The mystery of morning

Thick socks fall in loops over ankles   displayed like the slipped towel of a naked back   pushed further down by a bashful hand,   innocent of the artists eye.     Pale hairy soleus protrude to   shuffle across cold cracked tiles   all silent but a hiss of burning gas,   the frightened kettle screeches a warning   […]

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An Incomplete Story

I was stung by a wasp. was mucking about in the  paddock, the one with the flowers, on the edge of the wood and was stung by the wasp. fuck it hurt. didn’t see it coming, but after, I saw it fly into the woods, little bastard. there must be a nest nearby. I’ll get it. everyone knows there are […]

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Going Straight

between two points; by popular demand, more information on the Straight-Line club To all fellow, solo hikers, hello from founder-member of the Straight-Line club! The only member to date. A habit retained from patrolling manoeuvres. One strict rule, crow-like routes from A to B, skirting only tree trunks, rock face, deep water, police cordons, armed county-lines drug gangs, etc.. Ambush, […]

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Legend of Tabarru

  Hello all! Aziza Hon’s debut novel isn’t attracting the interest she had hoped for, thanks in part to a lackluster team in charge of marketing. A couple of first-time novelists (Aziza and Gary) prematurely released the novel “The Light of Infinite Memories” (Aziza Hon). It required drastic cuts as well as a professional editor.  The story had more potential […]

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Die Fahnen Hoch

Felix sucked each finger in turn.  The noise irritated the big blacksmith who stared under lowering brows.  Jacques never ate at the Lion D’Or; a cheese and potato man with no time for fanciful food, nor the people who delighted in it.  Felix removed the serviette from inside his shirt collar.  He dabbed at pursed lips, the gesture almost lady-like, […]

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One For Sorrow

One For Sorrow by Steve Hart.

Suicide was the only possible answer. She was lying on the bed of a hotel room with a pistol in her left hand and dressed as though she was going to a party. Detective Rimmer turned away to look at her clothes scattered on the floor. He had a 20-something daughter and so had an idea what the kids of […]

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Airship on The Moon

(OOOO)______!______!______!______!______!______!______!______!______![[       Arrival He’d won a trip to the Moon due to a writing prize he’d received. The competition had been sponsored by the company who had pioneered space tourism, and the ambition of its CEO (the undoubted richest man in world, if you counted share price valuation) was to now make Moon tourism a reality for the […]

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