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Saints and Sinners – A Christmas Fable (Part Two of Two)
Part One at https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/saints-and-sinners-christmas-fa... Saints and Sinners – A Christmas Fable (Part Two of Two) “So...
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Saints and Sinners - A Christmas Fable (Part One of Two)
Saints and Sinners - A Christmas Fable (Part One of Two) Bill Doherty rocked gently on a bar stool, squinting at bright, neon lights and staring at...
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Lonesome Pines
For #NationalTreeWeek Lonesome Pines Snow drifts across a vertiginous Sierra Nevada, a land of ice-capped mountains and blue lakes, where vast...
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A Secret Garden
Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/a-secret-garden-mp3 A Secret Garden Sinking sun creeping lower, stalking horizons, rays of...
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When November Comes (with audio)
Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/when-november-comes-mp3 When November Comes Leaves of russet curl into balls of withered rust,...
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Ludogorets v Dinamo Batumi -
Posted on Thu, 01 Aug 2024
Ludogorets v Dinamo Batumi - damn...I missed that one.
And Archie Gray to Spurs. I still remember Eddie Gray playing for the lillywhites.
I like the sound of the July Morning. It sounds quite a festival.
That intro "Afternoon...
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"Whiter than white’ – “look
Posted on Wed, 31 Jul 2024
"Whiter than white’ – “look at me” insolent
silent shriek.."
Such drama in your vignette, Rhiannon.
The ever evolving struggle between flora.
We intervene where we can, of course.
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"..like echoes that
Posted on Tue, 30 Jul 2024
"..like echoes that
reach through time give
sweet new beginnings to
future minds..."
An elegant moving poem for such an awful incident.
Crimes committed that take the lives of young ones are amongst the...
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"Tonight – the full moon, is
Posted on Mon, 29 Jul 2024
"Tonight – the full moon, is the Uposatha,
when we will meditate until the dawn..."
That's a wonderfully, evocative poem.
Another philosophical journey through life.
Adriotly done, Dougie.
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Great story.
Posted on Mon, 29 Jul 2024
Great story.
Not sure if you are looking to continue or if it's standalone but it does lend itself to more.
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"‘I like Stuart’s bandana,’
Posted on Thu, 25 Jul 2024
"‘I like Stuart’s bandana,’ Vanessa shouted over to Pat. This wasn’t a truthful statement, the bandana looked absurd and she quickly took a swig of warm beer to obscure her lying face..."
Straight in with humour :O)
Lots of very...
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"Will you miss the nights in
Posted on Sat, 27 Jul 2024
"Will you miss the nights in the pub with the gang?
Will you send me a postcard from Ujung Pandang?"
There's a wistful feel to this, Turlough.
It's like a stream of conscious style that's also reflective looking back on times...
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Great story.
Posted on Sat, 27 Jul 2024
Great story.
I love the train of thought that underpins the narration. And the small detail, as always. Yes, that's an alluring twist to end with!
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"Floating ballroom dresses.."
Posted on Fri, 26 Jul 2024
"Floating ballroom dresses.."
A gorgeous vignette and lovely photo, Rhiannon.
Beauty captured so eloquently in so few words.
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"This temporary existence not
Posted on Wed, 24 Jul 2024
"This temporary existence not to every
ones taste, yet for me at this time of
crippling pain, has created respite from
life's expectations.
I'm suspended between two worlds;"
You have captured...
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