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The Oak

Posted on February 14, 2026February 14, 2026 by admin

Nether Oak close, needed one last story to tie it all up and i felt it appropriate for it to be about the oak that stands in the middle of the green, the single entity that binds all the locations in all the stories

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The last verse …

Posted on January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 by admin

.. and so the last Nether Oak Close is done.
Number 21 . home of Carol and Sandy who have a unfinished song …

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The Diwali Lotus

Posted on January 25, 2026January 31, 2026 by admin

This is not meant in any way as “tokenism” but Number 12 is the home of the Patels a family of Gujerati heritgate, and this is their Diwali story

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Paul’s lost words

Posted on January 24, 2026January 31, 2026 by admin

Paul, a poet has lost his words an new friends helps him find them

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Sidney and the Time Travelling Toilet

Posted on January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 by admin

I was, as we all do daily, sat doing my buisness on the toilet when I realised that the toilet is the one place we all visit, “Hopefully” everyday. It is an anchor in the river of time and as such is a perfect thing to become a time machine. .and so I give you “Sidney and the Time Travelling Toilet of Number 19 Nether Oak Close

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New Variables

Posted on January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 by admin

An enterprising teenager creates an AI chatbot that developes a surprising personality

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Stick and Stones

Posted on January 5, 2026January 5, 2026 by admin

Nether Oak Close has a Gossip, she learns about how damaging stories can be.

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The Truth About Elegance

Posted on January 4, 2026January 4, 2026 by admin

One of my “heros” is Leonardo Da Vinci, and while tiding my man cave I came across a book of my fathers about Leonardo’s life.
One phrase came out of the text
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” and it set me thinking on what is elegannce

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Questions need answers

Posted on January 3, 2026January 3, 2026 by admin

I was wondering what it would be like to be able to answer any question and this Nether Oak Story appeared

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A New Year’s Turning

Posted on December 31, 2025December 31, 2025 by admin

The inhabitants of Number 7 experience the New Year like they never have beofre
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