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Ins and outs of politics
Flawed voters want flawless leaders faultless, biddable no apologies acceptable; our voting makes you disposable, expendable, riddable – you are rejected – a new hero will be projected – …
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Another Dawn
She recreates herself In her favourite colours..
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Bronte's Inferno VI (The Oldest Pub Still Open)
Still here? Well done! [I like the pub really. ParsonThru has been there, ask him] Image source: Tim Green aka atouch on flicker licence CC-BY SA 2.0
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Disenchantment 50
***** So, you did come back. Two days after Detective Hornblende and I got out of Hell, you did come back. The oceans have started to recede and the...
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Tess Of The Dormobiles
Kelly said. "We never slept together." "Really?" I said. "Only I remember meeting you at a Yard Act gig in Manchester over the summer and afterwards...
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At Least They’re Not Puritans! (or Wielders of the Spanish Inquisition!) By Mr Alfred N.Muggins
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(who is definitely not being paid by any newspapers or media organisations (or political parties) as he writes this, and who therefore has no axes to...
She Cries
Picture from Pixabay She looks out onto the quiet suburban cluster of red brick semidetached houses and weeps. The seagulls on the roof on the house...
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BBC TV Listings, Wednesday January 21st 2032.
A peek into the not-too-distant TV future.
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Bronte's Inferno V (Kobold)
Okay, so you might need to look up some German, but you can have a guess at Daten, no? Image is by Brian Uchida, permission for non-commercial use requested.
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A Centipede went to K-mart
A centipede went to Kmart, For one thousand pairs of shoes. She chose all different colours; Reds, and whites, and blues. She also bought spare laces...
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Dream Song
This came to me in a dream as a song, Don't know why I was dreaming as a dead person...
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I Saw Shadows
of my past in the form of a mother-father and child arrangement- they dropped in to visit across the street then going now conversation and hugs left...
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Craven Gets Flashed 31
When last we left our heroes. . . Betty and Mildred were at the Village Tavern waiting for the bartender to introduce Betty; who was expected to sing...
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Shake that Heart
Shake That Heart Burst the balloon Embrace the rain Tell the world You’re in love again Let sparks fly Lighting up the sky The moon sports a grin You...
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Cloudy Day
It was a cloudy day Dull and grey I was waiting for you At Gloucester green bus station The Saturday market was full of noise I was feeling small and...
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The Ghost House (Chapter3)
I had actually seen a real ghost before , when I was 9 , in 1972, so had ‘one up’ on Alan. Dad and me were helping put up Christmas decorations in...
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THE GRANVILLE PARKERS - EPITAPH
Not long before Christmas 2021 I heard the sad news that my longest-standing friend, Roy South, had passed away on 29 th November 2021 having only...
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Maria and the Bellasis Family 22
Chapter 22 As soon as I got back to my room, I took up my pen and wrote a letter to Mother Francis’ brother Edward Bellasis. I explained my project...
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Top Tips for Turbulent Times by Timothy Tomkinson #2
Motoring As I might have mentioned before somewhere, car door designs leave a lot to be desired. It's amazing to me that modern cars can be loaded...
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Bronte's Inferno IV (All Things Happen for a Porpoise)
Yep, that's a dolphin, I did that on porpoise. Image from PxHere. CC0
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