Month: February 2019
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INVITATION
‘Do come in,’ she beckoned to the people passing her gate. They veered away from the old crone. When she was younger they had come more easily, enticed by her warm, youthful face. Back then the community had been poorer. Beggars who lived on the streets and cripples returning from the war had gladly accepted […]
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ABSOLUTION
It was only after she had left that he remembered the Deli store had closed down last week. ‘Just popping to the Deli store,’ she had called up the stairs. He already knew where she was going. It was just that the lie was so barefaced this time. He decided to head out to the […]
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A Justified State By Iain Kelly !!
Originally posted on The Vagabond:
Title : A Justified state Author : Iain Kelly Book Blurb : In the future, The State is ruled by the socially reformist Central Party Alliance. Poverty and homelessness have been eradicated, but overpopulation, an energy crisis and an ongoing overseas war are threatening the stability of the country. When… -
THE HARVESTERS
We have to keep them safe. We have to keep them secure. One day they’ll be able to do it all themselves, they’ll know what’s safe and what’s dangerous; what’s right and what’s wrong. Don’t touch that, don’t go there, don’t go out, don’t make a sound. There are so many bad things out there […]
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TIMELESS REGRET
Battered by the elements he soldiered on. The years had taken their toll on him, more so than the landscape around him. The erosion of the rocks and gnarling of the trees happened incrementally, while his own physical degradation had hit him in the blink of an eye. He tramped over the fields and through […]
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