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The Book: Chapter 51

By Sooz006 on Thu, 03 Apr 2025

Hi. Yes, you, my reader. Don’t be shy. I’m glad you could make it. Let’s not bore each other with names. You’ve read my story. Sad, but true, and let...

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The Book: Chapter 50

By Sooz006 on Thu, 03 Apr 2025

The room was sterile, though Mick had tried to make it homely with a few personal touches, but there’s only so much you can do against the colours he...

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The Book: chapter 49

By Sooz006 on Wed, 02 Apr 2025

The choking stench of burned plastic and scorched wood clung to the hairs at the back of his throat, suffocating him despite the breathing apparatus...

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The Book: Chapter 48

By Sooz006 on Mon, 31 Mar 2025

The morning sun shone, gilding the kitchen with the illusion of peace and the promise of finality. The lights hummed, casting golden halos over the...

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Sweetheart, you must talk to

Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2021

Sweetheart, you must talk to somebody. Are you still at school? Talk to a sympathetic teacher or school counsellor. Ring Childline, or the Samaritans. Make an appointment and see your doctor. Most importantly, please speak to the counsellor you...

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Hello mate, good to read you

Posted on Mon, 27 Apr 2020

Hello mate, good to read you again. Nothing less than I'd expect from you, you have those writer's eyes that never stop looking at the world, I think we all do, but you find more beauty than most. It's one of the things I've admired about your...

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The water looks black, but

Posted on Sun, 10 Aug 2014

The water looks black, but when you hold it the palms of your hands it’s completely clear....lovely.

You get all shivery, not just because the water’s so cold, but because you don’t know what’s down there. ...and again

Aunty Pearl...

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had learnt that it paid..

Posted on Thu, 07 Aug 2014

had learnt that it paid...learned

she would not allow a word to slip from her lips. Occasionally she might emit an involuntary sound, but she never spoke, and found a deep sense of comfort in this self-imposed silence. .. I knew a little...

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These chapters are so

Posted on Mon, 31 Mar 2025

These chapters are so different from the pub crowd, and I can't decide which I prefer; they are all brilliant, and that stark contrast between the two is going to make a brilliant book.

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*At times expressing even

Posted on Sun, 23 Mar 2025

*At times expressing even flow a boon.* This is a new one on me, I had to think about it. Isn't that what poetry's about, looking at the words and deriving meaning, be it yours or the poet's? I think this is saying....the ocean is violent, but it...

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Now that would have been a

Posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2025

Now that would have been a neat trick, I should have made it horribly carsick. Thanks Celt.

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Fantastic. I got right into

Posted on Wed, 05 Feb 2025

Fantastic. I got right into this, anything from the 70's is pure nostalgia for me and I love it. Add to the period a good story and it's a cracker. Thanks for the read.

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There's so much stunning

Posted on Fri, 16 Feb 2024

There's so much stunning imagery here. This is incredible.

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They are beautiful, just like

Posted on Fri, 28 Feb 2025

They are beautiful, just like your poem. Here's to you having gentle walks this summer, pain-free.