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Tales from a often amusing life but never a dull one. If you have never been sad then you can never be glad.

The Haunted Castle

A short update on the previous saga of Aunt Alice and Spot. Intended for those that have forgotten, or, for those who would like to forget the cost of their medication…. *** Young Spot began to communicate with the kind, … Continue reading

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A Mare’s Nest.

  An event advertised as:  The Selling Of The Written Word. Scene: We are at a lecture and speech given by the self-professed best-selling author NQTTT, also known as Mr Thinks He Knows It All.  He is here today, allegedly, with … Continue reading

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False Impressions.

Lilac walls and pink settees Hexagon tables with cups of tea Ritzy people righting the wrong A pianist playing while singing a song.   Glasses clicking under corks that pop Laughter and kisses in the silent backdrop A woman in … Continue reading

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My Friend For Eternity.

The story of a beautiful, mysterious woman, a gambling debt and a grouse shoot. Featuring Harry Paterson, the main character from my debut novel The Desolate Garden. Amazon.com Amazon. co

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FAILURE.

  Failure! What can restrict one’s imagination? Could it be fear, or the realisation That before success, comes many a decline Into the abyss that critics define As FAILURE. Failure is a word of which many approve. It saves them … Continue reading

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The Night Before.

    Hector and Helen were reclining on the bed, the night preceding their fiftieth wedding anniversary. They were not tired, having had an afternoon nap which was another shared habit. They were set in their ways and comfortable with … Continue reading

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The closing instalment of the Aunt Alice and Spot saga, in two parts. Written by Spot.

Thanks go to Renee Bernard and Vonda Norwood for their past six month participation in composing this humorous tale. A special ‘thank you’ goes to Tracey Edges for abandoning all sanity in allowing her name to be associated with it. … Continue reading

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Warning: Bioflu should not be used every 4 hours!!!

Originally posted on Zero MD:
Olongapo City, Philippines – Ever since the commercial hit local television stations, a lot of my patients have been taking Bioflu as if it was plain old Paracetamol. It is true that it contains 500…

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Aunt Alice and Spot. The Penultimate Episode.

Aunt Alice and Spot. Usually written by Renee Bernard, Vonda Norwood and Danny Kemp, but this week by me, Dickie Branson. Hello there readers, are you still silly enough to be following this ridiculous story? If you are, then it … Continue reading

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LIES.

Deprivation and destruction now await as the fate of man, Having built a world of lies where once truth did stand. Using words of falsification, grasping for weak minds to reach, Truth and compassion are no longer the words in … Continue reading

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