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Making Potions
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A girl in my son's nursery class had her leg amputated at the knee. ‘Her leg was poorly so the doctors asked if they could cut it off, and she said ‘...
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Being A Loving Parent
Being A Loving Parent By Paul McCann Becoming a parent for the first time is a wonderful experience and suddenly everything happens in the name of...
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Cargo Of Souls
Cargo Of Souls By Paul McCann The ship pulled In To Belfast Lough on a quiet evening when the shops had all closed and the pubs were getting busy . A...
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Tang Hall Beck
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Sunny Saturdays with the sticklebacks and my friend John Lancaster. A memory of York from 1966.
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Escape
Even on the tops you can see our hand. There are no buildings to block the gaze, no streetlights, no cars or tarmac. But giant skeletons walk the...
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Mother Of The Imprisoned Child
Mother Of The Imprisoned Child by Paul McCann Mother of the imprisoned child I’ve been living like a prisoner for years under their control set me...
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The Proposition
The Ultra conservative agenda Is a snake that Sheds its skin Their control has slide And now they question How do we regain control totally? The...
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Trusts based on quicksand
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[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Ideas and religions flourish, materialism sways and soothes, humanism evolutionary, asserts that no-one,...
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Dennis And The Abandoned House
Dennis And The Abandoned House By Paul McCann Every day Dennis would leave school to have lunch at his Grandmothers house. It was always an...
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Grandma's Wish
Grandma’s Wish by Paul McCann She loved her Grandchildren for years and as the grew she visited them once a week and they always loved to see her ...
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Candy
The audition for the role of ‘me’ took place in a dimly-lit room on the third floor of an institutional building on the outskirts of Holborn. There...
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Hamster and Thatcher (deceased) - the water companies
Sir Keith Hamster, newly-elected Labour Prime Minister, is keen to re-shape socialism for the 21 st century, but none of the policy wonks in his...
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Ball Gags and Capitalists
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You had a brutal week. Lots of internals about salaries and redundancies. The trade union continuing with its strike action. Politicians calling you incompetent. Headlines in the media comparing you to Mr Potato Head.
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They said, 'Trespassers will …
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A family of bears had a nice little cottage, Mother Bear made them their breakfast porridge, but while it was cooling, they first went to forage … we prosecute anyone who loots!
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Because Of Love
Becasoe Of Love By Paul McCann I can still remember that day , when love came in a special way Since that day my life has changed and I will never be...
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The Paris Olympic Games 2024
The Paris Olympic Games 2024 By Paul McCann. One hundred years ago , in the same place , the best athletes around the world came with the hope to win...
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Bike Ride To Paris
Bike Ride To Paris By Paul McCann , Along the streets and over the mountains they pedal on between gauntlets of applauding spectators in the Tour De...
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The Mighty!
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A friend bought an expensive ticket. Something serious happened and the friend was unable to go. I was asked, “Can you contact the Ticket Company and...
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1:5:4 Rewind (Part 1)
Easy. Crait was being surprisingly co-operative even though the tranquilliser had almost entirely worn off. With a few minor adjustments, the harness...
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My Girl and Me (Dead Reckoning series - Part 18)
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In which Archibald digs his heels in, Mr. Strine offers solidarity (up to a point!) and Samantha tries her womanly wiles.
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