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The Church of Lost Souls 17

While she was brushing my hair, Sofia talked about herself for what seemed like the very first time. She was indeed a very private person. She´d been...
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The Church of Lost Souls 16

I knew they were up to something. As the insurance company was close to the bus depot they´d arrived and gone straight to the joke shop, where they...
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Davy Jones's Locker

It's not about pirates, but you'll work it out... Weren't we all the wonder kid, in our day? Image source is Rossographer on geography.ie Licence is Creative Commons

The National Geographic Channel

(I sit down on couch and point remote controls at TV.) Me: Its great having smart TV. Now I can pick the programmes I want to watch. I wonder whats...

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky; voice like an old tree with limbs you can climb upon to see the world anew.

End Islamophobia (In the Blairite Party)

(Song inspired by a time recently that I tried, very clumsily, emailing Professor Noam Chomsky . I asked if he would say something about what he...

Too Young To Die

Too Young To Die By Paul McCann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxDQm8VMDTY&t=27s The kids are gone and I’m getting on , I pay someone just to...
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Wai Peipei Comes Of Age

Written six years ago but nothing changes (much) so I'm posting it again ----- Dedicated to Albatrosses everywhere ----- (Image of dead Albatross chick and stomach contents from Wiki commons) ---- Link to plastic-pollution.com ---- WE ARE ALL GUILTY
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Life and Times of a Priestess: Ch.8: Winter In The Occupied City (Part 1: Conversations of War and Love)

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Danella reads more of the history of Prancir and the continent of Vanmar. She has lively arguments about its history with her friend, lover and customer Paul, and about the current occupation.
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The Church of Lost Souls 15

When we got back to the tent Sofia started talking about the bones and skulls that the Church of Purgative Souls had dug up and blessed, one by one...
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The Church of Lost Souls 14

I was in a bit of a huff when we left the library. Sofia hadn’t been unkind. In fact she’d been very balanced and restrained in revealing the death...

Nineteen and the Mermaids

Found after a storm by a walker out on his own after a Christmas lunch for one was a sand letter and three pairs of shoes which were in truth...

Unleash the hounds

When I was a child in the late seventies the overly sentimental theme song from the cartoon version of Watership Down seemed to be on the radio...
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Mr Dawson's Cat : Part Two

Peter stole into reception and had his ear cocked as Marian and Naomi stood chatting. "That Mr. Dawson couldn't afford the blood tests she needed,...

Mr Dawson's Cat : Part One

It looked very bleak. Mr. Green, the vet, was asking over a hundred pounds to give Judith, Mr. Dawson's beautiful, tortoiseshell cat, blood tests to...

Alchemy Writs

Alchemy Writs For thee Nothing but distraction From mundanity Thinks her tinder lover Hair a mess Azure toothbrush held lamely In between pale...
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Seaboys

A fragment... that's all. Image from pixabay.com, licence CC0, image creator Myriam.

Gorda and the Beans

Written some time ago for the A.R.C.H newsletter, see link at foot of story... Image "British Baked Beans": source is Flicker.com, photographer is William Jones

The thing with our birthdays

When all’s said and done It’s just some miracle trick of light

Purple Heights

Purple Heights By Paul McCann . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYLUrMR1rro . I don’t want to be caught up in the frantic pace I’m In I want to be by...

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