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new dog for old
After his mum’s death Bob decided to get a dog. He’d been laid off after working for the same company for almost thirty years, his wife had left him...
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"Past and Present" Chapter 1
The newsroom was hectic. It was nearing the deadline for the final print and the last of the articles were due in. Stephanie Mitchell was spell...
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A Working Life
A Working Life by Paul McCann We work so hard all of our life to pay the bills and to provide . Somehow through the thick and thin , we always find a...
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Attack and destroy!
In the mini bus our motto was “Val aan en vernietig!” Attack and destroy! For our away matches the team spirit was more like a rock band than a chess...
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Learning Counting 3, 4, 5 …
1, 2, 3 Breakfast, lunch and tea Mummy, Daddy, me: 1, 2, 3 … Now we’ve got 1 more 3 and 1 makes 4 …
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Break The Child: Epilogue: Through a Father's Eyes
Epilogue: Through a Father’s Eyes I’ve cried a million tears and cried until I thought it would dissolve me. This time I’m crying for a new reason—I...
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Three Ships
Flash fiction - 400 words. (A repost)
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Break the Child: Prologue: In Dad's Own Words
Break the Child Katherine Black Beware of the monsters that dwell in the mind. - Katie Bell Prologue I am a humbled man. My name is Stephen Barnet...
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Break the Child: Chapter Thirty-Eight: The End
Chapter Thirty-Nine I know, I haven’t written for ages. I bet you thought I was dead. You try writing with a nine-week-old baby to look after. I...
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No Returns
I can see you in the moonlight your face and I miss you. The night arrives on a caravan of diamonds- they sparkle bright orbs way out there up-up and...
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The Reign Of Three Kings #1
Chapter One of a story i've been working on! Please give feedback on anything as i am constantly trying to improve! Enjoy! - Hal (Harry)
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St. Malo bound
Playing with an idea
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Trinacria
Three promontories
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Fractured silly ankle
But let's focus on my good ankle, the one the surgeon didn't even look at I am touching it now and smiling, its tendons firm like elevator cables the...
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Break the Child: Chapter Thirty-eight: He's Here
Chapter Thirty-Eight Oh, my Goodness, he’s here. My baby brother has been born and he’s the only good thig in my whole entire life, because—you see—...
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A Man
walked into the woods one day and never came out- his was the life others begged for: fancy cars furs for friends boats to fish with travels to glean...
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Break the Child: Chapter Thirty-Seven: big White Teeth and Fake Smiles
Chapter Thirty-Seven Janet Denton had big white teeth and she smiled all the time. She had a silver teddy bear broach on the lapel of her jacket...
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Hours
We watch from the window. The sky as it becomes the colour of wine, as it darkens and deepens and purples into rich shades of red and violet; an...
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Dog Days!*
It's Packham's birthday, so it seems a bit unfair he should be spending it doing hard sums!
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