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The Less Miserables Break a Board (3)
She landed the six-stair on a Tuesday in late February. No fanfare. No audience. Just her and the stairs and the hotdog board that had become weirdly...
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The Less Miserables Break a Board (2)
She figured it out three days later, sitting in her bedroom, staring at the broken board. The room was small—barely bigger than a closet, really,...
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The Less Miserables Break a Board (1)
The board snapped clean in half on the third attempt. Zara stood at the top of the six-stair, the broken pieces scattered below her on the concrete...
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Darlings
Darlings And we are talking about flights. Of longitude, latitude and madness. How this triplet can swarm over our canals of doubt — pierce through...
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Diagnosis Of My Appointment
Dear diary...Thursday June 18th will be a date I won't forget in a long time, it's written down on about four calendars in our house and in two...
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The Dragons' Lair Chapter 8
Chapter Eight. The Ice Cave. Sarriette was very glad of the warm cloak. The further north they flew, the colder the air became. Eventually Jak landed...
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Amanderella and the Haunted Mill Chapter 8
Chapter 8. Lunch. Amanderella pushed the lantern closer to the whiskered face belonging to a small, dusty, slightly offended polecat. It blinked up...
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Disillusioned
Some time ago in a reply to Celticman's blog, I mentioned I used to fancy Sean Bean, but since he started advertising Yorkshire Tea I couldn't take...
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Banished To Earth Book Two, Souls Adrift (19)
Davin stepped back and looked around, “Huh? That’s odd.” Tucker dropped several feet behind him. “Ah, what’s not, odd around here?” He half-joked. “...
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Bron-51
Continued from Chapter 50: Bron-50 | ABCtales The footpath disappeared at the edge of the spinney; there was no obvious way up. Grace pointed with...
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Tom All Alone 19 (ii)
Final Chapter - 2 of 2 Moving day was arranged for the Saturday before the start of the school summer holidays. On the Thursday evening before it,...
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Tom All Alone 19 (i)
Final Chapter - in 2 parts. The following Saturday, Auntie Pat and Uncle George came over to visit, bringing Keith and Brendan. All had been quiet...
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A Cat-Proof Fence
A Cat-Proof Fence Clouds drifting, Atlantic squalls, each one a metaphor of sorts, daydreams dissipate like rain falling on warm sands. There’s a...
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Banished To Earth Book Two, Souls Adrift (18)
“It just lit up!” Tucker exclaimed. “What?” Tucker raised his eyebrows. “The oak.” “I was in the barn, looking for the plastic. Then it was like...
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The Residents (part 2 of 2)
A summery weird story
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The Residents (part 1 of 2)
A summery weird story
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The Dragons' Lair Chapter 7
Chapter Seven. Dragon’s Lair. Sarriette kept her eyes tightly shut for a long time and clung to the Dragon as if her life depended on it. Finn, by...
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Amanderella and the Haunted Mill Chapter 7
Chapter 7 A Sneezing Sack. Amanderella lifted her lantern a little higher, letting its warm circle of light settle on the first stair. Behind her,...
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Just another day
watercolour castle swimming in the aching air cartoon constructions stark and bare a paint smear whisper in the sharp daylight and headache hum of...
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The Hideous Summer (Part 1)
Imagine that suddenly, with no expectation of the impending event, you void your bowels on a stalled and packed rush hour subway. Imagine that the...
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