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Vancouver Ch.# XXXI "entering the lion's den" part II

Tuesday morning woke them with the pine scent, the acrid tickle of sawdust in their noses and the musical sonata of the whooperwills in their ears...
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Vancouver Ch.# XXXI entering the lion's den- part I

Vancouver- city of adventurers Chapter # XXXI “Entering the Lion’s den” It was early Sunday morning. The brothers arose as usual, to the sea-bird...
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Basildon 1971

Basildon 1971 Those new town early years. Pushchairs, lollipops and wasps. Paths, treeless streets and coughs. The colours of weakened beer...
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Vancouver- city of adventurers- Ch. # XXX delivering on a promise"

Vancouver- city of adventurers Chapter XXX “Delivering on a promise” They had sealed the deal with Phelan lumber. That was “talking the talk.” Now...
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Steelie 17

Von Stehle breathes the sooty air, which carries the coldness of the Alps. He considers how to answer the boy in a way in which he might understand...
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Parcel for You - Part 59

‘Yes,’ Spencer nodded excitedly, he was feeling relieved, vindicated, Cedric’s dodgy behaviour had been affirmed by social media ‘that’s him in the...
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Ken Market

Kensington Market used to sit at 49–53 Kensington High Street, a three-storey indoor maze of stalls and dreams. Between the ages of 16 and 18—1988 to...
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A Place That No Longer Exists

The tiny crematorium chapel felt cold and functional as she took her seat at the front. There were only three other people there and she had no idea...
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Vancouver- Ch.# XXIX "Making a deal with the loggers"

Vancouver- city of adventurers Chapter # XXIX Making a deal with the loggers The next few days, the brothers continued to make bricks, dry and bake...
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Rawlplugs Of Yesteryear (Breaking the States)

“This is why you’ll never have professional darts in the States,” he said, holding up a piece of yellow plastic. I was staying with Dave and his...
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Don't look up

We live under the flight canopy of Duxford, and often see their vinatge planes above us. This time we were walking past the guided bus shelter, and noticed the row of commuters on their phones, while above......... (Image courtesy of TheotherKev from pixabay)
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Birmos In The Cowshed

Sheila Heggarty rushed excitedly to her front door, then looked aghast at the two men in front of her. “Oh,” she said. “I was expecting a delivery...
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Ring (Episode 7 - The Further Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid))

In which the Watch makes enquiries, much to Aefelthrith's concern and Gwladys makes a touching reunion.
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Vancouver- city of adventurers. Ch. # XXVII. Opening the Brick Yard

Vancouver – city of adventurers Chapter XXVII Opening the Brickyard The day had finally come. Jim and Ian turned in their tools, said farewell to the...
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More Than We Bargained For

Dear diary...one summer afternoon in 1963 me, also three friends set out with sandwiches, crisps, and bottles of coke a cola. We were to go further...
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The Patrolman - 19

Two blocks from Carmelita Sabella's apartment, the radio crackled.
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Long Grief

No one talks about the many times you’ll rub your fingers over a half scribbled postcard and feel a lump in your throat. Or whisper ‘Happy Birthday’...
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Poem of the week

I am the stillness

I am, not in the way fire roars, but in the hush between storms. I am the breath the forest holds before the wind remembers how to move. They rush,...

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