The following stories were submitted to our sister website, toowrite.com. They were written by people from Poole or are about Poole itself.
Undaunted by Adversity
Author:
Gary James
of Poole
Every day I exercised, massaged and talked to my feet. ''Move you lazy so and sos.'' At times I added other words that were not suitable for public hearing. The physiotherapist claimed I was her star pupil.
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A Cook Too Many
Author:
Ian More
of Poole
The party was in full swing when at about 11pm a messenger arrived with a radio from the captain of a Finnish ship to say that he would be arriving at 2am to disembark the ship's cook who had gone berserk and was chasing the crew around the deck with a meat cleaver.
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My Heart Came Out Swinging
Author:
Richard Parry
of Poole
My granddaughter raised the alarm as I lay on the floor in the corridor leading to the reception area, gasping for breath. This was certainly no television drama. This was really happening to me.
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What Is Right?
Author:
Julie Manners
of Poole
The car stopped, briskly I walked away and out of his life. My heart like lead.
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It's Called Care
Author:
Richard Parry
of Poole
''Here we are Martha, would you like to sit next to Grace?'' I always sit next to Grace, besides, have I got any option. I mean, it's not that I could object.
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Death Is The Winner
Author:
Richard Parry
of Poole
How can the odd celebration glass of wine transform a sober, much loved person into an alcoholic where death is the winner?
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To Be... Or Not To Be
Author:
Jean Dynes
of Poole
But, among the replies, which I hid under the carpet in my bedroom - Dad disapproved of the wicked world of show business - was a letter from a guy called Harry, who was willing to take me on without an audition. He was launching ''Showtime'', a summer concert party in the depths of rural Cornwall.
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Mysterious Happenings
Author:
Emma Parry
of Poole
The door was open and when we went inside the toilet room we saw toilet paper strewn all over the floor and stuck to the walls. We went into the main room and the windows were all open and wind had scattered all our worksheets and papers all over everywhere.
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