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You and Me--forever--Donnie
Donnie stretched himself out on the marital bed he’d once shared with Ann and stared at the ceiling. Waited for the pills to kick in. Smirnoff choked...
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You and Me—forever—Anne.
You and Me—forever—Anne. Anne kept her eyes shut and waited for her number to be called. A whiff of cigarettes made her grimace, even though it was a...
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Penthouse
‘Awright lads,’ Cooper’s da was bald with a booming voice. He shouted a derisory greeting as we dodged furniture in the living room. He’d the comfy...
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JOHN MCLACHLAN (Kojak) 1962-2011
Tony Quinn opened the living-room window and shouted me into Kojak’s house on Lilac Avenue. It had one of those boxy silver wheelchair ramps taking...
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The Reckoning
Their turf roof sunk into the sides and the hut staggered like a drunken soldier. It stood out from the others because it lay on the knob of earth...
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homeless people are people.
Posted on Sun, 15 Oct 2023
homeless people are people. so are people being bombed and shot at. so are people with mental-heallth problem. so are people with addictions. What they have in common as you show isn't just they are homeless, but demonised and scapegoated....
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designed by NASA at
Posted on Sat, 14 Oct 2023
designed by NASA at Shefflield University. Of course, all men are.
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you've brught the past into
Posted on Sun, 15 Oct 2023
you've brught the past into the present and created something new, poetry indeed.
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makes perfect sense.
Posted on Fri, 13 Oct 2023
makes perfect sense.
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the cold old days. Ronnie
Posted on Thu, 12 Oct 2023
the cold old days. Ronnie Simpson, for example, played for Queens Park at 14. It was better than working down the pit, but ofen just a blast from the past
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you've pouured centures into
Posted on Thu, 12 Oct 2023
you've pouured centures into so few words. Bravo!
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technology is pretty
Posted on Thu, 12 Oct 2023
technology is pretty wonderful, even though the stuff that keeps you alive is a killer You can google likely prognosis. Good and bed, like most things, I expect.
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we alays chase our dreams
Posted on Tue, 10 Oct 2023
we alays chase our dreams Jenny. New tomorrows is what we crave.
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sleep, don't weep.
Posted on Thu, 05 Oct 2023
sleep, don't weep.
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Assad is no Muggins.
Posted on Wed, 04 Oct 2023
Assad is no Muggins.
Read full commentPosted in Holidays in Timbuctou, by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue reporter!)
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