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A muddy f+++++g hill. Falklands Three.

A muddy fucking hill. Falklands Three. The hill. Just up the hill. Need it. Right flank Cover for centre. Ghurka’s on our Left flank, That’s good...
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Check the Bolt. Falklands 1982. Two.

Check the bolt , Falklands Two. Check the bolt For action Hands slip and slide Mud and sweat Sweat and mud “Alright mate” “Aye” “Alright mate” “Aye...
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Ah' Chris Mate. Falklands One.

Ah' Chris mate. 8th June 1982. Falklands One Ah’ Chris mate, What a fate, We’d laughed and cavorted Before the fun. I’d had sex In Pompey And lots of...

The control room

Hearts moan Vows and water break Bones shatter If I let you into the control room of my mind, could you see my heart? If I let you past these walls...
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Snow Day

Snow Day ‘Hello Daddy. Guess what Daddy? I’ve got red boots.’ ‘Red boots little one?’ ‘Yes Daddy. Red ones. Mummy bought them for me. I love them.’ ‘...

Cat in the box.

Covid has adopted Schrodinger's cat Will it be the vaccine to open the box? Or will the box remain cĺosed until the economy returns employment? Will...
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Out There

Dear Jalen, What’s it like out there? I don’t know if you can actually answer me, or if you’ll still be able to reach back for these words where you...

Unconditional love

I love you with all of my heart to the very depth of your soul. I love you in everything you do. I love you in all your successes and all your...
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The Golden Age

Not very subtle. Image is by Rory112233 source is wikipedia commons licence CC-SA by 4.0, I have edited it.
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Wootton Village

Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/wootton-village-mp3 Slate-coloured, sombre skies cast vacuous, apocryphal runes. Carrion crows...

The Pug

. The Pug By Paul McCann We have a pug dog who thinks he’s a pig and he barks like cat crying to the moon . He yelps between slurps, as he sucks up...

In The Cupboards Keep

. In The Cupboards Keep By Paul McCann I go to work each night and day until my body is sore and I can’t walk any more . I go home and try to get...

How Can They Not Believe

. How Can They Not Believe By Paul McCann All over the earth there are so many animals both wild and tame , God has created everyone of them and...

Day of the Snow

It began as TV news reciting a recipe of weather information: talk of fronts merging and nothing to hold back the pending storm pound and wallop were...

Alfred Muggins Ponders The Royal Wives (Again)

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Mr Muggins and his wife were in their (royal – he liked to think of it!) bed. It was not a four poster bed unfortunately, like Henry and his wives,...
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Winterkill 2

Tom was the only one awake when the first sound came. The floor was hard under his sleeping bag, and he couldn't get comfortable. The others' snoring...
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Winterkill 1

An old horror story of mine, from a few years back. Posted before, but in a slightly different form. Trying to re-work it.
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John Ferguson 1/12/1929—11/1/2020

John Ferguson slipped me twenty-quid and I went to the Oasis, loosely termed a nightclub, with the cash. He was about five-foot-five tall, and he...

Anyway

Anyway, a mate asked me something to cheer me up. "what is the best thing you do that makes you happy?" I said, make a pretty girl smile occasionally...

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