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The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone? Various media sources have attempted to parse the meaning, of former President Trump’s -Kabuki performances in rallies and on...
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Wherever I Hide Tonight
I am writing this as bullets whizz over my head, currently underneath the rubbles that appears to be a bed. No, it has not ended. And no, I don’t...
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Through the eyes
The fire in her eyes always scared me. Maybe I saw the reflection of my imperfect self through her eyes, and got frightened by the reality of it. Or...
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Joyful, frugal celebration!

Her ring was old, her grandma’s gold; her love, commitment new and true; her dress she’d had to borrow … no sop to superstition, or slavish following of tradition – just
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This Sort of Thing - January 2024 - Starter

Written at the rate of 100 words per day, this is the first part of my account of a journey from the settee to the corner of our kitchen where the kettle is.
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Jungleland (by Bruce Springsteen) : A (Belated) Review by Alfred Muggins
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26/11/21 To all my fans, of my novels, written, unwritten, and partly written, and short stories, poems and blogs, chronicles, and posts. It has been...
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what some may call...

what some may call… hill swept, i pass the gate after a time-worn ascension as wind bends the ring of beeches i can see for miles, millennia even...
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The Reckoning, pt 1. Homework from my therapist.
Getting it Out or Something It is the 5th of February, 2024. I was given homework by my therapist to write about my dad. I don’t know where to start...
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The Seaside
Thoughts in 2024 of a waste of time “going to the coast”. When I was young I used to dwell in a heap of nostalgia about “The Seaside”. Specifically,...
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A Murmuration of Starlings

Why Starlings gather in their murmurations (from the sound they make) is still a mystery, and long may it be so. We are fortunate in having had some good displays this winter, in the nearby RSPB nature reserve.
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Something Old, Something New

A satirical viewpoint - Illustration from Pinterest.
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We Watched from the Shore

We watched from the shore, is he really on board? There’s no sign of him on land or sea or yet behind this sealed sky. He is behind our eyes, as a...
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If You Want To Go To Heaven

If you want to go to Heaven, Jesus is the only way. If you haven't accepted Jesus, you should do it today. If you want to go to Heaven, accept Jesus...
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Gerald
Gerald was grey-all-over old, that’s the first thing I noticed about him. He was tall, about six feet ten, had a long, straggly, grey beard and was...
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World of Hedges
“The hedge needs cutting,” said Finch. “Why is there a hedge here in the middle of the High Street? This is a High Street isn’t it, not a planet...
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Cherries and Dahlia Petals

The story of a magic carpet-ride through Persia - Part Twelve, the final part.
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Shadows
A couple of shadows acting as live figures leaned into the evening falling beneath colours on an ending sunny day- then a slow-building shriek...
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Amazing Grace!

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] Grace, powerful, undeserved: the favour, gifts of God – though all we do he has observed, our every word has … He is the Gardener …
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The Circus That Passed By
The clowns were sent , but no one laughed . The flags were lowered to half mast . The audience had gone away . The band had come but didn’t play ...
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Queen City of the Great Lakes
Queen City of the Great Lakes During the shipping season, at the Erie Basin Marina on Buffalo’s waterfront, you can often watch the massive bulk of a...
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