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The Bottom Of My Heart
The Bottom Of My Heart By Paul McCann The day everything came apart and his heart was torn into pieces was the day he made an exit from life and he...
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Alien Opportunities Ch.5 : Acceptance Part 1
Chris returns to the office, reappraising his relationships with the alien Starmanenans, and compares understanding of the aliens (and humans) with a human friend Michael.
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Cricks Crocodile
I closed the front door very slowly, quietly and scurried towards my car, holding my scarf up over my mouth, my throbbing lower lip. I could taste...
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Her and Me
Her and Me We are here now, Her and me Near lifeless, almost broken Only one will recover Repuzzled from these shards Recaptured from remnants Only...
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Your Mental Health - A Handbook of Sorts
Your Mental Health – A Handbook of Sorts You should not always believe the things that you think That emotional wave beneath which you sink is often...
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The Norm.
Many years ago, we had a dishwasher, eventually when it broke, we didn't get another one, as it made a big difference to our bill. It was a luxury...
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This Week's I.P. is...
a DIY one.
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If It Seems Too Good To Be True....
My husband Paul, had a letter, it was still unopened when I retruned from work, the following day. I said, "You haven't opened your letter?" Paul...
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The Unknown
The scary parts of the deep unknown, I want no part of it, yet I have a strong desire, To acquire knowledge of this strong unknown, And I would...
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There is an oh so silent process
There is an oh so silent process, nobody knows when human soul grows out of the dust in space, when spirit comes to life... A mother knows when belly...
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Causeway
and the water is warm for once
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A Wind and Wuthering Day
‘Tis Christmas Fayre season, and given the many creatives up here, some of them can be quite good. Some of them are not, but that’s half the fun...
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Weather App. Haiku # 21
A taste of winter S'no joke- a dusting of white Let's hope its gone soon!
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A Good Old Folk Music Night
A Good Old Folk Music Night By Paul McCann The crowd came in early to the pub and slowly the session began with a few people breaking the ice with an...
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So farewell then Steven Wells
Steven (Seething) Wells, (or Swells), was a punk poet, turned journalist, turned comedy writer, turned author, turned cancer-diarist. He was a...
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So farewell then Smiley Culture
The first reggae album I every bought was Tongue in Cheek by Smiley Culture (real name David Victor Emmanuel). The first single from the album,...
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So farewell then Simon Veness
The first in the gang to die. On 20 June 2002, Simon Veness, a 35 year old financial risk manager for the Saudi French Bank , was killed by an Al al-...
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Tweedledumb and Tweedledumber
The world today is split in two … or three... or four... or maybe more, but nonetheless, one must confess, all wage their wars as heretofore. While...
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Musings of a Doppelgänger
“Changelings,” she would call them. Ghastly little things, they were fairies or trolls depending on her mood at the time, but the stories she told...
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Saltburn - A Publishing Journey
Saltburn. I started Saltburn here on ABCTales in the first week of 2020. In February 2025 it’s going to be published. This is the story. I’m usually...
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