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The Wish of a Lifetime
‘Don’t be concerned, young priest, I am not depressed. Death is such a wonderful thing to look forward to – I cannot wait.
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Mud brothers
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uncovering oneself (4)
Bogey was glad to see me. Charlie wasn’t, but he held the back door open to let me in. Mum stood in the doorway between kitchen and hall and frowned...
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The Slaughter of the Lawns
This is a re-post from 2011. I only thought of it after reading a friend's remark about 'mowers roaring abuse.' ****** It was 7 a.m. on a Sunday...
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Brave
*** The whole time, I kept thinking - I'm next! ***
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Guardians fight for freedom chapter Ten part 2
this is the second part to chapter 10. please note there are two parts to chapter 10
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Rambling Rose
And rambling she runs With her long hair hanging down From the country to the town Through the city streets she goes My rambling rose. And her fierce...
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Balance
Dragging the quivering form over to the bath, Abe twisted the tap off and dipped his hand in to test the temperature. ‘What the devil are you doing...
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Guardians fight for freedom chapter Ten part 1
Chapter ten of my book, this is part 1. note there are to parts to this chapter
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The Down and Out King - 7
EMILY All around the country against poor people’s will Feeble and borne down with grief, They ask the Parish for relief They tell you to go home and...
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Alien Interviews
“Three aliens today,” Jenny calls to him as he walks through the door. “When?” “First one's at nine.” Russell Biereboom takes off his hat and tosses...
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Dispensing
The same sets of words keep clinging together. I dispense them to my users like little toys in plastic balls. They all see the shiny dials and the...
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tweets from the future (I.P.)
[playing with tweetform: each stanza 144 characters] 144 character bursts since twitters advent articles are lost art writing sentences like novels...
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These My Daughter Taught Me
Made me see the beauty in the common and garden weed...
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By the Wye, below Capler Camp 14/5/14
Wooded slope above the Wye burbling, bubbling bird-song high in the canopy, soft earth tread down to a waving buttercup spread to lunch, the river...
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The Missing Piece
I notice, the tear in my shirt, hanging out, slumped down in the kitchen, afterwork, tired and tied rather than rooted to the spot. A violent tear, a...
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Communication
Communication P K Routray The world Communication day is being observed with many promises today to bridge the gap of technological differences...
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Communication
Communication P K Routray The world Communication day is being observed with many promises today to bridge the gap of technological differences...
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While You Were Sleeping
Did you know, that while you were sleeping in fields of blue heaven, tiny bells tolled and laughed you a lullaby. In your soft slumber upon May's...
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