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Short Stories Part Four.
When I was age three, we lived in a small bedsit, the building was three story high. One day there was a fire. We lived on the second floor. On the...
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Sean Happens 4
Sean hugged himself in the back of his Uncle’s van. He squatted,shuggling sideways, breathing through his nose the musty smells. Human debris withthe...
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Charm Bracelet
GRAN died on Christmas day, an hour after mum’s mega-dinner and enough sherry to kill a small dog. The only things she brought to the feast were a...
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Food and Marriage
My wife does all the cooking in our crib. I got the double bonus, not only is she a pretty woman but she sure can cook. We rarely go to restaurants...
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The Day I Lost My Appendix
The Day I Lost My Appendix By Paul McCann We walked my sisters to their nursery school down Cambria Street with a baby in the pram . Underneath Mammy...
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A Little bit of Happy
A Little Bit of Happy. At a neighbor’s urging, we sought out a rather unique eatery in Estero. Florida. F…K your Diet (Foster Kids) It is a simple...
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Quirky Letter Tweaks (1)
[I had some fun with these awhile ago when wakeful at night, so I don't know whether they are fun to others or just a bit stupid!] Come on camel! – … you’ll become …
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Breakthrough
About a year ago, I developed a searing instantly-there-instantly-gone breathtaking pain in my right-midback. It felt like the ghost of Bruce Lee was...
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Reflections on Light
I was hoping to spend so much time outside this winter to combat the general lethargy I feel at this time of year. I’ve just left my 9-5 job and felt...
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In Their Company
In Their Company By Paul McCann i took a wee dander up to the Star sat down with Gerry and I had a jar I heard some music and laughter in there and a...
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In The Zone
In The Zone Here, a calm unwinding unfolds against the crystal field of a continuum. Welcome to the quietest place; becoming a serene soul at ease,...
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Catatouille
Discovering that meat isn’t necessarily murder.
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Short Stories Part Three.
Many years ago, when I thought I could not have children, I bought a dog. It was Paul who chose the dog and the breed. He knows a lot about animals...
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Short Stories Part Two.
I remember when I was young, my school uniform was gray. When I was 19, I loved the colour gray SO much I wore only that colour for one whole year! I...
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Sean Happens 3
Dad was sitting dozing outside the kitchen on a hard wooden seat. His balding head and ear were scarlet, and the sun had taken a blowtorch to his...
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Short Stories Part One.
I had a phone call yesterday; it was from a friend who I used to work with for many years. Julia had left work for another job, over a year ago...
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These Are The Signs
These are the signs of the cross. A half empied bottle of screw top wine in the bus shelter by the blighted terminus, child's new shoes wildly...
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I Have Shamed Myself
Several Christmases ago, I received a DeLonghi Icona Vintage Espresso Machine. Well, truer to say that I received Christmas money and bought one, in...
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Do Not Come to My Funeral
Another fallen comrade younger than I. Image created at canva.com from pd elements.
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Shug Happens 2
‘I want Shadow!’ Sean wailed and cried so much he choked like an asthmatic on his own last breath. Mum had to hold on to her son or Sean would...
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