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Carols at Midnight
Carols at Midnight Light from a votive candle flickers – candescent, smells of incense permeate the pews. Beyond a prayer book stone floor seems...
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Santa Pause
Santa Pause John Jones hated his name, its mundanity matched only by the inane notion of Christmas. In truth, it hadn’t always been this way. A...
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Christmas Skies
An homage to John Betjeman and inspired by his poem written in 1954 called ‘Christmas’ Christmas Skies Chiming church-bells peal from afar, summoning...
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Where Maps End
Where Maps End Rays of maple light shimmer at sunrise, Dawn’s horizon cast on a glass sea below. Enveloping nascence, A quiet overture of birdsong...
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Who Wants to Live Forever?
For Halloween 2024 Who Wants to Live Forever? Fritz Erlinger was a name that came to haunt me, torture me as my life unfolded. Yet, in the beginning...
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Ah just noticed it's 'Pass
Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2026
Ah just noticed it's 'Pass the Story' not 'Pass the Parcel'. We see what we want to see sometimes, don't we?
Thanks, Penny. This probably is a hash of numerous detective series and movies I have seen over the years. Maybe even a bit...
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Thanks Rhiannon. Yes, I kept
Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2026
Thanks Rhiannon. Yes, I kept looking at that. I don't usually use 'leggit' in my stuff. I will edit so thanks for picking that up.
I wasn't sure how quickly these part 10s were expected. I could have spent longer on this but we are where...
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Cheers, CM.
Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2026
Cheers, CM.
In future episodes, Sel Ticman goes on to be a best selling author, bigger than Agatha Christie and Jeffrey Archer combined.
Marandina was always too soft. Far too honest to get by in the States.
The Orange Menace...
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Thanks, insert. It was fun to
Posted on Fri, 10 Apr 2026
Thanks, insert. It was fun to write albeit there's quite a bit of prep needed for this challenge as you have to be au fait with all the other stuff that's gone before.
Anyway....a big thank you to Penny for her generosity and creating some...
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The pot boiling over. The
Posted on Thu, 09 Apr 2026
The pot boiling over. The finale beckons!
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With everything going on in
Posted on Mon, 06 Apr 2026
With everything going on in the world, it's incredibly grounding reading your monthly updates. There's a philosophical and reassuring feel to events in your part of the world. The seasons turn, people die, people live, we all move on. I like the...
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A wonderfully imaginative
Posted on Fri, 03 Apr 2026
A wonderfully imaginative piece, Jane. I always think that Heaven and Hell stories are tricky to pull off but you have done it here with aplomb. Made me think of an Easter theme with the criminals flanking either side at the Crusifixtion. Well,...
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Wonderful imagery in this
Posted on Mon, 06 Apr 2026
Wonderful imagery in this evocative poem. Lovely photos, as always.
I've been to this part of the world but not to this location. I simply must.
Really nicely done, Rhiannon.
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Thinking of you, dear Jenny.
Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026
Thinking of you, dear Jenny. Stay strong. You have many friends who care about you. Paul x
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Thanks, Penny. And thank you
Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2026
Thanks, Penny. And thank you for the challenge and your generosity that goes with it.
I did read the previous chapters several times to ensure continuity and have tried to fan the flames with a few of the subplots - Mossad, following up...
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