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Blackpool
Blackpool The weight of it is still present. A dropped book from a tenement. Sealed and unread, dared to be slit. A music hall town of tea leaves,...
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Guffin Gary Grover
The Wilcox gang was the most feared in school. Their leader, of course, was Barry Wilcox, Baz if he liked you, and you’d better be sure he liked you...
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The only man in the convent.
Fiacre gets off his bike and leans on it to watch the beginning of another day, the making of a morning. Not the slightest, quietest breeze rises to...
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Smooth
All the men wear straight leg chino shorts in tan and khaki and beige. They pair them with a polo shirt, usually navy; sunglasses with gold logos...
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The Aquisitioner of Sound
We sat back to listen. He put the CD on the sound system – state of the art, sounds emerged from every corner of the room. “Jake Liscombe, Trumpet...
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Luke & Finley go to the zoo
Luke and Finley go to the zoo It was a special day for Luke and Finley. Mom and dad were going to take them to the Buffalo Zoo. Neither of the...
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He rose early every morning
Enricho rose early every morning to rob the tourist buses. He set his alarm for 5.45, it was still dark outside, even in the height of summer. He’d...
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Micah or the end of Magic. Chapter 5.
Chapter 5. A Dragon Calls. Jek would not stay in Calizone’s cottage when daybreak came. As soon as the sky began to lighten, he slipped back into the...
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Angola Gaffletter Chapter 1.
Chapter One. Beginnings. In the year 1872, Corning Muppert’s draper’s shop stood proudly on Nether Wintle’s High Street. Its glass windows were...
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The Bungalow-3
Continued from Chapter 2: The Bungalow-2 | ABCtales Hawke invited the policewoman in for a cup of tea – he didn’t want to sound unhelpful – but was...
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The Evolution of the Lettuce
Proving to the world that there was more to my life than lettuce during the first fifteen days of July.
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The Way We Heard: Sam Fender & Olivia Dean – “Rein Me In” (2026)
A sound from the nave broke the spell. A cough. The squeak of a pew? The church leaned into the land. The wooden door creaked on hinges older than he...
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Hazel Nuts
Pale green pixie caps hanging bells …
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Parallel Universes
Woman: Sorry I’m late, I got completely lost. Man: Where? Woman: Where was I when I was lost? Man: Yes Woman: Well, due to being lost, I don’t know...
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When your body smiles
In a deep slumber your chest sighs rhythmically as though it is gleefully narrating the events of your entire day. Eyes dancing beneath their lids,...
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The Imposter
You are not the one my soul yearns for, although the resemblance is uncanny. I noticed the emptiness in your soul as you try to take pieces of...
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Micah or the end of Magic. Chapter 4
Chapter 4. More Deserted Places. The next morning, Micah left the inn. Brean was sitting beside the village well. “I wouldn’t drink this water,” he...
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Amanderellaand the Punctual Ghost Chapter 12.
Chapter 12. The cable arrives. The rain had cleared overnight, leaving the garden smelling of damp stone and Honoria’s dahlias looking faintly...
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A Fear Of Porridge
*/ A tale of life at the bottom of the food chain in a busy hotel kitchen.
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Silent Garden Haiku
Silence except for: Squeaking of the secateurs, Butterflies and bees!
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