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Saints and Sinners – A Christmas Fable (Part Two of Two)
Part One at https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/saints-and-sinners-christmas-fa... Saints and Sinners – A Christmas Fable (Part Two of Two) “So...
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Saints and Sinners - A Christmas Fable (Part One of Two)
Saints and Sinners - A Christmas Fable (Part One of Two) Bill Doherty rocked gently on a bar stool, squinting at bright, neon lights and staring at...
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Lonesome Pines
For #NationalTreeWeek Lonesome Pines Snow drifts across a vertiginous Sierra Nevada, a land of ice-capped mountains and blue lakes, where vast...
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A Secret Garden
Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/a-secret-garden-mp3 A Secret Garden Sinking sun creeping lower, stalking horizons, rays of...
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When November Comes (with audio)
Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/when-november-comes-mp3 When November Comes Leaves of russet curl into balls of withered rust,...
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"...beautiful tracery
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024
"...beautiful tracery
of skeletal branches on clear skies.."
A lovely vigneette with gorgeous photos, Rhiannon. Paul
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I don't know the answer to
Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024
I don't know the answer to those questions other than that number 3 is a resounding 'no'. Good to see rogue reporter Alfred Muggins back and asking the questions where others fear to tread.
Read full commentPosted in The Big Questions of the early 21st Century (or 2023/24 to be more exact!) by Alfred N.Muggins, Reporter, Distant Observer, and Civilian Adjudicator!
Another dramatic episode.
Posted on Sun, 28 Jan 2024
Another dramatic episode. Looking forward to reading the next chapter already :)
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Up to date again with this
Posted on Mon, 29 Jan 2024
Up to date again with this ongoing travelogue.
Seven words of Farsi. Well, that's seven more words than I know.
"Kaseef Leeds" = "Dirty Leeds" I *knew it*
Yes, tours are great but time on your own is equally valuable. Another...
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"...not very high above the
Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024
"...not very high above the village but see far
and the steeple peeps to keep our orientation."
A very visual and pleasurable virtual ramble with you, Rhiannon. Lovely pics too :)
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All caught up again. Yes, I
Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024
All caught up again. Yes, I was captivated by the image of all those Hillman Hunters running around Iran. And the reputation of dirty Leeds stretches far and wide!
Your memory for detail is staggering. It shines through in these...
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Cheers, T. If anyone else
Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024
Cheers, T. If anyone else talked about reading it at 3am I wouldn't take them seriously. With you, on the other hand..
Appreciate the read and comment. Will catch up with your Iran story soon.
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There's that lovely rhythm
Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024
There's that lovely rhythm again. I like the way this flows, Rhiannon. Nicely done, as ever. Paul
[Is that intentional the way the title is spelt?]
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"..Stu looked up, he removed
Posted on Tue, 23 Jan 2024
"..Stu looked up, he removed his napkin from his lap, folded it and placed it on the table as if he’d suddenly been challenged to a duel...."
All caught up again. The exchanges around the dinner table are well done. You are inside the...
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"It was a star falling out of
Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024
"It was a star falling out of the sky with comets trailing behind it. Sputniks went off course and experienced gravitational wobbles. The QE2’s sister ship ran aground in Damuir Canal. An invasion of big boats and ocean liners were likewise...
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