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A Stop at Staunton's

James, “Joltin’ Jim” Mac Adam was a thoughtful man, who stood over six feet in height. He weighed in at 14 stone. His arms were the oak hard pistons...
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Steelie 7

‘Ur there any spirits wae us?’ Steelie’s voice barely more than a whisper. The planchette shivered, and pieces of cardboard marked with letter and...
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Lenny Knows Dogs

Four dog. The four dog will win the third race. Lenny Watkins tipped it up this morning, and Lenny knows dogs. Lenny once had a next-door neighbour...
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"Music takes me there again..."

The first chords stopped time Senses engaged Memory touchable sunshine lit tableau Billboard top ten Once upon a time Danced in the soul Raced along...

Mother Of Emotional Support

Mother Of Emotional Support By Paul McCann Mother of emotional support your heart is open to those who are broken . Mother of emotional support you...
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The Book: Chapter 37

Security was coming. Alice pressed herself flat against the door, fighting her rising panic. The buzz of radio static came to her, punctuated by the...
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Larking about in the dark

“Let’s play in the dark”, said big sister. “Yes”, said little sister. Curtains drawn, lights out — what a lark! Bump! Waa-aa-aagh-aagh!! Lights on. ‘...
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Adapting And Finding New Ways To Live

Adapting And Finding New Ways To Live By Paul McCann The dark days of winter had left and the spring began with no change to the landscape . For most...

The Mirror of Me

They only ever bumped into one another when they were alone; she always seemed to find them then. Neither resented their arrangement, just the...

Eyes on the East

She purposefully strode and shook - a tempestuous gale. All the world did see, watching, but she felt she was alone to receive answers. Intrigue and...
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Labyrinthine Apparition

I find myself in a building that resists definition—part university, part manor house, a place with too many corridors and too much history. The air...

Reconnecting Reasons To Live

Reconnecting Reasons To Live By Paul McCann After the children had all left and got married , Don and Joan lived in the family home that was a lot...

So I never did

We met - as is so often the case - through friends; or friends of friends. In the c l u t t e r of parties, and their polite remarks: ‘This is- He’s...
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T H E S E T H I N G S

THESE THINGS TAKE THI - THESE THINGS TAKE TIME. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO RHYME, 'CAUSE SOMETIMES THINGS JUST DON'T.
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The Book: Chapter 36

Alice’s world had shrunk to the size of the book. She stared at the blue glow of her laptop screen, the light making her throbbing headache worse...
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In a moment …

“I just bumped into a wall. I knew it was there and thought …
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Poem of the week

Wind from the sea

Inspired by the painting by Andrew Wyeth
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The Keeper Ch.2/2

George turned back inside, grabbed the door and began to push it shut with all his might. But a creature, once a man, its arm torn and broken, its...
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The Keeper. Ch.1/2

They would come for him as soon as he closed his eyes. They always did. So the answer was as simple as it was impossible: don't close your eyes. And...
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The Book: Chapter 35

Alice and Mick arrived in London on Tuesday morning. The city rose above them with so many tall buildings when they were used to open spaces and...

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