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Perceptions
ILLUSIONS AND PERSUASIONS Sometimes, in Government and Politics, logic and the compelling cogency of righteousness, are not enough to win an argument...
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Another Shore
Turn down the empty glass can have two meanings; one being at sea the turning of the hour glass to mark each watch hour; the other is to turn down one's glass, to show that the drinking has now ended.
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Favourites
Aries Man (AM): What’s your favourite sandwich? Cancerian Woman (ME): It depends. AM: What do you mean it depends? It can’t depend. There’s one...
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Ardoyne Runaways
Ardoyne Runaways By Paul McCann At the onset of riots on the streets there were lots of great people who could maintain a sense of togetherness and...
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Open Mind
Welcome to the realm of open minds, Where laughter illuminates and expands consciousness like children's eyes on Christmas Day. Unwrapping and...
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REST
REST Matt11:28 “Come to me; all who are weary and heavily burdened (by religious rituals that provide no peace), and I will give you rest {refreshing...
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In Between Darkness
In Between Darkness “Into Darkness” If you could color the world with a painted brush; the fragrance according to visa, la vie.Traveling through a...
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The Rape of Britain.
Times have changed, compared to years ago. When a person emigrated to another country, they learnt the language, so that they can communicate and be...
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Complex Dream
Asleep behind tired eyes, fringed only in absence of familiar influences that scatter upon dreams. Along swallowed road, journey layered with actions...
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Talent
Imagine Archie Rice compere of talent show auditions... Image made by me at canva.com
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You Have to be in the Mood for a Sound Bath
Winter Solstice 2019, I went to a gong sound bath in the Cowdray Hall in Aberdeen. Pardon the pun, but it was rank. Not just musically, but partly...
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The Innocence Of An Ardoyne Child
The Innocence Of An Ardoyne Child By Paul McCann All around Ardoyne’s little streets We played with ropes , hoops and cleeks , and we had fun in the...
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In Between Words
In Between Words There's an navigating hum, that looms low and hollow; It drifts into night ascend: closely to boredom kin. Going, gone, distraction...
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Nervous.
My friend Louisa wanted to take me out to afternoon tea. I had never been out to an afternoon tea before. I have seen them on telly, and have seen...
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The Brave New Homes Of Farrington
The Brave New Homes Of Farrington By Paul McCann They deserted their homes in Farrington and burnt them down smoke and flames leapt to the sky and...
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Watching You Chapters Five and Six
Chapter Five Black sat in the porchway of a disused shop, kicked away a discarded takeaway carton, scattering the remnants into the street. He could...
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"Who Could be Selling Fish at this Hour?"
When feeling a bit blue or discombobulated, I usually find that a double bill of Bob Hope movies helps to bring back some perspective. Especially...
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One May Morning
One May Morning By Paul McCann One morning in May I heard someone say There’s been an agreement , it’s time to relent and on the TV it was good to...
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Burnt Words
Recent update concerning the following appeared in the press at the weekend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herculaneum_papyri Base image a detail from wikipedia.org. Image "composited" @canva.com
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Feeling Good
Feeling Good Flowers bloom, set fragrance array sashay across the aroma per se as an Egyptian belly dancer displays the Percolating steam off the...
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