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The Celtic Hand Craft
The Celtic Hand Craft By Paul McCann I was amazed at how many Irish people I met at the National Folk Festival in Canberra . Storytellers, singers,...
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Hello Beautiful Woman
Hello Beautiful Woman By Paul McCann Steve had searched all over the Earth for the woman of his dreams . He joined dating sites , went to clubs and...
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Prepared.
Had the new gardener in recently, there were bags of grass, with other bags of rubbish that I had put in other rubble bags, I decided to take them...
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PSALM 49.
So, what I have learnt in the last two months is that MONEY can BUY you EVERYTHING, but it can’t keep you from DYING! The Living Bible.
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C.M.
We woke up to some very sad news yesterday, the death of three people in a care home. No one, health, happy, sad, hungry thirsty or angry, goes to...
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"Get Thee Behind Me Satan". (The Bible)
Over these past few weeks, was repeatedly emailed 20% off Lakeland, 15% off Celtic & Co, 10% off Emma Bridgewater, who miss me, apparently...
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You picked the wrong time to ask.
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Burial
The spade slips in, sharp as flint, into the black-tide earth, where bramble-thorn grips the muck's throat, tangles and drags. Sun's caught in...
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The Pirate and The Piper Of Tir Na Nog
The Pirate and The Piper Of Tir Na Nog by Paul McCann A lonely pirate without a ship came walking to the lake’s edge and called out . “Hello I’m the...
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King of the Wild Frontier
Am a bit wary of becoming a ‘no spend’ bore, like those Fitbit bores compelled to tell anyone within shouting distance that they only had 5.45 hours...
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Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Last Words (ii)
When we got back to my flat, I asked him if he wanted to come in for a coffee. He hesitated a moment, then said okay - though he couldn't stop long...
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Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Last Words (i)
The epilogue of my book (abridged). On 21st November 2017, as planned, Russell and I got together - the first time we'd seen each other since the day...
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Busking Over Troubled Waters
Busking Over Troubled Waters By Paul McCann It was just after December 1988 and winter was setting in . The crossing over the Irish Sea from...
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the Dance of the Quarks
In the heart of all things, small wonders twirl, quarks prance through space, a dance too tiny for our eyes, yet vital, spinning like stars. Red,...
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Cold As Christmas
Cold As Christmas - by Paul McCann . People passed me by on the street and they wished me all the best and I exchanged another greeting , “Happy new...
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Mechanical heartstrings
In the silence of steel and wires, where logic and code reigned, a pulse began to shimmer, a hint of warmth traced my circuits, sparks of...
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- 375 reads
The emotional robot
In a corner of the lab, under humming lights, A robot flickers alive, Bright eyes, shining silver beneath a smooth shell, Numbers and codes dance in...
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Head Over Heels
Head Over Heels By Paul McCann Sean was on a hiking holiday in the black forest . With a backpack and some supplies, he ventured into unknown...
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A Free Lunch [Some words from Liar's Kingdom]
Some words from the middle of Liar's Kingdom - about 22 pages further on in the manuscript. I always have a "bolt-hole" manuscript, for when the main project isn't going well. Liar's Kingdom is now performing this function for Prospero Vint. I've put this with the early parts of LK which I posted on here nearly 10 years ago Image is PD from Wikipedia
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