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		<title>The Florinese Painter</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2015 19:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A meandering visit to one of my favourite literary characters, William Goldman. Not to be confused with his very real alter-ego of the same name and occupation. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Shelley&#8217;s Christmas Surprise</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2014 23:02:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An Advent Calendar. What perils must Martin face on his quest to find the perfect gift for Shelley? We can't tell you yet; it's an Advent Calendar.]]></description>
		
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		<title>What remained</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 22:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The angel was frozen in a timeless pirouette, and we stared amazed as she shimmered in the golden torchlight. She was a fairy, a dancer, a story come to life.]]></description>
		
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		<title>My Grandfather Lies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This was my entry for the Katherine Mansfield Competition in 2011, and was written in a single late-night session as I recalled my grandfather.]]></description>
		
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		<title>There is no try</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pete]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2013 01:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A simple reflection on the core concern of any artistic endeavour. Written as parable on writer's block, with the prompts “escalation,” “frustration” and “down but not out.”]]></description>
		
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		<title>Twilight Over Athens</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pete]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2013 09:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What if you were held captive to your reflection? The challenge was magic, with the prompts “indigenous” and “an amulet of love and mirrors.”]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wanted, a home</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pete]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2013 20:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sally wasn't like the other girls. She wasn't like the boys either, not exactly. Sally had a secret, and she felt like it was written all over her face. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Campfire Clichés</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pete]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It's easy to dismiss an urban legend when you can look it up online. But just because it's never happened before, doesn't mean it can't...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Cold Case</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pete]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2013 20:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[They call me a cleaner. If you don't know what that means, you've probably had a pretty good life so far. My clients aren't so lucky.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Unspoken</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pete]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2013 21:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A story about mental illness and the prevalent attitude of corporate structures toward it, despite the progress society has made.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Upbeat</title>
		<link>https://www.inklings.co.nz/109/upbeat/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pete]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2013 21:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A private investigator shares her latest case.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Last Port of Call</title>
		<link>https://www.inklings.co.nz/102/last-port-of-call/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pete]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 01:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Where there be piracy and all manner of deception afoot.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fragments</title>
		<link>https://www.inklings.co.nz/80/fragments/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pete]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2013 03:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When they finally come for you, what happens if you're, er, indisposed? ]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gardening</title>
		<link>https://www.inklings.co.nz/72/gardening/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pete]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2013 03:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Do you believe in ghosts? Neither did I, not then. I can't talk now, she's coming again. Here, read this, it explains everything.]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Shutter Blinks Twice</title>
		<link>https://www.inklings.co.nz/61/the-shutter-blinks-twice/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pete]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 15:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A noir story, as experienced from the other side of the desk. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Lowest Bar</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pete]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A guy walks into a bar. It's not a joke, not this time; just a short story using that starting point.]]></description>
		
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