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Ode on a whippet with a twig in its jaw
( late-stage capitalism) Gone to the dogs? Going to the races? Betting on Sorrow? Not a chance guv'nor, my master is kind of lazy, he follows where I...
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February Shropshire Woods
In the copse’s sere tangled undergrowth, mulch and crumbling ginger bracken below bare brown branches splashes of bright white snowdrops – burst –...
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The Path I walked
The Path I Walked As I slowly sank into my late sixties, I realised how much I look back and reflect on the choices I have made as well as the times...
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The Olive Branch
Dave sat inconspicuously in his black 2004 Peugeot 307 overlooking the harbour. The tide was in but the current was changing and he watched as the...
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The Cookbook
An evening of eBay browsing ends in an unusually large number of items in Rhea’s watch list. Eventually she decides on just one purchase and pays 99p...
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THE FIRST ANGEL 9
“We are in a race for future global domination.” That was Lila-Grace Langley’s message to the World. Those words dominated my thoughts while I...
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The Enchantress of Avalon (Part Two of Two)
Draft for a two-part story An homage to HP Lovecraft Part One at https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/enchantress-avalon-part-one-two The...
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Meadow
‘Up! Up! Everybody up!’ A loud, booming voice reverberated through my core. I grunted and nursed my broken ribs. I felt, what I thought to be a foot...
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Perpetual Torment
When it came to compassion, God didn't show him any. He decided to drive his car after he had a few too many. He hit another car head on. He didn't...
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Life and Times of a Priestess : Ch.13 : New Friends In Dumis : Part 2: Communication (Section 3)
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Danella, the Priestess of Pirion, in the land of her people's conquerors, finds out more about the web of relationships amongst the group of new friends Mireau has introduced her to. She provokes them with her questioning and offers them the prospect of possible adventures. This is set in an alternative world, not dissimilar to our own.
A Stranger on the Doorstep
My fingers were about to hit the keyboard of the laptop which, after some reluctance had come to life, when there was a loud bang on the front door...
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Ode on a gorilla in black and white
( a tribute to the great Che Guevara ) Extinct! Perhaps. The beating chest resounds from Africa to South America. I hear ya. Silver-backed mountains...
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The Enchantress of Avalon (Part One of Two)
Draft for a two-part story An homage to HP Lovecraft The Enchantress of Avalon (Part One of Two) It’s only now that I can remember things clearly...
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Newsflash
  Most people (except the media and their favourite experts) seem to have accepted that the pandemic has finally given way to the endemic...
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Renaldo Goes to Church
“You ever fall asleep in church,” said Renaldo.” “It depends on who’s doing the preaching,” said Frederick. Renaldo lifted a wing and pecked at a bit...
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Non Stranger
I thought long and hard about the Inspiration Point and came to the first face I saw this morning...me,
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Sleep Walking (re-post)
I posted this in 2015. It seems more urgent now
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The Perfected Storm
One early perfect storm-day three friends snow windy and rain came to play & bold as a dill pickle sky cold eyes clear sight & an eagle...
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Conscience
Delighting in the trivialities of the departed descendents Divulging in the rations for my belated passions Persuasive polymaths enlighten me with...
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