Schubert

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I have 78 stories published in 0 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 58284 times and 57 of my stories have been cherry picked.
4 of my 62 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 4 votes

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Paul Bell

My name is Paul Bell and being recently retired I have taken up creative writing in order to keep the little grey cells functioning as long as possible.

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The Class of Sixty Four

I remember the very first day, Boys assembled like captives in halls Apprehensive, awkward, but never in dread Newly wrapped for what lay ahead...
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In Days of Yore

It had been erected as a temporary block of four classrooms after the war, but when I arrived there in September 1969 it was still in use and set...
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Despottage Du Jour

Warning Signs! Recipe for Disaster (From the Tyrants Cookbook) Despottage du Jour Ingredients: Undermine electoral integrity with a heady mixture of...
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The Feather Boa

Deep in the jungle where victims conceal I slither for weeks in search of a meal Through daunting terrain and quagmire smelly In search of substance...
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The Lobster's Lament

Beneath the waves where shadows play I scuttled soft through silt and sway I lived content, replete, alone Resplendent on my coral throne Until, one...
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4 of my comments have received 4 Great Feedback votes

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I always felt that funerals

Posted on Tue, 11 Feb 2025

I always felt that funerals should not be solemn occasions, but more joyful expressions of a life lived. I atteded one recently where we were all instructed to wear brightly coloured outfits and be cheerful, It was quite a revelation and not a...

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Posted in Joyful Reunion at a (double) funeral!

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A fascinating story line, really enjoyed this. He’ll either be

Posted on Fri, 24 Jan 2025

A fascinating  concept for a story; really enjoyed it. I think he's either down the pub with the other renegades or he's found a higher voltage plug in!

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Posted in Parcel for You - Part 49

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That was my choice of title,

Posted on Thu, 23 Jan 2025

That was my choice of title, but I thought it too long!

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Posted in Fare Game

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Posted on Tue, 02 Jul 2024

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Posted in Remembrance of Things Past