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Rod's - Part 2
They sat on rickety folding chairs in the back yard. The afternoon air was warm. Another train thrummed in the distance, then was gone. The bees and...
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Rod's Part 1
July 1987 Mike had been all agog when Henry described the White Horseman. On the Saturday of their weekend break in Faversham, he’d insisted on...
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Three sips of foaming wine.
Yesterday came to an end. The cold, winter sun slithered quietly into the ocean and day turned into night while I took one sip of remarkable wine...
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Blackmail.
It is good to go to the dentist on a regular basis. It is good to go to the to have your eyes tested, every year or every two years. I go to the...
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Goodbye Arnold.
Refulgent sunshine skimmed over the graveyard behind the Church this morning. It threw long shadows on the grass that was crisp and white with...
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Farewell Glows
Autumn patchwork splashes spread …
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My Dinosaur Era Chapter 17
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Still Looking For Her
Still Looking For Her By Paul McCann I sat in the seat where she once set , people like her are hard to forget . I go to the places that we used to...
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Autumn
I watch ochre and auburn pass by, flashes of the countryside. Like fire, leaves turning make pictures in your mind of years gone. I watch on. Falling...
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Pretentious Little Shit
Before I took my A-Levels, I had already decided I was going to be an artist. Therefore, I didn’t really bother studying too hard - so long as I...
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Nobody Is Jealous Of You
“Madge! Daniel!” Mrs. Duval’s voice sliced through the house. Breakfast waited, and in the Duval household, no one touched a fork until every invited...
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On the 18.25 to King;s Cross
A nightmarish train journey
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Red Letter
Letter A red letter day! I wonder how many of you have questioned the origins of this saying. Of course we all understand that it means something...
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Jigger's New Car
Jigger’s New Car By Paul McCann Jigger Jordan was on his way to collect his new Futura Proton from Generation Ahead Motors . It was the first of its...
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November Haiku
Foggy here today Grey as Aberdeen Granite Can't see woods or trees!
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Calling All Angels
In the middle of mundane tasks, I put on music. The hiss of the iron, the quiet shuffle of laundry, all faded as the first notes filled the room...
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After the Sacrifice
The altar was like a fountain of perpetual dripping blood. Kaar’s wife lay wasted on top of it as he leaned over her, staring into her lifeless eyes...
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Put The Sword Down
I "put the sword down" over 20 years ago, now. 23 years lucky service - nearest I got to the field of battle was flying overhead at 12,000 metres listening out for SAM batteries comms. Others are not so lucky. This is for them. We shall remember them, too.
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The Late Diane Ladd
I hate to say that I have some news that's very sad. We've lost an actress who was named Diane Ladd. She starred in the 'Alice' sitcom as Belle and...
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Tradition.
It is that time of the year again. I see less and less people showing their support. At this rate, by the time my young grand son Darius, is 20,...
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