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Ian

My passion is ...

Crete and its culture.

I know too much about ...

the toilet habits of German Shepherds

My parents always told me ...

to respect others opinions

My childhood ambition ...

to visit and experience other cultures and countries.

My favorite memory ...

spending the day in London with my father

Why I write ...

Sometimes to get things off my chest, sometimes for fun, but always for the passion of writing.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Dan Brown at the moment and still trying to learn Greek.

My first job ...

Garage attendant!

My best moment ...

Meeting the woman of my dreams and marrying her

My inspiration ...

Parents, life and my wonderful wife.

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Unrequited love

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His burden is almost over, the end is in sight. He looks up to the summit of the small hill to where the others are waiting for him, they are going nowhere soon, they can wait for him to reach them no matter how long it takes.

It has been a long journey, he thinks, to get to this stage and he smiles inwardly although outwardly his face is a grimace of pain. The cross he bears is the measure of his love for what he must do. The dusty streets before him reflect the heat of the day, there is no respite from the unbearable pain of the midday sun, but he would not have it any other way.

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