectantly to visit. We had not seen her for about 20 years for the family...
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Ame Tunkara. Morounranti Adefila. Danny Ohen. Bridget Aideyan VERSES Beryl Wall's.
AME TUNKARA. MOROUNRANTI ADEFILA. DANNY OHEN. BRIDGET AIDEYAN. VERSES BERYL WALL’S. Sadley, there was NO contest, and Beryl with dementia lost! The...
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