Miscellaneous

If only.

I bared myself to the doctor today: body, mind and soul. He’s new to the job, very young and most thorough, but he’s earned my confidence and trust...
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Quiz of the Weak (sic) ll

Here we go again! Put on those chunky jumpers and get your hair done. Which centuries are these terms closely associated with? (1) Crime, war,...
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Peter the Great in Deptford

“I’m coming to you,” said Inessa. “It’s not safe in Kherson, the Russians will be here in hours.” “But we’re leaving as well,” said Polina. “We’re...
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The War Museum

Gennady was proud that he had ran the War Museum in Nizhniy Novgorod for thirty three years, ever since it had first opened. When the officials...
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Birds do not exterminate

It started nearly fifty years ago, but I remember it so clearly, it was so unexpected, so significant. “Exterminate! Exterminate! Exterminate!” With...
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Poem of the week

On Achill Island

What good’s a house without a penny whistle?
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Quiz of the Week

For this quiz you will need to wear one of the uniforms used by most proper quiz contestants. This could be large matching jumpers (for an older...
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Nursery R-AI-me

Nonsense verse, or is it? Not created using any form of AI. Image is not created by Old McDonald and has no AI input.
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First Time Fathers

First Time Fathers By Paul McCann Before men were fathers, they were unaware of many things about themselves that would soon present when they would...
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The Less Miserables Cross a Line (2)

Two weeks later, Officer Daniels showed up alone. Not in his cruiser—on foot, walking across the lot in his uniform, hands visible and empty. The...