Cat’s Tale

Pete Barker

Curiosity didn’t kill Cat Ballinger.  A single round from a .357 calibre Smith & Wesson revolver did that. But Cat’s insatiable curiosity did put her

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I want to break free

Mary Serenc

“Craaaack!” Salty burst through his shell. “Hah I’m first out!” he squealed.  The rascally reptile twitched his tail and shook himself free of the mud

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Dora and the Exploring Pig Sheep

Jan Lahney

“Well, what do you think, Sami?” “I love them!” Sami got down onto her hands and knees. She put her head between the twin black

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All Aboard the India Express

Phil Dowsett

To arrive you first must depart. That seems logical? A simple case of cause and effect. But in India where anything can happen, departing and

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Timestill

Des O'Neill

The arrival when time is still, A setting sun as evening swill. Shadows cast from early day, Stranded there on baking clay. Silence gurgle of

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Dorb

Des O'Neill

We don’t see much of Old Herb and his missus; Myrtle. They wander into town from their home, somewhere out in the sticks, for “essential

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I’ll Be Right

Mary Serenc

The sky was black The rain came down The rivers turned a muddy brown. The lightning struck The dark sky sizzled The power went out

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The Early Years

admin

Another day is almost done. The angry sun sinks low, As weary men head for the huts Parading in a row. A shower, shave and

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Mirror mirror on the wall

Ken Cotterill

Was this the big story, the one that could propel me up the pecking order of The Post? Every journo needs the big one. Female

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Yoga for Seniors

Janet Liu-Terry

Well, Yoga was like jam: yesterday & tomorrow but not today. What a run around I created for myself. At my previous yoga class, the

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Collateral Damage

Janet Liu-Terry

But officer, I live here. No, I’m not Australian. I was walking because I don’t go to the gym. It’s stupid, going to the gym.

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Prayers

Jennifer Marsden

We prayed for rain Gentle soaking rain to end the drought Rivulets to trickle gently along cattle pads filling boggy hoofmarks at the dam’s edge

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