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Malta. Part Three.
The only country that I have ever wanted to go to in the world, was Malta. As a surprise, my daughter Meghan, surprised me, a holiday for the both of...
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Dirge for another year gone by
What do I do of these penny pastiches limp and coddled and shy from the wise seeds of wit and wonder grow these superflous weeds that stutter and...
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Careless
CARELESS Oops! Got to be Mo, freeze frame. Shit's all the same: but who’s blaming? Rabbit chasing tortoise down a rabbit's trail; in slow motion...
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Never is In The Giving Up
Never Is In The Giving Up They say that time changes things: but you actually have to change them yourself. Andy Warhol Therefore - Persevere with...
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Anyone At All
From ‘ The Scouring Tout’ column, The Martlet, March 28 Walking backwards should be uncomfortable and disorienting, and in this case, it was,...
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Void
Taking an idea, that of the voidness of some lives, into a poem.
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2084-E
Chris stood in front of the judge in the crown court. The judge was a middle aged man with a moustache and a beard. He was wearing his red gown and...
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Bus Pass Has a Birthday Treat
Bus Pass is three years old today and is feeling rather excited. By coincidence, a new ‘Søstrene Grene’ shop is opening in Aberdeen, and Bus Pass, a...
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"For, being green, there is great hope" (quote from Shakespeare's HENRY VI PART 2, ACT 3 SCENE 1)
Some people are angry that Just Stop Oil threw coloured cornflour at Stonehenge. Because the structure is old? A symbol of how humans have survived...
Alfred Muggins’ Easter Dream
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10/4/24 Bob Dylan comes on singing a hymn with keyboards and guitars, a message of peace for all sides and all hearts. Truth is spoken, and felt! The...
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1:5:3 Alterations (Part 1)
Breathe. The immediate panic the quake had caused had been short lived but was soon replaced with curiosity and questioning. Sharr’Renn picked...
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A Night To Remember (Dead Reckoning series - Part 14)
In which Samantha frets about Josiah's dinner engagement, Josiah endures an awkward drive into the Cheshire countryside and things don't end quite as expected.
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shaft of sunlight
Watch that shaft of sunlight through the smoke and dust, a bright patch slowly crawling on the wall to tell the time. ~ Waking slowly. This was...
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Escape Stupidity
Escape Stupidity: a bit like escape velocity, it's the minimum point of idiocy reached to need to leave the planet... Image author's own: collage made from images at canva.com
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Midsummer Meadow
I feel heartsore for Stonehenge, and find that behaviour frightening; targeting a new bride, an ancient monument with rare lichens. Who even thinks...
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They All Heard The Call
They All Heard The Call By Paul McCann Mrs Murphy lived alone in her own wee house in a safe community on pension that gave her enough to get by .At...
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The Inroads Around The Walls Of Diversity in Nursing
The Inroads Around The Walls Of Diversity in Nursing By Paul McCann Within the walls of diversity inroads can be used to build trust between...
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Solstice Haiku
The Summer Solstice Sky-blue, leaves-green, longest day, Positive sun vibes then?
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That old, misleading sound
Debunking an established trope.
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The Year of the Elections by Alfred N.Muggins
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15/6/24 There was to be an election coming up – a General Election! As far as Alfred could make out it might have been an attempt by young smart...
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