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Game of Moans 1: ‘Queue’
“You know nothing, Jon Snow,” said Post Office Counter Clerk Ygritte, as she printed out the postage label and stuck it on the bastard’s package. “I...
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Snorri Sturluson*
Götterdämmerung - 79 His breath has rapidly slowed. Two weeks ago I first visited. He has lain here pretty much ever since. Or sat in the chair next...
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Reflect

Reflecting with sincere compassion on those crippled...unable to leave their house, they gaze out of window watching world pass by. Take heart, be...
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Crocuses in Spring

When I reached the grave, I saw the crocuses poking up through the grass. Their oval flowers and sharp, thin leaves were pushing apart the almost...
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Tha's Going To Halifax

This is an apocryphal tale narrated in the voice of a small boy. The boy being my late father in law and his recollection of a day trip to the seaside that ultimately went wrong. I have embellished much, but the essence of the recollection remains true, as was the final destination of the ill-fated trip.
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A nobody

The rain which had been coming down in a steady light drizzle developed all of a sudden into a downpour. Umbrellas mushroomed over the heads of the bereaved gathered at the graveside.
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change of address

houses are envelopes posted through time recipients changing letters put in, taken out. From the War son, brother, father, lost mother upstairs, her...
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Mountain

First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is ( Donovan,1967) Picture: Pixabay Creative Commons
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Affected by this Issue
They’ve been working on the house two doors down for 6 months now It looks spectacular Young men have been there all day music blaring machines...
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London's Burning

The recent fire of the Notre Dame cathedral prompted me to retrieve this 'Cento' poem from my archive (2008)
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Why Brexit must not be denied.
Why Brexit must not be denied. Germany has had a plan for world domination since the second world war and before then. Hitler’s Stufenplan or stage...
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Jonny and The Doctor
Can Jonny's unusual power save him from his fate?
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For Love Or Money
For Love Or Money By Paul McCann You keep on doing this and doing that but you’re never do what I wished you would do , now its time for me to lay my...
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A Passage to India

Christopher Columbus's faux pas.
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Larry and Mick Dabble (a bit) in Necromancy
“Oops,” said Larry, as he slipped on a half-eaten doughnut, fell off the cliff and dashed his brains on the rocks below. “Oh dear,” said Mick, who...
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CC11: Epilogue
“Phew, I’m glad that’s all over,” said Larry, as he handed Mick his celebratory cheese sandwich and prepared to take a bite out of his. “Me too,”...
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The Misery Of Flight (2)

I’m staring at the ceiling in a strange room with the smell of bleach and pine furniture.
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Angel 59 (QC)
‘I’m not too worried,’ Angel, a slight edge in her voice, caught Stacey hurrying out of the kitchen with a folder in her hand. ‘But Lisa is beginning...
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Boiling Mad
Boiling Mad By Paul McCann The sun is always shinning behind the darkest cloud. Never think you’re on your own I’m with you in the crowd. I’ve seen...
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Thanks
. You bring the things I feel You bring a smile to me What can I say to you today , Cheers to you Here’s to you . You’re the best thing . The best...
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