Tune: The Church’s One Foundation I was searching through a box that has been kept in the loft for the last twenty years. It was full of old photos, newspaper, and postcards, etc. Amongst them I found this on a postcard. We are the Cotton Saviours,The Boys of the L.C.C. We cannot spin, we cannot… Continue reading The Ode to Lancashire Cotton Corporation
Category: Stories
The Christmas Event
by Karen J Mossman Christmas Eve. Table was set. Turkey cooking. Presents wrapped. I drank wine to celebrate. Then I stopped mid flow. Oh my God! What had I done? Or rather what had I not done! I grabbed my coat, then ran back and grabbed my phone. Ordered a Uber. Shoved my feet into… Continue reading The Christmas Event
A Christmas Winner
Get into the Christmas spirit with some Christmas poetry on Stevie's blog. Just follow this link.This was my entry.
A Christmas Tale
by Paul White Step into Christmas reblogged from 'A Little More Fiction.'
The Coin
by Toni KiefPtolemy V left the mint with the first gold coin struck with his daughter’s likeness. In a very unusual act, he presented the token with blessing to his only daughter. Born to a court of treachery, incest and murder, the coin represented a singular moment of love. She carried it at all times… Continue reading The Coin
Mother Dear
Today would have been my mum's birthday, so I am celebrating it with a little poem. She passed away in traumatic circumstances. Any death is traumatic, but things were made more difficult because dad had died just three weeks before. In my book The Magic of stories, I include a couple of stories about what… Continue reading Mother Dear
OUR STREET IS BLOODY OFFAL
I wrote this as an exercise from an article I saw in a newspaper. This is what it said: A quiet street turned into a river of blood yesterday when a tanker sprang a leak. More than 2,500 gallons of offal cascaded into the road after a pipe burst as the tanker pumped the blood… Continue reading OUR STREET IS BLOODY OFFAL
The Millennium
by Karen J Mossman Here is a bunch of sweet peas from my garden. They sit in a cup, only it’s not an ordinary cup. This was made for the Millennium. I remember all the hype at the time and how we should have or make a momemto to celebrate the new century. My cross… Continue reading The Millennium
Companion
This is a short poignant story that many of us can identify with. I've delighted it because it's worth reading and I think you will enjoy it. Companion
Sister Cousin
by Mary Hiland Comedians love to build their acts on their terrible childhoods, so I would have a hard time being a comedian, because mine was almost idyllic. Although I enjoyed the benefits of being an only child, I felt I had been cheated out of three very important ingredients for a perfect young girl’s… Continue reading Sister Cousin
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