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Landing

(6 stories)

Little Jimmy peered through the tinsel and over the landing to see Mammy kissing Santa Claus. Then Daddy shot them in the head. #130story

John was offered a paraglide flight
A temptation he was withstanding
He didn’t mind jumping off a cliff
But he was terrified of landing #130story

Her knees creaked as she painfully climbed the last two steps.She drew breath and waited for her heart to stop pounding.Dithering on the landing, she turned first to one door, then the other.She knew she had come upstairs for a reason, but couldn’t remember what it was.
#130story

'When is she landing Tom?'
'She's due at 12:30'
'Good, that's when I am taking off.'
'What? You can't leave me with her Sandra.'
'She's your mother, not mine. I'm sure you'll have a lovely time.'
#130story

The plane descended
It’s nose turned to one side as Nature and human battled - machine against fierce winds
Man won... this time
‘Landing’ #130story

#130story

Was a nasty landing incident
Barry Muckly-Buckly caught
Exiting Felicity Forsythe's room
Trouserless and just escaping
Fraught but was lesson taught?