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Empire State (Part One)
Halloween, Hallowe’en or All Hallows’ Eve is an important date in the Christian calendar. Probably based on Pagan tradition, it a time of remembrance...
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Mr Clean
Eddie Sinclair had loved lockdown. He revelled in the lack of contact, the isolation, the chance to be free from other people’s germs. Microbes were...
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Lockdown Walkees
Today was a great day to be alive, it was Tuesday, after all. Not just any Tuesday…well…yes just another Tuesday. Skye woofer was lying in the hall...
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The Hotel at the Edge of the World
John and Ali were star-crossed. They had met as teenagers at a night club. John had spotted Ali and Tina looking over a balcony at the dance floor...
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Haunted
It had been 18 months. The world had moved on. Life was engulfed by a pandemic; individual tragedies subsumed by a crisis. The searchlight of...
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Another dramatic episode.
Posted on Sun, 28 Jan 2024
Another dramatic episode. Looking forward to reading the next chapter already :)
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Up to date again with this
Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024
Up to date again with this ongoing travelogue.
Seven words of Farsi. Well, that's seven more words than I know.
"Kaseef Leeds" = "Dirty Leeds" I *knew it*
Yes, tours are great but time on your own is equally valuable. Another...
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"...not very high above the
Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024
"...not very high above the village but see far
and the steeple peeps to keep our orientation."
A very visual and pleasurable virtual ramble with you, Rhiannon. Lovely pics too :)
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All caught up again. Yes, I
Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024
All caught up again. Yes, I was captivated by the image of all those Hillman Hunters running around Iran. And the reputation of dirty Leeds stretches far and wide!
Your memory for detail is staggering. It shines through in these...
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Cheers, T. If anyone else
Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024
Cheers, T. If anyone else talked about reading it at 3am I wouldn't take them seriously. With you, on the other hand..
Appreciate the read and comment. Will catch up with your Iran story soon.
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There's that lovely rhythm
Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024
There's that lovely rhythm again. I like the way this flows, Rhiannon. Nicely done, as ever. Paul
[Is that intentional the way the title is spelt?]
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"..Stu looked up, he removed
Posted on Tue, 23 Jan 2024
"..Stu looked up, he removed his napkin from his lap, folded it and placed it on the table as if he’d suddenly been challenged to a duel...."
All caught up again. The exchanges around the dinner table are well done. You are inside the...
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"It was a star falling out of
Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024
"It was a star falling out of the sky with comets trailing behind it. Sputniks went off course and experienced gravitational wobbles. The QE2’s sister ship ran aground in Damuir Canal. An invasion of big boats and ocean liners were likewise...
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"..was left quite literally
Posted on Mon, 22 Jan 2024
"..was left quite literally high and dry
up the mountain road on a dead-end track."
There's a lot of drama in such a short poem, Rhiannon. We do get so attached to our cars, don't we? I enjoyed the ride and was glad of a happy ending...
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".. a cloud-bellied
Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024
".. a cloud-bellied necromancer..."
Such wonderful use of language in evoking a unique atmosphere to celebrate a "pie". Gorgeous.
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