Lube in the subway

The lights flickered, as the piercing ring of steel grinding on steel resonated through the heads of 80 people simultaneously. The mass of humans then surged forward, each doing whatever necessary to maintain an upright[…]

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Rewind

The monochrome images on the TV screen were grainy and jerky, but there was no doubt it was me. There really wasn't anything I could say to Louise: as I was a paying guest in[…]

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The dream

The Dream I woke up this morning, From an amazing dream, Of you and I having a picnic, By a tree overlooking a crystal clear stream. We fed each other fruit & cheese, And drank[…]

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Research library

Fbailey story number 396 Research Library When I retired at sixty-two I decided to research the area when I lived and to write a comprehensive book unlike any written before me. It combined several of[…]

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Vengeance 38

Vengeance 38 I pulled Ellie by her leash, on her knees into the shower. Turning on the water, I helped her to her feet. She gasped as the first cold streams hit her, but the[…]

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