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The Book: Chapter 13
Chapter 13 At home, Alice expected to see Mick in every room. The experience the night before had unsettled her. She was frightened. But mostly, she...
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Remnants
The empty glass and tissue box
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Joyful Reunion at a (double) funeral!
A double funeral – not a result of car accident, just two friends (therefore elderly!) both hospitalised briefly through different ill health issues...
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Foggy
The low hum of the electric radiator and the distant sound of a dogs deep bark become the silence they break; so consistent is their presence. Grey...
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The Garden, that was my domain
The garden, that was my domain It’s where I framed my worst paintings Held my rival’s head beneath the soil Until his gist went limp And hid inside a...
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Steelie 2
The big guy walked back with the drinks in his big hands in a stilted way as if he’d a book on top of his head and he was auditioning for America’s...
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Who are we in America?
America, Who are we? I was born into this Republic, some 76 years ago. My ancestors had come here in the 1840’s looking for a refuge from the hunger...
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The Speedy ( Part 2).
When the Astronauts returned to Earth they were greeted like conquering heros. They went on a world tour and hundreds of thousands of people turned...
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EXPERIMENTING.
Over the last ten years or so, I have had a cough. About 10 years ago I had a bad cough, for a long time, and antibiotics couldn’t shift it! The...
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The Book: Chapter 12
Alice sat in her cosy reading nook trying to take her mind off her problems with Mick and the fallout from work. The board had expressed concerns...
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Watching You Chapters Seventeen and Eighteen
Chapter Seventeen Kelly sighed, grabbed the remote, and flipped channels. Nothing interesting on the box, nothing new in that either. There seldom...
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Grasshopper
Do you not see me?
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The Moth's Song
The Moth's Song By Paul McCann In the vale around the golden meadows of Itschamore , a hermit monk sat upon one of the standing stones meditating and...
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Mother Of Grandmothers
Mother Of Grandmothers by Paul McCann Mother of grandmothers We send our prayers on wings that will never get old for the souls of grandchildren in...
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School Reunion
Dear diary...looking back on the year 1990, I was reminded of an unexpected letter that arrived asking me if I'd like to attend a school reunion. Due...
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Dare To Dream
(For my Husband) Moons flew by, long ago, Cocooned in a curse. Howls mournfully Cried out: Smothered by a mask with Resounding echoes of Rushing...
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Steelie.
A big guy stood at the pub door like he’d just put on a new suit and didn’t want to get his life creased. He slid into the chair beside Steelie, his...
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BITING THE BULLET.
Dementia is no joke! I have met people with dementia and my Mum has it. Because Mum has dementia, I decided to eat olives. When I first started to...
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Vishta And Vishnu
A Story of endless Love The royal princess Vishta Kirvaka with Vishnu Ramanjuan were to be bound by holy matrimony arranged at birth a traditional...
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Goose-Stepping Down Main Street
I’m too old to start goose stepping. Duck walks I can handle—my declining years having given me no choice. But it should make it easier to duck...
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