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The Net Caster (Part Thirteen)
Faced with a professional assassin awaiting instructions to kill me, I poured myself several glasses of whisky.
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The Net Caster (Part Twelve)
A table, a bottle of Aphrodite whisky, and two glasses. The scenario was familiar. Was this really down to dumb luck? '
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The Net Caster (Part Eleven)
It hardly mattered in which direction I walked. It was only a matter of time. And there was a figure standing at the end of the street.
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The Net Caster (Part Ten)
The silver dust coated my skin and lips. A haz-bomb. What contaminants was I taking in through my lungs, my skin, the water I drank?
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The Net Caster (Part Nine)
Finally, I could start casting a net for Hamish Mansoorian. But the results were impossible.
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I blame Meghan. Maybe Harry a
Posted on Sat, 23 Nov 2024
I blame Meghan. Maybe Harry a little bit, but definitely Meghan. Her and her woke Californian sandwiches.
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How lovely to have you back
Posted on Sat, 23 Nov 2024
How lovely to have you back writing again! This is beautiful, and wonderful to read after I've just spent an afternoon out in the freezing cold rain. Thank you for cheering me up.
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Poem of the Week
Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2024
This is our stunning Poem of the Week. Congratulations!
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 08 Nov 2024
This magical poem is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day!
Picture by mattbuck, copyright free from Wikimedia Commmons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/...
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Very glad to hear it has all
Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2024
Very glad to hear it has all gone so well, Jenny. Here's hoping that you recover fully in a very short space of time. And I do hope it won't be long before you're back writing again. I'm looking forward to your words taking me on some more...
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Wed, 30 Oct 2024
This engrossing touch of the horrors is our Halloween Eve Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.
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I am certainly with your
Posted on Wed, 30 Oct 2024
I am certainly with your narrator here! Who wants to live forever?
A delicious bit of spooky to usher in Halloween (Usher pun totally unintended). That's a cracking image at the end, with the lights of the city reaching out. Thanks for an...
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As one who has just
Posted on Wed, 09 Oct 2024
As one who has just celebrated her seventieth, I can very much relate to this. But how can it be that, at the same time, I'm still waiting to grow up? One of the great mysteries of life!
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You manage the difficult feat
Posted on Fri, 11 Oct 2024
You manage the difficult feat of bringing the every day details to life without ever losing sight of the emotion underpinning it all. A completely beautiful day, something to be treasured. A pleasure to read, and I'm sure I won't be the only...
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Fri, 27 Sep 2024
Sharply observant, and capturing something of the national mood, this is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day!
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