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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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The doorbell
Stoooooooop! Please, do not ring again, I just want to focus, I don’t want to go there. Again, and again. Was it the third time? I cannot stand it,...
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She’s A Wonder
She’s A Wonder By Paul McCann She’s the girl with the rainbow in her smile and there’s a window to the stars in her eyes . Her voice is carried by...
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Lying in State? (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 15)
In which Josiah, Archibald and Chantelle pay their respects and get a surprise, for very different reasons.
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lonely moon
sparkling glisten glittering heavens starry skies starry night starry splendour silver moon alone beautiful moon deserted lonely pale curtains open...
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Hawthorn
Anyone know if this IS a Hawthorn?? Anyway, it's the one I can see from the window of The Writer's Den. Image photo taken this morning.
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Goatie 5
All of a sudden your life is not what it was. Your brain does its best to catch up. I don’t know what’s happening. I feel like greeting, or giving...
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Sonnet for Philbey
I used to hold her in one hand...
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Old Age
I thought I'd do some dusting. It keeps the joints from rusting. But the toaster received a crust in, The local paper - just in, And then my bowels...
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