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Here's What's Happening
. Here's What's Happening By Paul McCann Here’s what's happening since you’ve been gone. well let me tell you what's going on . Things on my mind...
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Mother Of The Nativity
. Mother Of The Nativity By Paul McCann Mother of the nativity you know what it feels like to be homeless and about to give birth. Mother of the...
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La Luna - Sphere of Light
La Luna – Sphere of Light Never turning orb of hush Silent, acne scarred Void of colours bright Lunar seas of Grey, Grey dust Speeding sunlight...
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Going
With a bang. With a whimper. With a soft slurp as a black hole sucks away a solar system, all unthinking. In a halo of red fire. In a grim, crawling...
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The iTablet
Pastor Boris was preaching on a Sunday morning. "The rich young man went away sad because he had great wealth. Will you go away sad today? Will you...
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Because Of The Color (Short Story)
I am standing on the corner of Main and Second when I suddenly become self-conscious of my sweater.
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I'm only Human
I've always felt like someone who carried the weight of the world on my shoulders.I know it's very tiring when you're always trying to fix things...
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The Five Second Rule.
I have no patience, so last year I devised a plan to help me. I decided what ever it was, I could hold on for 5 more seconds! And having achieved the...
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Eating Out
An ekphrastic poem inspired by Edward Hopper's painting "Nighthawks"
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19.3 Havaru
Three months later, there were talks in the atoll about an invisible woman sighted by many sources. Bryan Williams reported seeing a topless woman...
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The Buddha's Reply
The second poem in the "IS" series
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Why didn’t I really like it?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Girl_with_a_Watering_Can A copy of this was given by an aunt when I was quite young. She was loving and kindly but...
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10 Out Of Ten If You're Catholic
10 Out Of Ten If You're Catholic 0 By Paul McCann If you're a chtholic, you'll always get 10 out of 10 because because God gave us 10 commandments to...
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Mower Madness
. Mower Madness By Paul McCann The grass was growing greener, it looked wild and was getting tall . I pulled out the lawn mower , but it refused to...
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The Three Halves of Martyn Manning-Chapter Thirteen: Induction - Part Four
It all sort of frittered out after that, as these things invariably do. No-one had the social skills or felt it appropriate to declare proceedings...
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Glory To The Mighty One
. Glory To The Mighty One By Paul McCann Glory , Glory to his name , Glory, Glory to his fame , Glory , Glory once again , Glory , to the Father . We...
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A Bridge of Lies
It was the year of our Lord 1850 when my first sentence was given. My poor Mina had been transported this twelve months past. It was at the quarter...
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DILLIGAF?*
*With thanks to Kevin Bloody Wilson, who coined the acronymous term some 18 years ago AFAIK. It's very suitable for SM, LOL https://youtu.be/SKBct77-nYY (contains swearing). Image: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) dedicated to the Public Domain by Glenn Carstens Peters.
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If you see a tiny door...
The tiny door was not seen unless you crouched so low to the ground your nose scraped the hard pavement stones. Then you might see it. But, if you...
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(The Ongoing?) (and rather exaggerated) Chronicles Of Mr Alfred Muggins : Mr Muggins Finds Inspiration From The Adventures Of Good Old King Henry
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Alfred Muggins was sat in bed with his wife, both having slept late. She had been looking at facebook for a while, scrolling and scrolling, while he refused to be tempted into wakefulness. He knew he needed more sleep, as they had been watching historical dramas again, about that famous English King who had so many wives, and had become so cruel.