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THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF THINGS
The real estate agent was an older man, dressed in plaid pants and a sport coat, with an easy confidence about him. He led Phil and Sally from the...
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Hunting the Sphinx ligustri
Photo of the Privet Hawk Caterpiller by Jeff DeLonge from Wiki Commons
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What's in a name?
Two hundred words is hard to hit on the nose...but I did it!
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The Beauty
Why does it always have to end like that? It looks like my beauty just covered your eyes.. Can’t you see me? Can’t you see what’s inside? I have got...
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An Irish Sunrise
An Irish Sunrise by Paul McCann You stretch out your hand and the sun rises in the sky How marvellous are the works that you do . The grass is always...
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The Standing Stones Of Drombeg
The Standing Stones Of Drombeg By Paul McCann The standing stones still whisper to the great spirit in the sky I could tell you of a morning when the...
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The Giants Causeway
The Giants Causeway By Paul Mc Cann . In ancient times when giants had roamed around the land they say life on earth was much different that the one...
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Removing the Sting!
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] What is the sting of death? Not just the pain, last breath, not just the disappointment, end of time upon...
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Goatie 7
The Securicor Guard is mid-thirties, dark eyes, high cheekbones, and Roman nose. ‘They were going to ship you to Peterhead, but it’s too much hassle...
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It’s A Hard Road That Takes Us Far
It’s A Hard Road That Takes Us Far By Paul McCann When grief first came a knocking upon my door . It hurt like I’d never been hurt before . I was...
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Love Will Bring You Home
Love Will Bring You Home By Paul McCann Come and take my hand , I can understand the way you’re feeling and there is healing if you give it time ...
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The Light Of Hope
The Light Of Hope By Paul McCann There will always be some hard times and moments we cannot cope . but in the pains of life we find there’s always a...
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'You shouldn't have opened the cap!'
‘These have hatched overnight.’ Derilda gasped, panic streaming in her eyes as she scanned the laboratory floor. ‘There’s more over here, these ones...
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Fruit Basket
A sequel to ‘In a stew’ In a stew | ABCtales It’s Oliver onion’s second allotment meeting as chair and already it’s proving to be as sticky as the...
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A sorry tale
The art of story telling There’s no need for me to mull about it at all. Why should I? And yet, I can't help but fret over it. At the same time, it's...
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Every line on your face tells a story
every line on your face tells a story of heartach and loneness love and lost happy times there are some that are laughter lines your eyes look old...
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Goatie 6
The cells below the station. A place of grey and dark colours. Banging doors and the shouts of ‘Turnkey, Turnkey’ and the stink of a dog fight to the...
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The Birdman of Alcatraz
A feathered friend - (200 words)
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Something Is Fishy..............
When I was young, the only two types of cheeses I loved was, the triangle one and the thin square sliced one, that I had with something called Bun n...
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And Still Inside They Live And Die
A rhyming poem I wrote some years ago to perform at a friend's wedding.
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