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Henderson’s Short Stories
Sonny’s Hobby On page 204 of Tom Sawyer Detective by Mark Twain Sonny found a crushed spider which had been stuck to the page since it was carelessly squashed on the 27th March 1913 Sonny carefully removed the spider and buried it in his insect cemetery After the ceremony he noticed that all the burial […]
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O’Gorman’s Daughter
When visiting Lulworth Cove I thought of O’Gorman’s autocrome portrait of his daughter Christina This photograph was taken over twenty years ago but I never tire of my witness The beach was empty with a cool wind coming in off of the sea causing Margot and I to tighten our coats I fancied that I […]
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Officer Chalacech
Officer Chalacech enjoyed a good war he was kind to rabbits and birds especially nightingales skylarks and windhovers Marie-Helene was a shy farm girl who paddled in the lake she wanted to swim – but did not swim – as she could not swim Officer Chalacech liked Marie-Helene and taught her to swim she was […]
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Bicycle Over Water
It was the hottest day of the year. Danny One was watering his Jericho Rose in the corner of the garden. As he let the water fall onto the dry rose he considered the month. August was always a month that deceived. Within weeks the air would have cooled and the days would become darker. […]
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Warm Days in November
Warm days in November are quite rare and it was with gratitude that Rachel and Richard set off for the big city They visited the cathedral and the shops and ended their day at the Gallery of Modern Art which was hosting an exhibition entitled 1x2x3 Later tired but fulfilled they sat in a café […]
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Cuba Betty
One Cuba Betty paddled in the sea Searching for starfish But found none So she designed a railway Two Cuba Betty travelled to Scotland Hoping to witness an Egyptian mirage But saw only a Scottish one To celebrate her disappointment She purchased a blue pencil factory Three Cuba Betty lusted after her brother But he […]
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The Churches of Hertzog
Eve Alone I am sitting on a rock My name is Eve You look out to sea Searching for long departed ships I think you are civilised But you are not so sure Your boldness infuriates me Eve and the Geckos When you lay in the sun Geckos frequently run across your body To […]
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Childhood Memories of Sidcup
Fifteen years ago Johnny Masterman and Jonny Mastermen who were both the sons of World War Two Spitfire pilots were sitting outside the Café Antonia on the sea front at Deal They had ordered a pot of tea for two and two slices of chocolate cake which was brought to them by a waitress named […]
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The White Church
Well worn each pew supports a single red candle whose flame flickers gently in the thinning air This is the Church that corrects me