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Daddy Monkey and the Quest for Towels - Chapter 2
The deer had already swum most of the way down the garden, and ripples had spread out from round her to the hedge and the bamboo. They reflected the...
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High Water 3
The floods came again, worse than last year (see High Water 1 and 2 ). For a couple of weeks we watched the puddles in our long garden gradually...
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Say Cheese
“Some people say that photographs steal your soul.” Darryl Martin said adjusting the height of his Bogen tripod. Darryl was especially proud of this...
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Hans And The Easter Bunny
One Easter, a long time ago, a little boy named Hans was daydreaming beneath the shade of a large oak tree by the side of a lake when, because he was...
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If I could
If I could I would turn off the tap And my love would Dry up. If I could I would not walk by our special places And examine them for evidence that...
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STILL HOLDING HANDS
its true i cannot touch your face i only touch your mind in photographs, i see you now in real life, i am blind . around a single sun we spin in two...
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The Magic Rainbow Game (Plus: The Little and Large game)
The Magic Rainbow Game The Magic Rainbow Game is played upon a chequered board. All of the squares on the board are one of six colours, Red; Green;...
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The River is Everywhere
The moment before he disappeared my brother was going to tell me something. He was still all bandaged up, so I’d been reading him The Enchanted Wood...
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the crime is the punishment 3
dark were the streets. lights fallen from the sky. the loopy drive, the straight drive. the highways and the byways. green signs telling you where to...
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The Dark Alley Crew
In the summer, like everyone, they go to the theme park. They are best friends, and call themselves the Dark Alley Crew. That’s where they spend...
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Hot Air Balloon
John Cotton lived alone. When he had retired – early, at fifty-eight – the people in his family had teased him about what on earth he was going to do...
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The Base Rate Fallacy
I walk out the Old Bailey in disgust and go back to Bunhill Fields. Back to Blake, Bunyan, and Bayes. The police tape is long gone but you can see...
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Friend of Mine
~~ Dear Diary...it was my privilege to have been around in the early 1970s, some incredible memories stand out for me, though time has a habit of...
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Advent Awakening 4
When Michael spoke of a surprisingly non-sophisticated society, he wasn’t kidding. Mary was shocked. It was primarily the horse that shocked her, a...
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Frank and his cat (The Odd Couple)
When I was 21, I lived in New York, on Staten Island, and worked as an Dietitic intern. It was a wonderful year, and I made many very good friends...
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The Karma Loop
ONE -- The Phone Call The phone call jarred me to my soul. I sat on the edge of the spring lumped bed cradling my head in my hands. I was sweating...
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Chestnut Mare
When I was thirteen, my cousin starred in a sex video. It was called ‘Chip Shop Girl,’ and showed him and his girlfriend in bed together. He had sold...
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The Egg Broke
The Egg Broke It wasn’t until his USA road trip that Jim truly realised the passion he held for egg yolks, one particular Sunday morning at a diner...
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The Mentally Disturbed (Day one-part 2)
Kumo let his legs dangle off the side of the building, watching cars go by. Music pulled him away from the world, his ear buds blocking out the...
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Are we human or are we dancers? I.P.
Are we human or are we dancers? (I.P.) 1172 words Being new to the area, I had joined this dance group hoping I would make some friends. I tried...
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