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Owl Down
We found a dead owl on our morning walk.
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Tidy
Back then The house was neat Ordered according to moods Deciphered in quick looks An altered gait Pace of breath Knell of keys Toes cramped Curling...
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Son of a Deer
A first child full of pride his long legs easy in stride- keeping up to mother not so hard on trails & did not fail. He showed he was not just a...
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Ancestral Spirits
With Halloween nearly upon us.
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What is Buried at Thresholds
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The Department of Explaining
Where all this hub-bery will get us eventually... and what someone brave might do about it...
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The Long and Spectacular Life of Agnes Magnusdottir 20
1967 "I hate you, I hate you, I hate you." The reemergence of the main in the bowler hat happened at a particularly troubling time. "Don't worry,"...
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A Sparrow
A Sparrow invaded my backyard space set aside for a favourite – the blue jay resplendent with his Roman-shaped head beak as a sword and flashy...
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The Long and Spectacular Life of Agnes Magnusdottir 19
The Third Translation. Zelig Krüger’s Diary. Pages 4, 5 & 6 Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. Oh my goodness. What developments there have been...
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Maria and the Bellasis Family 9
Chapter 9 The next Sunday when I met again with Mother Francis I couldn’t stop myself from saying, “Surely it must have been about this time that the...
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Stonehenge 1965
It's only just occurred to me how fitting this piece is for several of the recent 'Inspiration Point's' So I guess I am looking at Stonehenge from several perspectives.I is true to say that as a young boy the exeprience that day/early morning was to change me forever....forest_for_ever! The image above is actually a clrcke of stones near Chippping Norton.....I didn't have a camera back in 1965!
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Samhain and Beyond
Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/samhain-and-beyond-revised-mp3 Samhain and Beyond We stand in hallowed doorways, hand in hand,...
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The Long and Spectacular Life of Agnes Magnusdottir 18
The Second Translation. Zelig Krüger’s Diary. Pages 2 & 3 A library! The lift doors had opened and there it was. Although I had never seen one...
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Shakespeare Must Die Act 5
Act 5 scene 1 1619. Whitehall. The gardens. Bacon and Buckingham are alone. Buck – Francis, it's the only way. Bacon – Perchance the only way for you...
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You asked, we chose
Prime Ministers' Questions has improved so much since they replaced politics with Sandi Toksvig. The doorbell rings. It's the trick or treaters...
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I never thought it would happen
The PE teacher spends every lesson focussing on overhead kicks. For the whole lesson they lay on their backs, trying to score the perfect goal...
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We'll find a place to roam
My friend lives on a boat. She pats strangers dogs and orders off-menu in cafes on side streets most people would just walk past. On your birthday...
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Creeping F-ing Jesus.
The old man pulls a crumpled hanky from the side pocket of his jacket, and blows his nose. He peers at his notes and then at us with watery grey eyes...
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Muggins and His Wife Mrs Muggins Venture into Town During the Third Pandemic Lockdown of January 2021 (to drop her son off at the Blood Donation centre (and walk the dog!) Part 1 : Return To Town
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It was the first time either of them had been into their Town for many months, partly because of the virus lockdowns, and partly because there was a...
Shakespeare Must Die Act 4 scs 3 & 4
Act 4 sc 3 1613. The Globe has burnt to the ground. King James and Ben Jonson walk in Whitehall. Jonson - If it were done, it was best it were done...
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