26.12.12 for the end of 2012

By Shannan on Mon, 31 Dec 2012

Pride... what a thing it is...
Unclassified
Non-fiction
Certificate U

Hurry, said the little hand

By well-wisher on Mon, 31 Dec 2012

“Hurry”, said the little hand to the big hand moving slow, “It’s almost Twelve O’clock and it is New Year’s Eve, you know”. “Hurry”, said the big, brass bell,
Children's
Poem
Certificate U

Goodnight Sweet Prince

By Harry Buschman on Mon, 31 Dec 2012

A crime story with a murder, a moral and a twist
Crime
Certificate 18

So long the strains, so long the trains of memory befuddled

By Steve on Mon, 31 Dec 2012

where are you, spirits? you who speak to me? are you happier now, can you fit in the world better? If you cannot find a home, build it? If the Nazis hate you, be proud and happy.
Spiritual
Poem
Certificate U

Bladerunner Channel 4

Posted by celticman on Mon, 31 Dec 2012

Philip K Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was published in 1968. Ridley Scott’s adaption Bladerunner set in a Los Angeles of 2019 follows a similar storyline. Deckhard (Harrison Ford) a former cop is told he must retire six replicants that have escaped from the Tyrell Corporation. Retire is a euphemism for kill. Killing replicants is not an offence because a machine or android cannot be killed. Replicants are property in the same way...

Red Head

By mayhemandroses on Mon, 31 Dec 2012

Her skin is as soft as it looks and as warm and as welcome as I’ve ever known.
Erotica
Story
Certificate 18

THOUGHTS ON 2012.

By jay2143 on Mon, 31 Dec 2012

So what do you think?
Miscellaneous
Poem
Certificate U

Innocence

By billrayburn on Mon, 31 Dec 2012

Enclosed is a short story, titled "Innocence", (approx. 1300 words) following the conversation between two friends on a park bench on the title subject, and prompted by a young woman walking past.
Miscellaneous
Certificate 15

Eulogy For an Asshole

By billrayburn on Mon, 31 Dec 2012

Enclosed is a short story, titled "Eulogy For An Asshole" (approx. 1400 words). In this tale, a street urchin's funeral service devolves into an eye- and ear-opening tableau, as both priest and assembled "mourners" struggle with the disingenuous nature with which people are laid to rest.
Humour
Certificate 15

The Cooler

By billrayburn on Mon, 31 Dec 2012

Enclosed is a short story, titled "The Cooler", (approx. 1400 words) which depicts a job interview for a Mediator, and the applicant is a bartender, attempting to transfer his interpersonal skills to the corporate world.
Miscellaneous
Story
Certificate 12

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