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CAT-ASTROPHE
It had worked. The strategically placed books – Hugo, Zola, Harari – showing his new colleagues he was an educated reader. A man of philosophical thought. A last minute decision to move Michael J. Fox and some puzzle books into view showed he also understood modern culture and had thoughtful pastimes. Even the cat showing…
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PICK-UP
They waved him through the road block. No one noticed the sweat on his hands where they gripped the steering wheel. No one checked the rusty trunk on the rusty flatbed truck. They were looking for a Prius, not a clapped out pick-up. He drove for another five miles, then pulled into a layby. He…
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SHATTERED DREAMS
He ducked under the blade, but the man crashed into him and they toppled over the barrier and then they were falling towards the lights below. *** ‘Are you breaking up with me?’ She could feel the tears forming. ‘You’ve got the wrong idea.’ Sitting under the magnificent glass ceiling in the opulent ballroom, now…
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EXPECTO PATRONUM
She watched him, sitting quietly in the corner, a book in front of him, lost in his imagination. She willed him to look up, to notice her. They were kindred spirits, him and she. Every day she saw him in the library. They were both lonely lovers of books, seeking the fulfilment of magical stories,…
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CLOUD SPOTTING
Agnes held the cloud spotting book up to the sky. ‘Cumulonimbus, I’m sure of it. What do you think?’ ‘I see a dragon breathing fire.’ ‘Very good, but I’m trying to spot the actual types of clouds. 10 points for a Cumulonimbus, quite a common one.’ Archie sighed. This was not the Hawaii vacation he…
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Iain Kelly 