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Just Past Three in the Morning (5)
Me: I knew about Penny going to visit Norton. It seemed only right. And I was there at the hospital gift shop helping her pick out the flowers...
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The Call Centre
Inside the monitor, head-set melded Ear-bending, say nothing Flesh pressed against the glass Too thick to break Too little space to knock or air to...
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I AM A KITE
I am a kite untethered in the wake of your wind weathered , by the onslaught of your outbursts measured , by the numbness of your name . I am...
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Melanie's in Tewkesbury
We had just driven for over two hours on a cold morning into Tewkesbury. We checked in at the hotel, The Tudor Hotel, where we were too late for...
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Upperkirkgate Chapter 6: One That Was a Woman, Part 2
“With what you take with you.” She glanced through the Blake poetry, smirked at the “Laughing Song” and frowned at the one on chimneys, then put it...
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Upperkirkgate Chapter 6: One That Was a Woman, Part 1
Jack stared at Alison. He had once dreamed of this moment in his life, during his time with Alison the previous year. Now here she was, with his ring...
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Upperkirkgate Chapter 5: Vouch Him No More of His Purchases, Part 4
He tried to walk to the counter in a co-ordinated way, the buzz of surrounding conversation coming and going. He concentrated on getting there, a...
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Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire and Mr McKissock
This is a place I clearly remember as being a stopping off point on a school trip from Maidenhead in the Thames Valley to Snowdonia National Park in...
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Heart
I never sing But I performed on stage tonight I never dance But I twirled around the floor tonight I never flirt But I made him smile tonight I never...
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Random Proverbs/Aphorisms -
The road that takes us higher is always harder to climb. We all have to eat off of the same plate. Wants can wait till needs arrive If a man tells...
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Sum yourself up
Lackadaisically lazy, Freethinking state-of-mind, Purposively pensive, Generously kind. Occasionally cautious, Heavy set, a belting beard, Despicably...
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The Witches Came to Swindon
Dear Diary...adventuresome as I was in the 90s, I was led on a journey into the mysterious world of Roald Dahl. It all started when my friend...
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Fall-prevention Physio - for the (very) elderly
I‘m a deputy dictator …
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Bon-sigh
I bought myself a bonsai tree, But little did I know, Whilst it started off quite little, You should have seen it grow
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Switchback Ch15
When Carter left the judge's house he took with him an A4 printed map of Leyton Falls with at least half a dozen locations ringed in red by the judge...
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End
Questioning my sanity, Seeking help and friends, Can I cure the pain and more, Or is this my journey's end
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A flock of different feathers
The Hoopoe of Israel; the Sunbird of Palestine; the Dove of Peace between them and all, in a branch of love, entwined.
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Walk Together
Walk Together I observed a couple the other day with their infant. They were sat in a supermarket Cafe trying to grab a bite to eat in between...
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Grow up, grow up
Once upon a time a young man name Timothy Tom was passing by a house in the forest when he happened to spy a most astonishing thing; an old witch was...
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Helpless Thing
Helpless Thing From the first fumbling light Of dawn’s bugle call. He possesses my waking hours In total devoted care. Not for an instant can I rest...
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