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YAMS.
I grew up eating, Yams, Sweet potatoes, butter beans, kidney beans, black eyes beans, bulla cake, white rice, brown rice, ackee and saltfish, curry...
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The Courtier From The 21st Century Who Would Be King : The King Behind The Throne : King Henry VIII (Alfred the Great II) : Ch.7 by Alfred Muggins (himself) The Real Henry VIII Finds His Feet In 21st Century England! Ch.7 Part 1
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16/7/23 (5/7/24) Mrs Muggins was back from the 16 th Century, having become sick of Henry’s cruelty in beheading of Catherine Howard in 1542. It had...
WHY??? Part Three.
They were arguing over a tiny bit of land. To end the row, he covered her, his ex in petrol and set her alight! She ran to the neighbour screaming, “...
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A hundred moments in autism - In which I manacle my legs together in my underpants
Autists are often clumsy and I am no exception. I am at the Edinburgh Fringe with my wife. It is her day off and she is spending the evening with her...
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A hundred moments in autism - The zinc and chrome plating problem (2)
The previous ‘moment’ explained the speed of my thinking, but it didn’t explain the next moment in the chain, the reason why I didn’t try harder to...
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The Mind of Shelley
In the quiet shadow of the past, Where thoughts collide and reason sows, A young mind wrestles, stark and fast, With heavy truths that ebb and flow...
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Memo to a new Labour MP Regarding Israel’s Latest Atrocity
It's a tough gig but somebody's got to do it.
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This Summer was a Write-off
This summer was a write-off, the sun slipped behind clouds, like a shy child, retreating, leaving us with the chill of uncertainty, the rain fell...
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Perception
Two train tracks run, their paths forever far, Each rail and tie laid firm with thoughts of fate. They stretch away beneath the watching star, Yet...
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Isolated
I have seen almost nobody for years now it is just me, and my brother. Just my brother and the man who cleans and works in the garden once a week I...
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Taking Care 4 (vii) - Day Centre
We had coffee at just before three. Most people had finished their painting by then. We put the ornaments on the windowsill to dry in the sunshine...
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Taking Care 4 (vi) - Day Centre
Laura's group came over at just after 1:30. There were a couple of replacements from the morning. Instead of Terry and Matthew, there was a young...
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Reaching out …
Remote from … Reach out from remoteness …
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Not even remotely
Do I miss her? Not even remotely. Her laugh, too loud, would shock the room, A poor-judged word spoken too soon. She left her books in crooked stacks...
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A hundred moments in autism - The zinc and chrome plating problem
My summer job at the end of my first year at university was as a zinc and chrome plater in an electronics factory. It was good money for a summer job...
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A hundred moments in autism - Parallel Play
Monday evening. Mrs Oblong and myself have just finished watching the last episode of Sherwood. It’s an hour to bedtime, but neither of us feels like...
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A cornucopia of color
It was one of those golden days of late May in Buffalo, New York. The 70-degree temperature was tempered by a seven-mph zephyr that cooled the skin...
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Grief
A moment of bliss Time suspended in endless tranquility Broken with a thoughtless condolence Everyone thinks they can help When you just want to be...
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Undertow
Removed for submission
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