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My Corner Of The Earth
My corner of the Earth - For what it’s worth - Is all I’ve got. It’s not a lot, But still, I stand on solid ground. In time I’ll come to know that...
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Canal Walk in Summer
All day, we walked on the sun-bleached path, His army boots pounding parched yellow gravel, The green-blue prison ink still new To his hands. I...
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In a World Gone Mad: Sunday 3 May 2020
Sunday 3 May 2020 After the worst morning yet, yesterday we had a good afternoon. When Arthur got up after his nap, he had reset and forgot his...
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Dealing with Bloodsuckers
Dealing with Bloodsuckers “Ouch, that hurts,” she said. “It’s just a little shock. After a few times you almost don’t even notice it,” replied the...
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Crooked Timber
It's about the same thing as the last one was about... image by Jason Swadley. Source Flicker.com . Licence CC BY 2.0
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Dunking Ink (8)
A vast hall lit bright and utilised to cater for the services upstairs, waiters in white coats busy at work. She could see the lights of the city,...
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Where you bin, where you wheeliebin?
Horace was reminded of an old gag, all of his gags were old, where you bin, where you wheeliebin? He was wheeling about his garden. It was reasonably...
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Watching Alansvale
It can’t be easy, being easy. Loose sexual and illegal matters often lead to situations best left alone, at least the majority let them be. Alansvale...
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Apartment 2204
Alice was trapped in her rented apartment 2204. The world outside is just that, outside, she is inside. The reason? A virus has arrived and despite...
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Dwayne Dishes on Craven Danger's Dander
When Betty Feltcher walked through the door of the Coffee Pot on the Corner, nine squeaky stools turned counter-clockwise. “Good morning, Miss...
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The Everything
In my head I'd packed everything I needed for the rest of my life.
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This Tide of Ocean (2)
slaps more than forty laps of choppy current against a pebbly shore adopting a collection of fish nets sea weed - planks of driftwood and families of...
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Break the Child: Chapter Seven: Cornflower
Chapter Seven: Cornflour I have found out Miss Court’s first name. It’s Victoria. We can’t name our baby after Miss Court, after all. It’s very...
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Ghost walk re Visited
Ghost Walk Re visited 20 th April 2020 It’s almost a year since my evening Ghost Walk with Angela, which was followed by a midnight date on the 1 st...
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The Company Man (12) Part 2
The greatest search the galaxy has ever known needs loyal men.
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The Company Man (12) Part 1
The greatest search the galaxy has ever known needs loyal men.
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Fulmars Charm
This is a poem I wrote last year under the name of featheredwing. I wanted to share it here on abc tales. Up high on ridge This curious character...
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Thicker than water
Moving house, packing things from the loft I find a picture, wood-framed, snug beneath the dust of years. Under the light and polished glass pencil-...
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