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Tom All Alone 18 (ii)
They sat down to dinner that night in Auntie Pat and Uncle George's kitchen. It was brighter than their kitchen at home. They had the long tube...
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Tom All Alone 18 (i)
The peace at home never lasted long, though. Quite often now, it seemed, Tom would wake up to hear something going on upstairs - loud voices, crying...
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The Beginning Chapter 3
Chapter Three. The Birth of the Dragons. Alphaz could not spend all her days sitting beside the hole. The people of the Forest soon learned to treat...
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Amanderella and the Ppockingstull Treasure Chapter 9
Chapter 9. Examining the Map. Maudline led Amanderella along a series of dusty passages that twisted and turned like a maze designed by someone who...
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30th July 1966
A tale based around a real event on a day when other things were happening.
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I missed the dentist
The dentist kept my chair for half an hour. No tooth was pulled. No drill complained. No polite assistant called my name. Only the empty room did...
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Poetry Postcards: Pages Cafe
A sample of Poetry Postcards printed with my photos and words, to be left on the table at my monthly PoetsCorner@PagesCafe events during 2005-2008,...
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Banished To Earth Book Two (7)
“Well, that was nice,” Tucker said, helping Pry to her feet. “Ya’ coulda’ helped me too.” “You? What are you doing here?” “I’m Santa Claus. Ask Chase...
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Banished To Earth Book Two (6)
“We’re different.” He stopped mid-sentence. In perfect unison, they turned toward the ocean. Silhouette unknotted the hooded duster. “Take it, pistol...
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Heel - § 3: The Act
Arlene's kitchen was yellow and had been yellow as long as Lorraine had been coming to it, a soft butter color on the walls and a deeper one in the...
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The Emperor's New Clothes! ( Ship Of Fools ) by Alfred N.Muggins
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24/5/26 Alfred wished sometimes that he (they! - all of us?) could turn back the clock. To go back to before the insipid/unrelenting/undeniable force...
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Manners
We're having a party. It's David's birthday. I watch him circulating with a bottle of wine, topping up glasses. People smile at him and nod or say '...
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Words of Wisdon to a Teenage Grandson
Help for a misunderstood teenager from a wise grandfather who sees it all a bit differently
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (24)
Part 23 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-23 THE PROPHESY Avian sounds echoed from a pallid sky, geese in...
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1992 - An eventful year (I.P.)
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Torment
Dear diary... Dealing with hostility, constant blight that feeds off me – so evasive still waiting for evaluation, when will answers be given?...
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The Beginning Chapter 2
Chapter Two. A Dragon’s Tale. They sat in silence for five minutes before Das swooped down beside them. “Calizone is on her way,” he announced. “She...
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Amanderella and the Ppockingstull Treasure Chapter 8
Chapter 8. Sillingwold Lodge. The ride to Sillingwold Lodge took them through twisting lanes, past hedgerows that leaned in as though trying to...
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He Came to Me (1997)
The skies opened up. Golden light poured from the clouds and the blue alike, bathing the world below in a celestial glow. A humanoid being descended...
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Heel - § 2: The Removal
The dog was at the screen door before she was up, faced out at the street, and the rag rug under him was cold where it should have been warm with the...
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