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Mrs. Ida Noodle, Dissident Cleaner

20th May 2021 Going Postal 2356 Comments

Ida pushed the cottage door open, walked in and started looking around. The acrid smell inside was so overpowering that she hurried, nearly gagging, to open all the windows wide. Ida felt nervous: she had [more…]

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Galta’s Sculptor’s Studio

26th November 2020 Going Postal 4520 Comments

Galta was about to pour her first glass of wine of the day -it was one o’clock and, these days, her lunch tended to come in liquid form- when she noticed a young man peering [more…]

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Ex-Liberals: Rosie and Gideon’s Caravan

28th October 2019 Going Postal 4173 Comments

Before embarking on this new story, I want to thank all Puffins for awarding me a prize in the June Competition. It is too much honour to bestow on an old bat like me holed [more…]

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