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Even though the only sound you hear is a melody of birds; the ratata of a distant woodpecker. Even though the coffee carried in plumes that play in...
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Hollyhock Tears Or Whispers Of Gods.
This poem is based on a Greek tale. When rain came and flowers grew, Pieuronian princess wept for her son, glazed eyes weakened by distress at what...
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The Vale - Part 3
Lori’s mother, Linda, is just leaving when I return to the cave. She is a lovely woman, warm, level-headed, unassuming and ever mindful of being in...
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Hear the children cryin'
Some mornings I wake from dreams that don’t announce themselves as dreams. They slip into the day like breath into fog. One in particular lingered...
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You are surprised as a published writer…
You are surprised, as a published author, by how many people have not read your book. You board a train, you look at all the faces as you walk down...
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on Artificial Intelligences
Throughout history, a corrupt and violent political classes seeks to rule the productive masses by persuading them of some form of all seeing, all...
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Scarlet House
Marie had been here for years; running away from home at sixteen she'd found a home in Scarlet House with all the other disaffected girls. They were...
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The Vale - Part 1 (d)
I lie in bed staring at the patterns on the ceiling, the trees twitching in the wind casting shadows of branches like veins inside a lung, pulsing...
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Driving With Dad In The Car
Driving With Dad In The Car By Paul McCann Well Dad I said , see I’ve got a fast car and I know that’ its going to take me far He said , come on son...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (4)
Part three at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-3 To the east of Brean Down, dawn brings an orange ball of candescent...
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In The Company Of Fairies
In The Company Of Fairies by Paul McCann I got up out of bed to have a cup of tea as I couldn’t sleep . My body was sore from the hard work I did...
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Waiting On Tables
Waiting On Tables By Paul McCann The usual crowd all sat there around the pub ordering their usual drinks . The two usual Thursday night musicians...
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Xion Island Zero: Chapter 42
If he could keep him talking, maybe he could buy some time. Even now, Travis’ ego was overwhelming, and he needed him to see that Nash hadn’t given...
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The Trip To Spain
I never knew my dad. He left Mum and me when I was just a year old. Mum never spoke of him, and so neither did I. A mate of mine once asked me, “Don’...
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"Art of Trouble" 2
24 hours earlier Jade was critiquing her outfit choice in her mirror, not sure if it did anything for her, and was about to change when her cell...
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Xion Island Zero Chapter 40 and 41
Chapter 40 I am filled with hatred. I am done! Chapter 41 The room pulsed with heat, making Nash’s head spin. He was drowning in the stink of sweat...
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Escape To Yonder Valley's
Escape To Yonder Valley's By Paul McCann The young man and his daughter riding the road on an iron horse cutting the breeze. They were getting away...
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Away With The Fairies
Away With The Fairies By Paul McCann I’ve been away for about twenty years with the fairies and luckily during that time I’ve never aged . Each day I...
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The Pigeon-toed People of the Western World
The Pigeon-toed People of the Western World Many studies have been made of the way in which the development of the dexter ous human hand has hastened...
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On The Path To A Place Long Gone
On The Path To A Place Long Gone by Paul McCann She was one of the invited few who had been given clues about the secret places that no one even knew...
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