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The Fragile Man

The Fragile Man - by Paul McCann The man behind the glass , if anyone should ask , is shattered . The glass broke and no one saw the smoke . He...

My Dream of You

The silent leaves of summer Burst into a deafening whisper As in my dreams I see your face Through a broken stained glass window Framed in the boughs...
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Ring Around The Moon

It's about... ah no... whatever you want it to be about... Image is dedicated to the public domain under Creative Commons 1.0 by the creator Annajohepworth.

Autumn Fireworks (Haiku)

Autumn fireworks; showers of red and gold flames; a boom in my heart.

Once Childhood Memories Fade

Once childhood memories fade Once childhood memories fade I would ask to be rewired again and then plug back into those memories that were lost...

Natasha

Moscow 1990s. The Soviet Union has collapsed, bare shelves in the shops, no wages - nothing. People line the streets trying to sell what few possessions they have. Natasha is one such citizen. Like many other respectable women, she turned to prostitution.
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Love is...

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A LOVE LESS ORDINARY

A LOVE LESS ORDINARY Foxes cachinnate Into infant day Her dreams are circumfused Into milk way She catches a glimpse of a sunbeam tardigrade He...

Moses and Al-khidre

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During the forty years spent by the Israeli people in the wilderness, one of Moses’ folks came and asked him: “Who is the most learned man in the...

Mother Of Perception

Mother Of Perception - By Paul McCann . Mother of the perception , help me to be sure of the future ahead where everything's been arranged . Mother...
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As Luck Would Have It (part 2 of 2)

Unfortunately , he was broke. That was a point he hadn’t considered. And it was point enough to make him start to reconsider everything. Aside from...
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As Luck Would Have It (part 1 of 2)

Unfortunately , Eddie left the public facilities without remembering to do up his fly. He was blissfully unaware, and walked through the mall as if...
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The Road to Mandalay Bay

How many more times? Think of a number... Bold lines are a paraphrasing of Numbers 1:4 Image is wikipedia commons. Used in accordance with CC 3.0: image is by Kris 1123
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BALDUR'S THRONE

IF YOU COULD FIND OUT WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO DIE, WOULD YOU? “Well, we’ve come this far, let’s go in”. Nigel wanted to assume the role of leader from...

Fragments

He walked uphill, taking a bite of a floppy brown sandwich recalling the time she had balanced eggs on the roof of the car. Go first Sir, she’d said...

Will and The Wident

Long ago there lived a monster called a Wident; a giant of wideness. Though no taller than an ordinary human being, its head was as wide as the...

Girl In A Picture

Picture from pixabay free Through brushwood sits enigmatic girl, behind shadowed Autumnal leaves, nestled...soft, pensive contours gesturing a child...
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Chadpocalypse 1:6 - Take Me to Church

1:6 Take Me to Church Chad left the restaurant feeling full but unnerved. The presence of Mrs. B’s grim yet somehow cheerful specter had left him in...
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Early Birds and Late Arrivals

This photo is under the CC0 / Public Domain License Photo via Good Free Photos
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Tasting an Olive

Aged 7 and he, our teacher, had been abroad to the Holy Land, Amongst the olive groves he told us he had stayed. And then, to our delight he brought...

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