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  • Creative Writing

Suspense – Thirteen Tales

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed April 14 2021Tue April 6 2021

Suspense Revenge can be patient. And it can come at the most unexpected time. Old…

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The Secret
  • Creative Writing

Mankind Limited – The Secret

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed April 14 2021Tue April 6 2021

http://www.scottandrewbailey.uk Read an excerpt here. Available as Kindle or hardback from Amazon

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  • Creative Writing

Archibald the Wizard

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue April 13 2021Tue April 6 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Archibald the WizardIs a very dodgy man.He seeks out naughty…

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  • Creative Writing

A Spring of Dreams – Cross

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue April 13 2021Tue April 6 2021

Senryu: Cross By Scott Bailey © 2013 Fleeing from killersThe child runs desperatelyTo fill out…

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  • Creative Writing

Maia

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon April 12 2021Tue April 6 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Mother of he who broughtMusic up to the GodsMalice turned…

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  • Creative Writing

Undertake

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon April 12 2021Tue April 6 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 They undertakeThe task of takingUs from one worldThe the otherWhen…

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  • Creative Writing

Electra

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun April 11 2021Tue April 6 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Ever shining bright sparkEqualizing her rageEncompassing justiceEver seeking revengeEndless pain…

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  • Creative Writing

Enchanted Forest

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun April 11 2021Tue April 6 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 ForestVerdant, aliveRoots reaching out and downBranches stretching up to the…

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  • Creative Writing

Fastidious

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat April 10 2021Tue April 6 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 Fastidious and preciseYou knowLike the songOnly not niceFor no Queen…

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  • Creative Writing

Calaeno

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat April 10 2021Tue April 6 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Caressed by the wide seaCorals catch the new childCarry her…

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  • Creative Writing

Mankind Limited – Pebble

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri April 9 2021Tue April 6 2021

http://www.scottandrewbailey.uk Read an excerpt here. Available as Kindle or hardback from Amazon

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  • Creative Writing

Straighten

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri April 9 2021Tue April 6 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 The urge to straightenIs the craving for perfectionThe mark of…

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  • Creative Writing

Asterope

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu April 8 2021Tue April 6 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 A nymph darts between treesAfraid of the hunterAlways close behind…

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  • Creative Writing

Embrace

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu April 8 2021Tue April 6 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 Every hug givenImparts a part of youIn return for a…

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  • Creative Writing

Alcyone

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed April 7 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Another spirit lostAwash in the swell and foamAnguished over lost…

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  • Creative Writing

Magic

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed April 7 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2016 The blood of starsDrives the magic of our dreamsBound in…

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  • Creative Writing

Who

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue April 6 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Flames flickerTime ticksDownWar drawsNearerFor the quickEnd of timeDraws nearWho will…

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  • Creative Writing

Blue Star

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue April 6 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Blue star beamSlides by a smoky moonDances through Saturn’s ringsA…

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  • Creative Writing

Glory Days

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon April 5 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 So the soldier walks alonebeneath thestarry nightHe has no aim…

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  • Creative Writing

Tuesday Blues

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon April 5 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Crisis everydayWhen did this start?When will normalityReturnIs this the priceOf…

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  • Family

Red

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun April 4 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 RedSwathes in fieldsToo many Black and whiteThe headlinesThat sowed the…

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  • Creative Writing

Eyes (A Septolet)

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun April 4 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 EyesRed and rawSeen too much FilledWith workand billsand tears

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  • Creative Writing

Word Journey

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat April 3 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Clang, chip! clang chip! Clang chip! Blow.Scratch, dip. Scratch, dip.…

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  • Creative Writing

Dive

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat April 3 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 There was a young diver called laurelWho spent her life…

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  • Creative Writing

Silver Threadings Review – Mankind Limited

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri April 2 2021Wed March 31 2021

Scott Bailey skillfully wove a tale of intrigue and suspense with just the right amount…

