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Stories (2296/0)
The Black Rose Wreath. Content Warning.
The Nightmare Woken again. The darkness presses in again and I am sweating. The nightmare keeps coming back. I am in a dark place and there are things there, human, I don't know and my neck is wreathed in black roses, and their thorns make me bleed.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a month ago in Fiction
2222
Introduction This seems a significant number, it is an Angel Number. From Google: Angel number 2222 represents building a path forward and striving for progress. It's a signal from your angels to continue applying yourself to your healing and happiness. Staying focused on your self-love and working through your shadow aspects are key components to further unlocking your twin flame connection.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a month ago in Poets
My Least Read Vocal Stories
Introduction I recently hit fifty thousand reads on Vocal and it got awarded a Top Story and has a lot of comments and hearts but I don't know how many reads it has had because of Vocal's flawed statistics which they refuse to address.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a month ago in Writers
Coda Records - Rare And Legal Bootlegs
Introduction A bootlegger is someone who sells illegal goods. Today, bootleggers are most likely to sell pirated movies or music. This word comes from bootleg and, in particular, the trick of hiding a flask inside a boot. Bootleggers smuggle illegal things, and sometimes legal goods too, in order to avoid paying taxes.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a month ago in Beat
A Day In Preston: Revisiting My Past Part One
Introduction On the 22nd of May 2024, I finally got myself in gear to go back to visit my hometown (hence the Springsteen video) of Preston and treat my sister to a birthday meal which should have happened in August 2023, but you can read about that here:
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a month ago in Wander
It Happened. Top Story - May 2024.
Introduction Three years ago I joined Vocal to win a big prize. That never happened, but this did. What Did? As you know I have a fascination with numbers and tend to track what happens to my account via Vocal's flawed statistics. As I hit certain numbers of stories, I tend to share them with others on Vocal.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a month ago in Writers
A Day In Preston: Two Great Eating Places
Introduction Last August I decided to take the train down to Preston and take my sister Yvonne for a birthday meal. I got to Carlisle and then found out that the trains were delayed, and further delayed and then cancelled. That meant I couldn't get down, so we cancelled and I went back home.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a month ago in Feast
Mary Anning - A Dinosaur Villanelle
Introduction This story came in on my Facebook feed and I thought it was a suitable subject for the current Vocal Dinosaur challenge. Because the main subject is a female archaeologist rather than her dinosaur discoveries it will probably not be considered, but the post below is very illuminating.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a month ago in Poets
Careful With That Axe Eugene - Five Words and a Scream. Content Warning.
Introduction A blog post on Seven Days In was getting some attention and you can read it here: It got me thinking about the Pink Floyd song and the effect it has on the listener, and what those few words really mean.
By Mike Singleton - Mikeydredabout a month ago in Beat