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REST

REST Matt11:28 “Come to me; all who are weary and heavily burdened (by religious rituals that provide no peace), and I will give you rest {refreshing...

In Between Darkness

In Between Darkness “Into Darkness” If you could color the world with a painted brush; the fragrance according to visa, la vie.Traveling through a...

The Rape of Britain.

Times have changed, compared to years ago. When a person emigrated to another country, they learnt the language, so that they can communicate and be...
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Complex Dream

Asleep behind tired eyes, fringed only in absence of familiar influences that scatter upon dreams. Along swallowed road, journey layered with actions...

Talent

Imagine Archie Rice compere of talent show auditions... Image made by me at canva.com

You Have to be in the Mood for a Sound Bath

Winter Solstice 2019, I went to a gong sound bath in the Cowdray Hall in Aberdeen. Pardon the pun, but it was rank. Not just musically, but partly...
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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...

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...

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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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...

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...

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 explodes, again; keening. A twisted, weighted terror pulling down his blades. This skilled,...

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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