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Transatlantic
I loved you for a while, In autumn, in fall. Too warm. Delphiniums bloomed. I loved you for a time, In winter, in Texas. Too cold. The powerlines...
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The Beachers
For the last few generations, on the outer fringes of Buffalo’s waterfront, sat an old industrial area that had lain waste for generations. Nothing...
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The Great Game . Kabul 1839 and 1979.

This is a trues story, the facts have only been altered to protect my memory. And from my brief sojourn in Afghanistan I came away with both a love of the country and its people, and a deep seated belief that it would be folly for any other nation to become involved with its affairs.
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The Novice

This was the first poem that came to me, twenty seven years ago, while I was living in a Benedictine community. It is partly autobiographical (Romeo was an actual rooster), though set in a much earlier time - before Henry VIII did his worst.
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Down with the old folks
‘Well it’s a job I guess, beggars can’t be choosers and all that.’ ‘Are you sure you really want to take it sweetheart? We can last a bit longer if...
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HANDICAPPED

Alas, some folks are handicapped Some, capable and handy Now I've conceived a notion And I think that it is dandy We see these special plates on cars...
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1:3:7 Inspection (Part 3)
“I’m not liking this one bit.” Magpie couldn’t stop looking over his shoulders. “They’re all staring at us.” “They’re probably getting used to the...
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1:3:7 Inspection (Part 2)
The overground section of the facility was nearly three kilometres long and two wide; surrounded entirely by a thick wire mesh. There were bright...
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1:3:7 Inspection (Part 1)
Enamoured. Destiny watched as Curve practiced, both of them partially intentionally, partially unintentionally ignoring the beeping of the ships...
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Stories of East Sussex

Long ago, when I was a child, there were two sets of people living in the Crowborough area of East Sussex who were very different to the normal human...
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Educating Archie?

Well, it had to be, didn't it? In this episode, Archibald tries to wriggle out but Samantha pins him down!
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SuperSneaker
One friday after school I was short a player for a league match the guy dropped me I had to fill my team. The Sneaker joked he knew the moves I put...
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The Freedom Of Flying
Taking a break from my usual stories of 'The Speech Writer' to Write a poem. I'm feeling inspired today I've always wanted to fly. To lift my feet...
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Bathe
the sky just the way I like it illuminated as a street corner in a little village down the hill a light for wayward drifters needing direction to the...
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The Speech Writer Pt. 4
Pearl stared blankly at the dark screen before her. In red text demanding for attention at the very top of the screen was the word ERROR! blinking in...
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Bronte's Inferno XXV (Parma Violets)

Long time no write... never mind. Image is PD source wikipedia.
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Eavesdropping

Privacy is at a premium in this tower block...
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Bring back Blair
There’s an ill wind at our windows There’s a cold moon in the sky It’s hard to sit through Newsnight Without feeling the urge to cry It’s an orgy of...
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Mudbath! (The Ultimate Day Trip Of All Possible Day Trips!) by Alfred N. Muggins (from his recent holiday in Marmaris, Turkey!) Part 4b : (Journey Upriver To The Tombs From Turtle Beach)
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Alfred was disappointed there was to be no attempt to climb up to the Tombs to inspect them. Perhaps the ghosts of the Carians, Persians, or others...
Between the Places

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