Thoughts and Scribblings
A space to share any thoughts and scribbling I’m playing around with. Feel free to leave positive feedback or tips and advice for improvement.
All work is property of Paul James Sargeant
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Chapter Six
BARBARA Just a couple of miles down the road from the beach, Barbara stop at the entrance of the small charity shop she’d been manager of nearly sixteen years now. She looked puzzled. “Where the shittin’ hell did that go?” She half muttered to herself. “What?” Came a voice from somewhere inside. “I said where did…
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CHAPTER FIVE
For a long time neither man spoke. Jonathon had very slight pins and needles up his arm but he didn’t want to move it. Worried that the man nestled into his neck might think he wants to leave or is looking at his watch to check the time. Although he had no idea what time it was and…
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Chapter Four Continued…
He’d like to tell people that it was his photography that makes him so observant of the smaller details, of the things that most people just blindly walk by. It wasn’t though, well not when it came to people. He had a talent, intuition, something that meant he could read people. He didn’t know what it was, but…
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Chapter Four – Jonathon
Jonathon was staring out of his window and across to the beach. Just watching the sea in the morning, the calming sensation of watching the surf break as it hit the shore, was enough to set him up with a positive vibe for the rest of the day. He loved this view so much, and whilst…
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Chapter Three Continued…
He wasn’t one hundred percent sure what he was going to do when he reached the water. He absolutely had contemplated the thought of just keep walking until he disappeared below the surface. Erase himself for the world and let the insurance go to Judi so she can move on with her life. But then he would have…
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Chapter Three
Part One 1st edited draft of the third chapter. Just started Chapter Four in my notebook. Chapter Three He didn’t know how people could have a good time on a pebble beach. There was no fun to be had, every single step hurt his feet and made him mutter or curse under his breath. They were both cold…
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Chapter Two Continues…
Part Two Utterly confused by the morning’s events Judi returned to bed, a fresh cup of coffee in hand that she had had to make for herself. She was so angry with her husband right now. The morning routine gave her a deep sense of security and it was how she knew, thought she knew, that he…
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Chapter Two
Part One Chapter Two Having fallen back to sleep Judi-with-an-I had finally roused again. Half-opening her eyes she glanced across the bed, he wasn’t there. She rolled herself over and looked at the her bedside table. Not even a cold cup of coffee waiting for her. She held her breath for a moment and listened. Silence. Dear God,…
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The Chapter ends…
The final part of Chapter One… Alerted by the heavy panting sound, Phillip turned around just in time to see his wife hurtling towards him, blanket stretched out as if trying to corner and catch a small pig. A gasp came from one of them, he wasn’t sure who made the sound as she wrapped the…
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