ABCs of New Nick Bantock Book

 A Conundrum of Drabbles
"Blue Alice" p. 133 "Brushstrokes" p. 145
"Drabbles" short works of fiction of precisely one hundred words in length. The purpose of the drabble is brevity, testing the author's ability to express interesting and meaningful ideas in a confined space. source
"Existential Rodent" p. 37
"The Fallen" p. 21 and "A Fool's Kiss" p.. 171
"Germ Warfare" p. 119
Hiraeth p. 9 homesickness tinged with grief and sadness over the lost or departed, especially in the context of Wales and Welsh culture source
"Indochine... I shall arise, take her hand, and draw her into my lonely arms." p. 43
"Jump-starting" p. 181
"Kraken" p. 165
"Looking Back" p. 5 "Leda & The Swan" p. 75
"My logjam of Melabxholy effortlessly dissolved... My heart gaped, turned sideways,  and kindly informed me that it had reached its destination. " ~ Shiva's Fire p.109 
"Night Sky" p. 29
"Oracle's Mask" p. 55 "Oaks" p. 177
"Pangur Bán" is an Old Irish poem, written in about the 9th century at or near Reichenau Abbey
"... it wasn't for him to Question the nature of their wisdom." ~ Sandman p. 35
"Removing Chance" p. 67 "River Styx" p. 167
"Shadows" p. 39 "Spare Wheel" p. 63 "Sister of Mercy" p. 135
"Tommy" p. 91
"Uncle Albert" p. 23 "Undaunted" p. 61
"Vanquished" p. 183
"Weary" p. 175
"so eXquisite hwe could barely bring himself to purr." p. 141 "Equilibrium"
"Zigzag into the Forest of Reynard...maze of trees and undergrowth. " p. 187 "The Forest"

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