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The Nature of Feelings
The grass was still glistening with dew in the walled garden. I was early. It’s a Boomer thing. Plus, you must allow for stuck-behind-a-tractor...
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Informed Rituals
I should have known from the psychedelic colours in the gorse that a migraine was coming. I haven’t had a migraine in years, so didn’t twig. I...
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Knowing One Supernatural
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] His Being is transcendent, different, far above (in purity, perception, glory, skill and love) those he had … indescribable, in grace approachable …
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Mother's Day 2024
Today is Mother's Day of 2024. But you died and you can't celebrate Mother's Day anymore. You were a wonderful mother and I'm your youngest son. You...
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The Mushroom.
This morning a friend took me to The Harvester for breakfast. I don’t go very often the last time I went to one, was last year for my birthday, my...
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A Kodak Moment
History as a Kodak Moment I was leafing through a volume of historical photos, published by the Buffalo News. They were snapshots of Buffalo, N.Y...
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The Secret Language of Tearooms #1
When a man scans a fairly empty tearoom whistling or humming, and then takes a slalom course around the available tables to sit opposite you, it is...
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It Could Have Been Me
After Pam Ayres's "I Wish I'd Looked After My Teeth". It is a parody I wrote in 2008 that I hope reflects the jocularity and fun of the original piece - Image from Pixabay
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How inscrutable his ways
The first surprise is that the funeral is being held in the Holy Trinity Church. Honestly, I didn’t take Nathan for a churchgoer. Off course, I got...
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We Are Where We Are, and All is Well
Today was a blue-green yellow day. The north wind whipped itself back to Svalbard and had left us in deep hush. I have a favourite writing exercise;...
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Light up the sky
Light up the sky Being with you keeps me up all night Like a rainbow in the night You shine bright like a northern light Hold me tight Let’s take...
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The Old Wooden House On The Hill
The Old Wooden House On The Hill By Paul McCann We told stories then as wee children They were frightening and enlightening, Don’t tell your Mother...
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No Regrets!
I was in my favourite shop TKMaxx, and I saw a beautiful, fabulous, strong looking all leather bag, in the men’s section upstairs. I looked at it...
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1:5:1 Quatarr (Part 3)
A human stood ahead of three Quatarrians on their left while the other two Quatarrians were on their right. There was a noticeable difference in...
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Trans.
About five years ago, my daughter bought me a dressing gown, I never shop from this shop. I wasn’t sure what to expect. The dressing gown was...
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Elastic Band
He told her he’d be a millionaire when he retired. ‘I can have £200,000 one year, £50,000 the next, if I want , ’ he said pressing the button for the...
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Golden sunshine
And now is the time for you to go we live in golden sunshine all of our sunny days I was so lucky to have you back with me as I touch your hands and...
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Parcel for you.. Part 25
‘Oh, we might have to try and scrub that off,’ ‘Why Mum? It suits him, don’t you think it suits him?’ Vanessa stared at her daughter, she was always...
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I Heard It Though The Grapevine (Dead Reckoning series - Part 8)
In which both Samantha and Josiah exchange news that neither wants to hear, and Archibald keeps the score!
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Initial thoughts on the Piers Morgan baby reindeer interview
The woman Martha is based on should never have been sent to prison instead she should’ve been referred to a mental health assessment unit. She is...
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