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The Innocence Of An Ardoyne Child
The Innocence Of An Ardoyne Child By Paul McCann All around Ardoyne’s little streets We played with ropes , hoops and cleeks , and we had fun in the...
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In Between Words
In Between Words There's an navigating hum, that looms low and hollow; It drifts into night ascend: closely to boredom kin. Going, gone, distraction...
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Nervous.
My friend Louisa wanted to take me out to afternoon tea. I had never been out to an afternoon tea before. I have seen them on telly, and have seen...
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Damien Grant on Slavery
They came to our American shores unwillingly. We got hooked. We were users but not pushers. Let's call out the pushers. Portugal: Portugal was one of...
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- 20 reads
The Brave New Homes Of Farrington
The Brave New Homes Of Farrington By Paul McCann They deserted their homes in Farrington and burnt them down smoke and flames leapt to the sky and...
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Watching You Chapters Five and Six
Chapter Five Black sat in the porchway of a disused shop, kicked away a discarded takeaway carton, scattering the remnants into the street. He could...
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"Who Could be Selling Fish at this Hour?"
When feeling a bit blue or discombobulated, I usually find that a double bill of Bob Hope movies helps to bring back some perspective. Especially...
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One May Morning
One May Morning By Paul McCann One morning in May I heard someone say There’s been an agreement , it’s time to relent and on the TV it was good to...
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Burnt Words
Recent update concerning the following appeared in the press at the weekend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculaneum_papyri Base image a detail from wikipedia.org. Image "composited" @canva.com
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Feeling Good
Feeling Good Flowers bloom, set fragrance array sashay across the aroma per se as an Egyptian belly dancer displays the Percolating steam off the...
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Sean Happens 10
Tiredness and fag smoke glazed Sean’s eyes. He was falling asleep leaning against the work surface, but he wouldn’t give into it or go to bed. His...
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The Rower (after Philip Larkin’s ‘The Mower‘)
The Rower after Phillip Larkin’s ‘The Mower’ The rower splashed, again; keening. The twisted, weighted mystery pulling down his blade. A skilled but...
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Messes and chaos sorted
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] …God’s Spirit hovered … brought in order – beauty born –… Today He sees your troubles, mess, His Spirit can bring peace … from chaos bring release.
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Undercover Agent 6
I had one failure in my career as an undercover parrot. Josh Hemmingway. Josh was a known villain, his gang of pulled off a number of robberies and...
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"Sounds Like They're Saying Words"
It is several years since I last drove the road to Aberdeen at 4.30am. Since then, many farmers appear to have cashed in on the great wind turbine...
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- 128 reads
Shadow
A shadow darkens my wings.. (image from wikimedia)
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Bewitched
Bewitched This magic potion has blindfolded one's discerning taste. But now, it lures you from your favorite place. Is there anyone else here who’s...
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Bananas On The Moon
Bananas On The Moon By Paul McCann Jacky Cabama took a banana from out of his back pocket, then he peeled the skin, and then he jumped in the seat of...
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- 34 reads