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Like I've never been gone. Short story by Charles Roberts

  This story is sadly, based on truth. For his fourteenth birthday present, in nineteen sixty four, Jimmy’s oldest brother, Alan, had taken him to a concert; at the Regal cinema in Leeds, to see his hero Billy Fury performing live.   Jimmy knew all his songs off by heart, he had been bought all the records by his mum and dad and had nearly worn them out playing them on the record player Alan had got from someone at his work for him.   They were sitting in the auditorium waiting for the curtains to open, the ‘warm up’ bands had all been on, now it was time for the great man to walk on stage, and Jimmy could hardly contain himself. Some girls near the front started calling for Billy to come out, but there was no movement on the stage, Jimmy joined in the calling for his idle to start his performance.   The band walked out and picked up their instruments and tuned them, then they played an instrumental number.   People were jumping up and down in their seats in anticipation of the g

FLOPPY EARS - A short story written by M. E. Heed

Tread softly lest you crush my dream It was another busy day at the dog rescue centre. Although it was packed-full with dogs needing loving homes, they took in a litter of three pups. They were abandoned in a bin on the hottest day of July, dehydrated, hungry, they had no energy to even take their small bodies to where the food dish was. However, they bounce back into life a few weeks later, with the help, love and care from the staff.  After three months, two of the three pups were adopted and went to loving, caring homes in the UK. The one left behind was named Floppy Ears.  Floppy Ears was the smallest of his other two brothers. He had black patches over his eyes and body; white eyebrows; short white cute paws that his whole body bounced when he strolled; but his ears, oh well his ears were the cutest and most comical parts of his body which moved in rhythm with his body, flapping them up and down. He was a friendly and playful pup, wanting to make friends with every dog in