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The Other Woman
I sat on the bench outside, wrote ‘you’re stronger than you think’ onto my skin, but it was no use. You had me, I was your compass, your Northern star.
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Reem's Warning
I am Reem. I am here to tell you that something is among us and it is hostile.
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Brother Reaper
From shattered embers and fallen grieves I sit amongst the hawthorn leaves...
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Goming About in the Garden
I am thinking of writing a follow up story if people want Goming About in the Garden
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The Epic Saga Of Harold K Bowers
Harold is a depressed and anxious man who hates his average existence and is set on shooting everyone at his job when he wakes up the next morning. Will an encounter with a gypsy change his mind?
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My Heart, New Heart
They gave me a tablet that tasted foul, Then an injection that made me howl, The nurse and doctor put me to sleep, Then I knew that my heart was not for keeps.
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When We Are Old
When I'm sixty-four...
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LOVE'S CHILD
I speak to you from the womb where I've spent the last eight months. You've carried me around and I kicked as my being took shape. They call me love's child, alive yet unborn,
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Our Nation Is The Greatest
OUR NATION IS THE GREATEST!
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Post-Interview Paranoia
Sam has just had a job interview, but can't work out if it went well or not. Panic sets in and his mind starts racing.
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That Elusive Cure 19
Thursday was a chemo day. I woke up apprehensive, a part of me trying to convince the rest of me that I didn’t need to go. But there was no chance of giving up traditional treatment.
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The Nosh.
Retribution in the form of words...
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Holiday Destinations
Overheard in a Post Office queue – “We’re off to Majorca, what about you?” … I’m hugging inside a thrill of my own – excitement which these may never have known
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Why My Step Falters...
When you're not here, My world quickly alters. It all becomes a little less clear And even my step falters. Every time I wake, It's as if I've had no rest. I feel your absence as an ache
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Cathy Dear
based on my favourite novel Wuthering Heights
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The Lonely Pony
The story of an RSPCA Investigators recollections of the worst case he ever faced. The Lonely Pony shows the cruelty of human beings as well as the determination and kindness.
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Our Destination
Our destination P K Routray Inhuman, unhygienic, miserable, pathetic, uncultured, rustic, needy, hungry, anemic, emaciated, weak and sick, illiterate, ignorant, lack of logic,
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That Elusive Cure 18
I woke up Wednesday morning to find Jimmy out of bed, showered and in his study answering emails. Moments after he realised I was awake, he came in.
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Smile again
1st Verse: Take off that heavy frown you wear and let the sun dry up your tears; let blue skies chase your blues away. It’s such a lovely summer day. 2nd Verse:
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'The Toss of a Coin', Chapter 13 / 3
Mrs Thatcher wants to know 'how many bangs do I get for my bucks', we study the tragic issue of suicide on the railway and look at the impact of privatisation on safety.
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