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Richard McDonough
A dinosaur defying extiction.
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Craven Gets Flashed XX
In the back room of his shop above the Village Tavern stands Freddie Moynihan, proprietor of Village Oddities. Freddie is in a snit with a sleepy...
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Craven Gets Flashed XIX
“As his wife slept, Kenny the dry cleaner tip-toed out the front door and descended the flight of stairs to the lobby. “Mrs. Hudson!” said Kenny. ”I...
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Craven Gets Flashed XVIII
Outside the station house Sergeant Dowd climbed in behind the wheel of the paddy wagon. “Try to have it back at a decent hour, sarge,” said officer...
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Craven Gets Flashed XVII
“Kenny, are you coming to bed?” “Whilst the hounds chomp at our very feet! I should say not. The streets are crawling with vermin, and one must take...
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Craven Gets Flashed XVI
“Why don’t ya read to me the news story that Craven wrote,” said Sergeant Dowd.” “Hold on,” said Jenny. “Let me soak in this heat for a minute. It’s...
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One thing, among athers, I
Posted on Sun, 02 Dec 2018
One thing, among athers, I found lacking in the Bible was humor. Many thanks for this alternate take on the Wise Guys. I mean Wise Men.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in Seen, But Not Herod
Glad you did wrtie, forest.
Posted on Sat, 01 Dec 2018
Glad you did wrtie, forest. Hope it gets many reads. Needs to be shared. Cheers.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in When Death Comes Too Soon
I cherish days like that,
Posted on Wed, 21 Nov 2018
I cherish days like that, Harry. Got me a bit emotional. It was so damn loving. Thak you.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in Lines Written On My Mother's 90th Birthday
I been the best and worst at
Posted on Tue, 27 Nov 2018
I been the best and worst at everything my whole like, Jane. But I'm glad I caught you on one of your best.
Rich x
Read full commentPosted in Magpies
They haven't been knocking
Posted on Thu, 20 Sep 2018
They haven't been knocking for a few weeks now. I think Baxter's ferocious barking keeps them at bay. The other morining I was sitting at my computer deep in shallow thought. Put the coffee mug to my lips when Baxter let out one of his best. The...
Read full commentPosted in The Reclining Years
Many thanks, DH. Don't know
Posted on Thu, 20 Sep 2018
Many thanks, DH. Don't know any Jehovahs personally, I only know them from knocking on my door come Saturday morning. Sometimes it's me with a hangover. Sometimes me with a bad cold, or sometimes just me making pancakes in my underwear. lol. But...
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Damn. This shook me a bit. It
Posted on Sat, 08 Sep 2018
Damn. This shook me a bit. It's so hard to move sometimes. This is something I'll want to comeback to. I love when writing does that.
Rich x
Read full commentPosted in Forwards
Thanks for the swell comments
Posted on Sun, 08 Jul 2018
Thanks for the swell comments on this you sweet bunch. Craven's my comfort zone. I start a conversation with him and Betty when I want to clear my head of the nonsense around me. It's an innocense that seems to be missing in life. Or never was. I...
Read full commentPosted in Hot Diggity Dog! A Craven Danger Mystery
Sweet treat, well-wisher.
Posted on Sun, 01 Apr 2018
Sweet treat, well-wisher. Makes my sweet tooth ache. The good kind of ache.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in An Easter Trip
I’d love to hear you do this,
Posted on Mon, 19 Mar 2018
I’d love to hear you do this, as well, Elsie.
. . . my friends with their sometimes small views
And their mainly big hearts.
This hit home with me, especially in this age of Trump Dinosaur Age I’m thinking. This was lovely...
Read full commentPosted in Shifting Sands
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