Cherrypicked stories
Elementary, My Dear Fred
I stood in front of my neighbor’s door - as is my want on a Saturday morning, when in need of fresh eggs for my famed kipper omelet—and read the note...
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Who am I?
My first is in ‘ timid’, but that I’m not …
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The flag
You may think differently to me we need to talk about the flag and it's symbolism But let’s work towards the benefit of all you are not my enemy Let...
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The language of the leaves
In the ruins of our century, the forests began to write again. Their script was neither ink nor binary, but a weaving of signals through sap and...
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That's Life ( Pt 1 ) Leaving: This is for Di
Dear Diary...life can never prepare you for the black clouds that can gather, leaving you feeling sad and alone, where no one understand the...
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Ghigau 15
Hermione’s eyes were closed and she bit her lip in an effort to stifle a groan. The sheets beneath her were soaked with perspiration. Even with the...
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What's In A Name?
Veronique.
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Rust and Dust 3
The Tink fell into step beside her. Something in her stirred and unsettled him. And it wasn’t just her beauty or her overpowering perfume. He’d...
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MARKeting (4)
Previous Chapter 4. The Interview While interviews and job panels changed the face of human work forever, employees were blissfully without strict...
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Truth is Written
The new edition would feature the latest B. Bluster letter, and though rather ameliorative in design and tone, I knew from my own experience of the...
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Harebells
Shimmering dainty bells …
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An Eye for an Eye (will leave us all blind).
Well, it will. Image made by me using licensed elements at canva.com
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The Patrolman - 45 (2/2)
Lacey extended an arm and gently pushed Hartsfield aside, clearing the line of fire.
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The Patrolman - 45 (1/2)
'Look away,' Lacey said, drawing his pistol.
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The Patrolman - 44
Mr. Slate crouched in the alley behind the pharmacy, next to a reeking dumpster.
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The Rigger-2 (of 2)
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WEDNESDAY The light was definitely beginning to go. He checked the time, the piece of paper. 18.55. Safe crossing ended at 19.20. Time to start...
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The Rigger-1
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THE RIGGER MONDAY Brad picked up the pace, his heavy boots ringing on the hard grey tarmac. “Should have checked that tide table properly,” he...
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All's Well That Ends Well
I suppose you could say my life was like a fairytale back in 1983. In a place far away in the past, I'd just had my baby, but found myself in a...
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Jane & Greybeard
Just a little poem for Jane Goodall
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What a lunch-spot!
Walked out of Presteigne along Clatterbrook (but it was empty! Plenty of room there for water, and bridges over, but apparently it is seasonal, and...
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