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My therapist thinks I’m having delusions, but it’s more of an awakening. The evidence, I tell her, is all around us. When the main character, isn’t observing reality, it ceases to exist. I think the Zen philosophy describes it best: if a tree falls in a forest, and no one is around to observe it, does it still make a sound?
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It's My Party (Dead Reckoning series - Part 40)

The Oakshott & Underwood Christmas Party is nearly over, and some have enjoyed it more than others, but Archibald makes a quick getaway because he has a secret from Santa that he's very keen to explore!
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The Man on the Hill

A ghost story
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Sweet

I much preferred a Rolo, To the holy Polo. It didn't cost a mint, In fact you could cadge one with a hint. And I never fancied a Milky Bar. Loved...
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They Seem To Be Alive (re-write)

Beasts of burden stand patient murmering from internal functions. Body heat warming passing admirers. ‘Of course they’re alive,’ engineers and...
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Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Christmas (ii)

In spite of her cold, mum had rallied over Christmas and had been much more her old self. The warnings were never far away, though... The rest of...
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Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Christmas (i)

Another excerpt from my book about my time as mum's full-time carer during her last months of life. She confounded medical expectations by not only...
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7220 Seconds

Two hours and twenty seconds. Tick-tock, the clock goes, waiting for the body to shake, to convulse, to rise.