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Snowstorm
Wonder came upon the land in undulating waves - as crystals formed from the sun and rain. Now riding the wind an avalanche sweeps across a valley...
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Masking the problem
I'm so embarrassed about my country and that now that I have to wear a mask in supermarkets, I have to hide my face in shame. Governments are not...
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Walk Away In Love
. Walk Away In Love By Paul McCann It’s time to move on, the hurting has gone , the future is waiting for you , So make a new start . deep down in...
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Anyway, the misunderstanding of Dr faustus.
Anyway I went on a date with a girl who I was texting on plenty of fish, and she said do you want to go out for lunch or dinner, I was like, dinner...
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Soon Gone
Interpret as you will. Essence wrapped stars within honeyed peaks, helping trembling corn that ate breezes in a million ways, streaming paths...
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"Difficult for Strangers" [Mr Martínez Part 1]
I've been playing with this for nearly five years. Maybe more. Image source pinterest.com no known copyright issues.
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Lunar New Year Evening
After untold glasses of baijiu , the emphatic ganbei s, and gift of a blood-red envelope – licked I guessed by golden dragons and issued by high...
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The biggest library in the universe
A book of Dylan Thomas poems and a Pinky and Perky CD. Thomas is revered here. The librarian looks at me as if I am taking out a copy of the bible...
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Toast or kippers
'Five minutes from the sea' the sign says. It doesn't specify the speed required. The room is small, cold, damp and bare, walls closely enclosing,...
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Warm Greeting!
A handshake … a hug … keep apart! … warm smile — wear a mask! … Locked eyes (only) muffled words … lonesomeness spreads.
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Useful Verses
Nearly a hundred years of lies. Image source is https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/chm/research/current/nhshistory/e... It's from 1929, so I'm sure it's out of copyright.
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Equinox at Frank Seago’s
Christmas Eve 2016 shivering in a freezing kitchen bobble hat to beat the cold surfing late-night radio stations, swerving drunkards singing carols...
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Disenchantment 7
Mark was finding the situation disturbing as he listened to Oren’s tale. Had Oren finally lost it? He certainly felt that his friend had become...
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Why Can't We Keep Our History?
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On social media the people of middle Britain seethe with indignation, as rumours of their threatened culture are raised with increased regularity...
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The Hero & The Darkness
I can’t help but reminisce on the first time it happened. The skies slowly turned dark, as if a bright spotlight had been snuffed out. Only a small...
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Embracing the Change
Ramblings on the new normal.
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My Baby Doll
You were without doubt the best dog I've ever had. Your death has broken my heart and I'm very sad. When I named you Agnes, I named you after my late...
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Moving Pictures, part 3 of 3
Thursday 14 th June 1990 Craig Craig sat on the desk, looking at their nearly completed work. Truman was in the stockroom, finishing off the...
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Moving Pictures, part 2 of 3
Thursday 14 th June 1990 Paul Paul rested his head against the steering wheel and closed his eyes. He was probably about halfway between the office...
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Moving Pictures, part 1 of 3
Thursday 14 th June 1990 Helen Helen carefully laid out the finished food upon the two plates which she then placed on the middle shelf of the oven,...
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