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  • Creative Writing

Time is Up

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri April 2 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 The fat white manBuilt a castleAnd ruled within his wallsLived…

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  • Creative Writing

Highlands

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu April 1 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Tarns tributaries tumble downheather cloaked hillsred-brown tufts twitching in the…

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  • Creative Writing

Around and Around

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu April 1 2021Wed March 31 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Electron around and around an atom’s coreAtoms around and around…

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  • Creative Writing

Fireworks

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed March 31 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 (A triolet) Hand in hand we all walk tonightMother, Father…

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  • Creative Writing

Giving

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed March 31 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Life gives us all giftsWonderful, tearful, joyfulDeath gathers them back

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  • Creative Writing

In the Earth

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue March 30 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2014 A pewter dragon in the dustSome curling chains turned to…

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  • Creative Writing

Water

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue March 30 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 A silent sunsetCalm waters ripple slowlyDark storm clouds gather Originally…

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  • Creative Writing

Mankind Ltd – What Right?

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon March 29 2021Sat February 27 2021

What right had she to make decisions for other people? What had made her think…

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  • Creative Writing

The Name is..

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon March 29 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 Death and lustEntwined in oneBoth withoutA thoughtBoth withExpert careSheer red satinRipped…

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  • Creative Writing

Food Chain

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun March 28 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 The carnivoresCruisingAmong the vegetariansOnly the toughestWeeds will surviveThis

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  • Creative Writing

A Spring of Dreams – Lantern

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun March 28 2021Sat February 27 2021

Lantern By Scott Bailey © 2013 Old light from the pastIs still illuminationWisdom echoes far

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  • Creative Writing

Demons

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat March 27 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Trick or treatingWith our sonFor the first timeWishing the otherWere…

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Mankind Limited
  • Creative Writing

A Dangerous Rebellion

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sat March 27 2021Sat February 27 2021

Four people, four rebels. Rejecting society or rejected by it – either way, they have…

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  • Creative Writing

To the Bone

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri March 26 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 A pounding headacheThe fruit of today’s labourNow going to sleep…

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  • Creative Writing

Grey Wolf

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Fri March 26 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Grey Wolf poundingAcross the hard packed snowFierce heart pumpingHot against…

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  • Creative Writing

Wolf in Snow

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu March 25 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2015 Hard the mud did cakeMatted fur, red blood flowingOn snow-covered wolf

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  • Creative Writing

Mother – Thirteen Tales

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Thu March 25 2021Sat February 27 2021

Parental echoes and whispers do their dirty work. A man is the sum of their…

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  • Creative Writing

Dreaming

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed March 24 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Tiny starburstsThe peak on tiny wavesDeep green over yellowSwaying weedsDappled…

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  • Creative Writing

Dancing Waves

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Wed March 24 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 CelebratoryThe warming rays of the sunMaking the waves dance #haiku

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  • Creative Writing

The Final Bang

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue March 23 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2014 Staring down the barrelOf everyday lifeWondering how long the fuse…

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  • Creative Writing

Poppies

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Tue March 23 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Time for the flowers to bloom againRedLike bloodThat was shedA…

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  • Creative Writing

Stick in the Mud

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon March 22 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2018 If I am a studentOf lifeThe lessonsAre lostOn meAs I can…

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  • Creative Writing

A Spring of Dreams – Sparks

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon March 22 2021Sat February 27 2021

Sparks By Scott Bailey © 2013 A sad shadow fallsCasting gloom over our dreams:Sparks dispel…

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Mankind Limited
  • Creative Writing

Mankind Limited – Fascinated

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Mon March 22 2021Sat February 27 2021

http://www.scottandrewbailey.uk Read an excerpt here. Available as Kindle or hardback from Amazon

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  • Creative Writing

Party

  • by Scott Andrew Bailey
  • Posted on Sun March 21 2021Sat February 27 2021

By Scott Bailey © 2013 Passing the parcelNoisy musical statuesChildren’s birthday joy Originally published in…

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