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The First of July
I am sitting at a lock dangling my feet Into the knowing waters of the canal Today is exceptionally hot Which is surprising Given the summer that has passed In an hour we will visit a windmill That is currently hidden from view And watch its miracle sails Caress the afternoon breeze
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The Whales of Granville
Ana and her sister Monica were sitting on a bench not far from the church of Saint-Nicholas Both sisters had been born in Granville but now lived in Paris They were visiting the town as they did together every six weeks To visit the sea I tell you there were reports in the 1950s that […]
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Simonetta and Chinese Halifax discuss Menstruation and the price of Tinned Peas
David Bowie I dreamt about David Bowie last night That was nice for you I dreamt that he had agreed to attend our jumble sale and that you and all the girls were amazed that I had managed to persuade this mega star to come to our girls event I dreamt that you and Anaka […]
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The Melksham Spa Hotel
Proud sisters you stand opposite the open fields Once you were much in vogue Concerts and outings were greatly arranged But fickle fashions fancy And now you stand neglected Your chalybeate springs have been forgotten And their cures consigned to dull history Just to the south of Melksham in Wiltshire can be found […]
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William Bradford
Gail and Erika were sitting on a weathered wooden bench on the Plymouth Hoe Both women were looking out to sea Thinking of William Bradford They had not planned to visit Plymouth as they returned from their holiday But they had received news that an aunt had suffered an injury So they had both decided […]
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Richard the Third
It was a hotel room like and other hotel room Lightly decorated but functional Erika was stretched in the bath She was watching Gail shower Do you know that I dreamt last night that I was Richard the Third And that I was lying dead on Bosworth Field And that they retrieved the golden […]
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The Dive
Gail had already dived into the sea below the Christopher Rocks She had surfaced and was telling Erika to dive But Erika remained on the rock Erika had already dived into the sea below the Christopher Rocks She had surfaced and was telling Gail to dive But Gail remained on the rock Both […]
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The Second Battle of Newbury
Pretty was sitting on the grass at Donnington Castle Her friend Sabrina had accompanied her on the visit The previous day paparazzi photographs of Kate Middleton had appeared in the magazine which Pretty was reading quietly Sabrina looked up Do you think that the photographs were an invasion of the privacy of the couple? No […]
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Summer at Donnigton Castle
Martin had made his way slowly through the streets of Newbury towards Donnington Castle which was about a mile and a half away He was due meet Alice and her sister Alice near the ancient monument Their mutual friend Ralph had also promised to come with his sister Rachel Bertie Bertie and Bertie had also […]
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Pineapple
I was slowly turning into a pineapple My skin especially on my legs and around my pubic area Was getting rather rough My GP recommended plenty of showers I was in the shower when you rang me from the railway station You wanted to tell me that Venus was exceptionally bright But the frost was […]