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April 2026

Arriving, as we do, around the middle of the month means that we avoid all the tiresome "April Fool" nonsense. That's not to say that everything in this edition is entirely serious, far from it - there's plenty of humour here.

I'm pleased to be able to welcome a couple of previous contributors who haven't been in contact for a while, I'm glad to see that you're still full of the creative spirit!

Me? I'm just full of spirits of a different kind..

 

Michael Smith's story this time is about a scourge of modern life - the mobile phone - especially on a train, being loudly used by nitwits.. It's called Immobile.

 

Terry Brinkman has three short stories for us now. One is about the current crisis, one is about alien abduction and the other, some disturbing flashbacks to the Vietnam war.

 

Eric Suhem's story is about a car with a malevolent character that just won't be crushed.. literally! It's called: ReinCARnation.

 

KJ Hannah Greenberg. Mighty Mom takes on the world with fish, a retribution few will forget.

 

Martin Green, a stalwart of the site for many years, has written this short observational piece called No Matter What. Standards must be maintained!

 

 

Terry Brinkman has a great new piece of 3D art called Have A Heart. It's on his art page along with all his other pictures too.

 

KJ Hannah Greenberg brings us some photographs of pink and pinkish flowers and blossoms.

 

 

Richard LeDue is back with three new ones, all about this time of year: Spring 2022 - The Opposite of Blacking Out and Another Easter.

 

Ping Yi is back after a long absence with this tale of woe: Three Cups To Go!. He just doesn't seem to be able to drink a coffee!

 

DS Maolalai is another returnee to the site after a few years away. I enjoy his style and I hope you will too? Here we have: October, on the Monday of a long weekend - The finish - The immigrant(2) - 35 and Thursday.

 

KJ Hannah Greenberg has three poems for us today. They are Ugsome - Juke and Tongueless Critters.

 

Tony Dawson turns his ire against politicians on both sides of the Atlantic in these two hard-hitting poems: Politics and The Miller's Tale.

 

Terry Brinkman has been very productive this month what with the stories and the art and then this mighty collection of poetry!. Unshed Tears - Before Rested - Aurora Borealis - Good Lit Views - Hip High - Truth Stranger - Awful Clever Cat and Most Honest.

 

 

That's April done with, full speed into May, and hopefully some warm weather for the UK. I've still got my jumper on.

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Bye for now.

Ed.

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