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Craven Gets Addressed
“You’re shoes are too tight.” “”What?” The janitor ran his mop over Craven’s shoes and stood his ground. “And they’re awful dirty.” “Hey! Are you...
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Pulsars, Truth and Science
First it has to be understood there is a difference between theory and reality, and a model or explanation and actual facts. There is a difference...
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Deadly Dish
A sexist man was allergic to shellfish and he ended up on a slab. He ordered chicken at a cafe but the waitress served him crab. She knew about his...
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Grace
I held out a fish supper, warm in my hand, still in its wrapper. ‘Here, yeh want this?’ Local Joe was standing in George Square, emptying a black bag...
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1:3:9 Ascension (Part 3)
They were immediately hit by the stench of urine. Stale urine. Mauve reassured them that most of the smell wasn’t from the indentureds but actually...
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What winter left behind
The weather’s made a notch toward warm. The sun’s more evident. Mosquitoes nowhere near a swarm. Winter came and went. Thinner clothes are coming...
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meltwater
meltwater today, the wall talks in water, a patois of wet light snow moss and wizened lavender the hands that made this wall, long since earth desire...
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seep
seep a jagged, early palette pierced needle blue, bends around the moon flint fingers of lilac haul back the night as splintered gold, stirs trees...
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Cherry Tree
My first attemp at a classical Haiku
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Red Bicycle 11-12
Alexander begins the task of repairing the damaged garden - and a visitor makes an unexpected offer. Parts 11-12 of 22.
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Spring Skies (After the Dogs of Winter)
For Skye Spring Skies (After the Dogs of Winter) Winter months since passed, spring promises warmer days, bee-silk daffodils sing ballads, cherry...
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The Garden of Songbird Charm Part Two
Soon the day would come to an end. Tomorrow Ned would visit to do the garden and it was also Robin and Claire's Mum's birthday. She was forty, so it...
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The Garden of Songbird Charm
In the garden of songbird charm Robin and Claire were doing some bird spotting. Robin had recently acquired a pair of folding binoculars, and he had...
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The Courtier From The 21st Century Who Would Be King : The King Behind The Throne : King Henry VIII (Alfred the Great II) : Ch.2 by Alfred Muggins (himself)
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6/7/21 (15/2/23) As Alfred prepared to ‘swop’ places with Henry so the Great King could be saved by modern medicine, Alfred was ‘trained up’ by Henry...
"Oh!" (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 8)
In which both Amber and Archibald have a surprise, for very different reasons.
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Old cynic in the grove
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The Mystery.
This morning, as I was having my quiet time, before starting my day, suddenly my large dog started to dream, and it was clear by her actions that she...
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The Hug.
I was at my cousin’s house yesterday. She opened her mail when she came home from work, then she said, to me, “I’ve just opened a letter, it said, “...
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Red Bicycle 8-10
The owner of the garden demands Lukas's punishment. A decision is made about Katya's bike. Parts 8-10 of 22.
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The chair who got tired of people
On feisty furniture, comfy cats, wise WCs, and humans who are completely clueless about the antics of objects they use every day. Full disclosure: this piece was published in my newsletter on the 28th of February, but the coincidence with this week's IP is so strong I couldn't help but share it.
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