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Shade of the black part 2

Celina. fore your mother or nurse sees you.” Taking him through the servant’s entrance she managed to get him into a bathroom without being seen...
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Lady Celina

Shade of the Black Sunday 16 th October 1859. Excerpts from the journal of Lady Celina Carvel. At last, my father has given permission for my project...

Dickensian

Left to rot
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The Eulogy

As I sat in my armchair beside the fire, a good book in one hand, a glass of wine in the other, I rested my head on my shoulder and basked in the...

Spring Equinox

Today is one of my favorite days of the year. Today is March the 20th and Spring is here. I'm glad that Winter is over, cold weather brings gloom...
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Must Make a Note

A memory's lapse
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Do not steal – what

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Do you want what isn’t yours? Grabbing by deceit or force? Do I cling to what I have, loth to share, and...

05.2 Netting

Lucero sat in the library at his beautiful villa on Saturday. His bag packed ready beside his desk. His wife and kids at home. He made up his mind...

Valentine's Day Massacre

I got married on Valentine’s Day. That massacred the commercial celebration for me forever! But I’m not bitter. Perhaps I should explain… It’s...

The Alleged Falcon Massacre

I crept into the house, afraid to wake my wife and kids. It was half ten. I had been working late, like I did every Friday night for the past six...

Teashop Times Tragedy

It's not all good fun at the teashop. Sometimes the grim realities of life are clear to see. It started promisingly enough, with my finger being cut...

Romance

A love letter is written by hand ink on paper. The best is give her the letter yourself but it could take a bit of courage and perhaps a bit risky in...
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Missing in the dark

The shotgun echo of a coot
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Poem of the week

Quarter Moon - March

March 18th, a year ago, the moon was slim. Worm moon, Holi, the sea, poem...had a little edit, March harvests her full moon fortunes
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05.1 Netting

Deciduous trees stood high and green beyond the clay court in a grass covered lawn. Nobody here was dressed for sport other than the two on the court...
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One By One

I shall be staying in tonight Even though it’s the weekend I shall sit in silence and switch off the light And recall all the days with my friends...
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Free Form Planning

“Haven’t the Foggiest.” Varkral turned to face them. “I think we are one left turn away from doubling back on ourselves.” “Well, that’s something at...

Inspiration

Why do I now prefer writing in my bedroom when I have a perfectly good study - a space cleared for thought? I feel inspired to dream while I’m awake...

Matter of Perspective

“Two Hundred Years.” She stood taller. “Two hundred years you left me on this backwards, mirror flip of our universe.” She shook her head. “Two...

A Superior Intelligence

Indoor vertical farming. It was uncomfortably humid wherever they were and similarly dark. Surrounding them, providing the only light, towering...

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