Allison's uncle

Allison came home from school and threw her backpack on the floor near the sofa. "Uncle Pete?"she called."You home?" "Yeah honey", came her uncles muffled reply."In the kitchen." Allison came bouncing into the kitchen, her[…]

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Scene in an alley

copyright: Lesley Tara, 2011 Oh, heavens, I knew I shouldn’t have taken this short cut! Ironically, I did so in order to avoid exactly this kind of trouble. I am walking on my own along[…]

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A fathers love

My Daddy always loved me. For as long as I can remember. Mom was never really around, she was always busy doing something else. Something that never seemed to include my dad and me. She[…]

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Leprechaun

Jennifer and John have planned for a three week trip to Ireland for the past three years. It was the home of her ancestors. This year, their dreams would come true; they booked the tour[…]

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Louisa's lessons

Chapter 1 – Dad is not happy with Daughter. Louisa sat on her bed thinking over the events of the last two weeks. She was 18 and had just finished college, and was enjoying her[…]

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First exam

Melinda page nervously through a two tear old Newsweek, while waiting for the receptionist to call her name! She had just turned eighteen, and her mother had decided that it was about time she had[…]

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