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INCHES.
In our home, we wait until something is on its last legs before it is repaired or a new one is bought. The large glass in our back door was cracked,...
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Twenty Minutes at the Village Bus Stop
I'm sitting in the village bus shelter. It's twenty minutes before the bus is due, but its arrival times are as fluid as today's pouring rain, and as...
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Whiskey and wet pine cones.
Late last night I took a new bottle of whiskey outside and sat under the pine tree with the low branches in the back garden. Rain came on, fine rain...
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3 Guys In My Life
To the three guys in my life, The one I hate, the one I love, The one I can’t stop thinking of, To the three guys in my life… We were lovers in the...
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Changing Times
Changing Times Innocence departing Thirteen seasons hatched A mystical dawn was beckoning Leading me, drawing me Form now had carnal meaning Drawn by...
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Peter
He knew pretty much straight away that fully removing Peter's head had been a mistake. Knowing there was no point in trying to put it back on however...
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Flute has no bottom.
“So then, this is life. It's not quite what I expected" said the one I had decided to call Flute on account of his floaty, melodic voice. "What...
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The Second Shadow
I At first, he thought it was nothing more than the winter light playing tricks. A low sun, long evenings, angles that made ordinary things look...
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Old Man Of Storr
Old Man Of Storr does not hide, He carries the weight that shapes This land, his silence gets carried On zephyrs breezes with wisdom, Rock cannot...
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Caring (Episode 32 - The Further Chronicles of a Young Lady (and her Maid)
As Gwladys takes matters in hand, Dolly takes matters into her own hands!
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Land of Hope and Fury
Rant Photo is faked, from several different images. It is not a real place.
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Time Lords
The breath of gentle whispers between parallel worlds spins a silver mist across the meadow. A place where muffled wonder will soon be witnessed...
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A still moment.
This quiet evening, just as darkness swallows up what remains of a long, grey afternoon, I stand by the open window looking out over the garden and...
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The shock of abrupt re-entry into civilization …
…after Purbeck! … The journey down to the Purbeck Peninsula when we arrived each time was through lovely countryside, … Short car-chain-ferry back … to concentrated civilization …
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No Going Back
No Going Back Life itself is a one way ticket often comprising of changes that are forever. True, in a physical sense we can retrace our steps, but...
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Renting Alone
I don’t hoover every web between the kitchen and the back door. Jeff hangs between radiator and washing machine, hammock-bound, tiny headphones,...
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The football player
Once upon of time, there was a little boy named Daniel. He LOVED to play football. He was the best on his team; everybody loved him! He was so good,...
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Same.
I met my husband on a blind date. Most young people don’t know what a blind date is, they think it is a programme on the telly, so I have to explain...
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Things You Keep
Fake NUS card At big comp, you dress almost identical to your best friend in a red hooded coat and cork-heeled shoes. You got yours first. Her coat...
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