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Heel - § 2: The Removal
The dog was at the screen door before she was up, faced out at the street, and the rag rug under him was cold where it should have been warm with the...
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Mo rún
My mammy had unrealistic hopes for me, she seriously thought I was going to join a convent and become a nun and live in Londonderry for the rest of...
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The Beginning Chapter 1
The Beginning. Chapter One. A Visitation of Dragons. Princess Jasmine’s Coming Out Ball had been a great success. True to her promise, she saved a...
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Amanderella and the Ppockingstull Treasure Chapter 7
Chapter 7. Breakfast and a journey. Breakfast at Gottsnobbler Hall was usually a quiet affair, consisting mostly of toast, polite coughing, and Lord...
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Waiting to Score
This Ekphrastic poem written to a wonderful photo of a Western Rosella taken by photographer Matt Laughton and posted on Facebook today. Waiting to...
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Loving Goodness
Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Many like religious rules that just require the commission of this and that, and … but not demanding heart submission … The laws of God are not designed to make us sad – …
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Heel - § 1: The After
Lorraine had the wash on the line by nine, and the dog came out with her and went back in with her, the screen door clapping twice in the still...
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Future-Time Travel
For example, predict the Lotto numbers and seal it unseen in a safe box and open the safe only after the draw. If the prediction was correct it could...
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Blue
times we had, the three of us - fifty summers gone a boy his dogs the day unspooling across the hills and no one sweet hiatus we three the sky the...
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Quentin
An unexpected visit to an art studio...
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Conversation With My Body
Fans of Margaret Atwood may recognize the short story which inspired this
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The First Witch Chapter 8
Chapter Eight. Home Again. Jasmine carried the box into the cottage and placed it carefully on the kitchen table. She stepped back at once. “Wait...
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Amanderella and the Ppockingstull Treasure Chapter 6
Chapter 6. The Map. “That map does not look like a modern one to me,” Amanderella observed, studying the parchment. Maudline grinned. “It certainly...
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Bron-47
Continued from Chapter 46: Bron-46 | ABCtales “Well, the situation is this,” said Chris. “Pyramid have decided to … downscale the production. No big...
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Psych Ward Haiku Set
skin checks and intros colorful new fish to see a whole ward to meet breakfast is blood draws, decent sausage, juice, coffee and strange scrambled...
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Banished To Earth Book Two (5)
It locked it in place until her fingers wrapped around its grip, instantly releasing it into her hand. Most importantly, this girl would not be...
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Period Piece - § 4
They walked home the way they walked home, her hand in his. He carried the day behind a level face, the missing hour and the folder with the date in...
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Tom All Alone 17 (ii)
Tom returned to school on the Monday, and Miss Newman was back again. But things weren't the same. As soon as he arrived in the playground he noticed...
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A Summer's Afternoon
A gentle breeze awakens the rich green leaves overhead. Rays of sunlight filter through, lighting up different parts of your face. You move your...
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An Anxious Voice
They never asked me for my opinion nor pondered on the fact that maybe I’m not as evil as they make me out to be. I am the eerie voice in their head...
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