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White Coats

I entered the asylum at quarter past four, The face of depression had wrapped on my door. Met with a face who repeated a name, Over and over waving...
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Don’t Forget
Don’t forget She’s just a girl Beneath the woman facade Behind the things she says To deflect you from noticing She is frightened and unsure Those...
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- 549 reads
Hot
You are the sun and moon the idle in my heart. With one smile I can conquer my fears or do a somersault- in my dreams (of course).
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WHAT HOPE FOR HUMANITY?
The LIONS have a protocol they select a King. Humans though have no design by and large they're sinking. Europe is an expensive farce. They've tied...
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The Greatest Feast Day of them All
‘And he’s going to have his first Christmas. I don’t know if I should get him something, or something by proxy for James and Marie, since Adam might...
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Every Now And Then
. Every Now And Then By Paul McCann I’ll always remember , they’re hard to forget , the beautiful people in life that I met . Yes we were so happy...
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Adopt a Tiger (7)
Terrence Oblong the tiger was going to be a TV star. The programme he auditioned for was a drama about a young woman, Jilly, who inherited a tiger...
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- 365 reads
The Old Man from Far Away (1)
The old man from far away was a mystery to the whole village. He spoke our language, but in a strange form and manner, and though he clearly came...
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The Mirror (5)
The mirror was busy. Or, more accurately, whoever or whatever was on the other side was busy. Strange objects were frequently to be found on the...
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Benefitting from being thankful

Thanksgiving crowds out … Thanksgiving turns your thoughts again … The world suggests to empty all your worries from your mind. We pass them up …
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Carnivores
Not once in her life had she enjoyed the foul smell of blood. Not once in her fourteen years of life had Betty felt so nauseous. She felt the horror...
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- 567 reads
on finding a photo
on finding a photo the photograph was stuck behind a woodworm sideboard, cobweb covered, halfway to the floor, I licked my finger, wiped, and you...
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- 267 reads
The Mirror (4)
On many occasions I could hear music coming through the mirror. Strange, unearthly music, not like anything from this world. Of course it could have...
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- 254 reads
Come Home
son of mine – I did not understand the way you felt now I see and read about others who share the pain of parents who feel the blame for something...
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THE DAY FIRE GIRL DROVE
Lights flashed on...I twitched... The printer spat out the incident sheet...Flock a duck Blossomed into a right old slut...My computer warrior was definitely pressing the right keys on my key-board that night, I was on fire!
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The Mirror (3)
"Where does the portal lead to?" I asked her once, just before Christmas. She had asked me to join her for a sherry and we had a merry chat about all...
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- 256 reads
The Mirror (2)
When I first took the job I heard all the rumours about Mrs Aspeth, of course. Even after twenty years the gossip lingered. Missing assumed dead was...
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The Untouchables
The Untouchables ‘Sometimes I don’t know if I should kill myself or everyone around me.’ Are you listening? Asked John. The bartender was cleaning...
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- 250 reads
musing in the shine
musing in the shine if I crane my neck the tower block walls stab into the sky twenty-four floors up on the flat roof top I’ve hidden a chair I like...
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- 223 reads