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Count Twice (4)
By the middle of September he had an economy again. He drew small and he drew careful, sleeping men in the deep hours, a little from each and never...
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The Continuing Story
The Continuing Story by Calum McCallion. After his Rimbaudesque disappearance in the early 2000s, Gary returned to Aberdeen in 2026. His ‘...
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Time Wrestling (observing a frail woan in a care home).
Breathing lightly floating in limbo Laughing to yourself no one can hear From your window you see Other people’s history They grow slower than you...
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Fake Wikipedia page for non existent sitcom - Stars of tomorrow, flatmates of today
Stars of tomorrow is a 2024 sitcom made for Channel 4 by JAX media. Based in a flatshare for performers at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. Set over...
One Last Flight
She found a pillow full of scars On a blood stained bed In a rain soaked room Where a dream lay dead The hole in the roof Let the moon shine through...
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Sailor Boy
He likes to live in the past It keeps things in place He’s a fading die that’s cast On an old seafaring face He has a thousand tales Gathered from...
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Micah or the end of Magic. Chapter 8.
Chapter 8 . Explanations. “Now,” said Calizone, turning to Grace, “I sense that you are magic.” Grace opened her mouth to protest, but Calizone...
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Angola Gaffletter Chapter 4.
Chapter Four. The Muppert Boys. By the time Angola was thirteen and confidently rising behind the drapery counter, Sudan was already showing...
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When ‘on time’ is late!
… my father pointing out to the man on the door the very big clock in the Post Office window opposite, showing not yet six o’clock …
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All Quiet on the Eastern Front
An homage to Siegfried Sassoon & the War Poets All Quiet on the Eastern Front Fight for your people, your country and king, Fight to do service,...
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Count Twice (3)
Tuesday came, and for the first time in six years lane three formed without him. He spent the day below a bricked-over storefront near the yards, in...
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Another attempt at Bloody, Brawling Business CH6
Newton would’ve jumped out of the moving car if it meant he'd get away with the skull. But the drive was short and Tiro had made sure to keep it out...
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Lullabies
Rainbows in the water from the hose. Running through the falling drops with muddy feet, laughing so hard I feel my ribs ache. Records playing we...
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The Babyccino
A question, dear reader. Do you think this can or even should go anywhere? A work in progress: “But why not, Mummy?” “Because I say so Oliver, and...
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Early to Rise
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The Odd Postcard in the Night
I was up late for no other reason that I couldn’t sleep. I sat at my desk in my bedroom with a low light on and page 43 on my latest read. Its 3am...
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Angola Gaffletter Chapter 3.
Chapter Three. The Teenage Years. Angola was one of the lucky ones. In Nether Wintle, most girls left school at eleven or twelve to help at home or...
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Micah or the end of Magic. Chapter 7.
Chapter 7. Calizone’s Cottage. As Josiah had said, the road into the Dark Forest began a few miles from the village. They stopped at the crossroads...
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THE GHOST OF THE LIVING
My heart is whole, yet empty inside like a house full of memories with no inhabitants to call it home. I am the waves that clash against the shores;...
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