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JUST DESSERTS By John Lary

Posted on February 7, 2018 by highamwriters

Today is Shrove Tuesday. Pancake Day. And I can never think of Pancake Day without thinking of poor Julie Thomas. And Martin Sommers. It was on Shrove Tuesday all those years ago that Julie was presented to us for the … Continue reading →

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The Least Convenient Suspect By D. Brendan McCarthy

Posted on March 19, 2012 by highamwriters

Chapter One ‘You have arrived.’ Ryan Hunter drank the last of his Associated Teas and Coffees’ tea. The lukewarm, oily liquid coated his tongue. Four thirty in the morning and his car was parking him in a warehouse complex to … Continue reading →

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The Least Convenient Suspect

Posted on March 19, 2012 by highamwriters

When Ryan Hunter, Deputy Head of Administration and Human Resources at Amherst Police Station, is called to a crime scene at half-four in the morning, he hopes at most for an interesting distraction from his job in Administration and Human … Continue reading →

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THE LIFE OF HENRY THE EIGHTH (CONDENSED) by Patricia Jay

Posted on November 15, 2011 by highamwriters

Henry the Eighth came to the throne on 22 April 1509 aged 18, and was crowned in Westminster Abbey on 24 June the same year.

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IT WAS NOT AT ALL WHAT I EXPECTED by Callum Drew.

Posted on November 11, 2011 by highamwriters

The job advert said housework and cleaning silver etc, overalls and equipment provided. The interview was at a house a few streets away,

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A BIT OF A DOMESTIC by Callum Drew

Posted on November 11, 2011 by highamwriters

My God you should have heard them, we wondered what the heck was going on. They had always been a rough lot next door, never doing the garden or any household repairs – that kitchen window has been cracked for … Continue reading →

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A slip of paper. By Dominic Mccarthy.

Posted on November 1, 2011 by highamwriters

The paper didn’t worry him. Paper was mulched tree. What worried him were the words. Four words, four numbers, stapled to his wardrobe door. Someone had been in his room last night. Another death threat.

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DRIPPING WITH DIAMONDS by Charlotte Cash

Posted on October 20, 2011 by highamwriters

Rachel slammed the door behind her and stamped the rain off her feet.

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FREE-CHOICE CHEMISTRY LESSON By Charlotte Cash

Posted on October 20, 2011 by highamwriters

End of term. I suppose Sir had run out of ideas. We are a demanding set. Anyway, he said we could choose our own activity. I assembled my ingredients, mixed them up and sniffed. It smelt alright so I drank … Continue reading →

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HIGHAM WRITERS NEWS – Oct / Nov 2011

Posted on October 13, 2011 by highamwriters

Hi there to both new and old visitors to the Higham Writers web page. The site has been up and running since May this year, mostly due to the efforts of our friend John Parkinson from PENINSULA TIMES our local … Continue reading →

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