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Bron-18

Continued from Chpater 17: Bron-17 | ABCtales Wednesday morning. The sun, still hidden, but beginning to brighten the clouds. The roar of the...

Apple Strudel Surprise

Granny Peach was a peach. Not a literal peach, she wasn’t orange with hints of red, (although she was round and a little furry, especially round the...
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The Mythic Embassy

I exist, even if you cannot place me.
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Purple Mountain - Part 3

The village was looking just as good as it could in the bright sunshine of late morning. Dill placed her arm in Arty’s and indulged in the fullest...
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Do Vampires Day Dream - Chapters Three & Four

Three - The Rubbish Vampire As he closed the cubicle door, it was now Vlad felt furious, his fists clenched tight, so tight his knuckles whitened,...
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Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (12)

Part 11 at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/prophesy-immortal-witch-11 Bleached skulls littered a shimmering landscape, part buried, markers...
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Nursery R-AI-me

Nonsense verse, or is it? Not created using any form of AI. Image is not created by Old McDonald and has no AI input.
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Courtesy Calls: The Better Business Bureau (3)

I also filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau, because redundancy is a professional habit and because a labor complaint arriving...
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Courtesy Calls: The Better Business Bureau (2)

On my fifth visit Sheryl was not working. The schedule had moved her again. The woman on the register was Connie, the heavyset woman from my first...
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Courtesy Calls: The Better Business Bureau (1)

Rule 3: Solve the information problem. The rest solves itself. I was not eavesdropping on the woman at Holt's, because eavesdropping implies effort,...
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Compliance

You have been selected for a routine compliance review. Attendance is mandatory.
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Nolan

Nolan is a person you see who like to seat down and watch tv but something they think blow this I think I go and have a bag of crisp they got a bag...
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Thanks Clem!...Sorry about The Queue

In July 1967 my contemporaries and I graduated into a world bristling with enterprise and opportunity, eager to employ our individual talents. We had...
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Make my day

After a very difficult year of loss and heartache, the smallest kind gesture can make a huge difference. Sometimes a smile will suffice, or a kind word. We can all make someone's day if we choose to empathise rather than walk by. This poem was written some time ago but it reflects my current experience
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Purple Mountain - Part 2

‘Arty, are you feeling better now?’ Arty heard these words from inside his dream. He had been dreaming about cooking dinner for Dill, a fancy dinner...

First Time Fathers

First Time Fathers By Paul McCann Before men were fathers, they were unaware of many things about themselves that would soon present when they would...

WHAT DOES A HUMAN BEING WANT ULTIMATELY IN LIFE?

WHAT DOES A HUMAN BEING WANT ULTIMATELY IN LIFE? ‘What does a human being require to be contended in his life’ is a million-dollar question. This is...
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The Less Miserables Cross a Line (2)

Two weeks later, Officer Daniels showed up alone. Not in his cruiser—on foot, walking across the lot in his uniform, hands visible and empty. The...
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The Less Miserables Cross a Line (1)

The Sharpie was still warm in Tanner's pocket when the cop car rolled past. He watched it go—slow, deliberate, the officer's head turning to scan the...

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