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just a piece of the pie aint enough (a tonal drawing written in poetic form)
there aint never no magic words or wands or mathematizing ruses for muting alarms just the desecrating deeds of misanthropic weeds or the existential...
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Propaganda!
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At the present moment there is Propaganda all around us! I am doing it! I am on Facebook fighting the war of ideas, the war of words, rather than the...
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Listening to the News 2/3/22

Does sound of our clapping drown out the bombs exploding in your homes? Our politicians stand shoulder to shoulder with ambassadors come to beg for...
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A Delicate Mind
Valerie was on a dating app one night and swiped right when she saw the profile of, what she thought, to be a goddess. Her heartbeat raced when the...
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Parables of Clippety (14) - The Bends
Marni locked her lips on him. First of all she sucked on his flesh, as hard as possible as if giving a love bite, then slowly she sunk her teeth in,...
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Origin
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The home of big skies And beautiful beaches. Windmills dot the horizon And marshes teem with wildlife. The most incredible sunsets Light up the earth...
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The photograph on the wall
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The photograph on the wall Then Lily stood on the edge of the platform unsure of what to do next. Around her children were waving and ladies were...
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Messages from Moscow
Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/messages-from-moscow-mp3 Messages from Moscow Kyiv had been in my thoughts as I stared at his...
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Maria and the Bellasis Family 26
1891 I was so pleased when I was sent a note by Sister Aloysia (Cecelia Bellasis) to invite me to rejoin the convent as an annuitant. There were two...
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More Snowdrops ! (hidden away)

Is that a drift of snow peeping over the top of the bank? …
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02.1 Rubicon
Borys Jasinski, Polish mathematician living in Switzerland with his wife and two sons, arrived in Buenos Aires from Madrid. As soon as he passed the...
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Music Is The Voice Of The Soul

Music Is The Voice Of The Soul By Paul McCann . Music is a high work of art . Music is the song in my heart . Music is life and life’s ok . Music is...
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Mama
"O ALLAH if You must take my mama now please give her the paradise and bless me to be living so this time we’re being with each other forever” Mama I...
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Parables of Clippety (13) - Suck My Blood
They struggled to keep up with him in their high heels and occasionally water splashed around their ankles but the idea of being left alone down...
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The Ghost House - (Chapter 6)
That night, I had a nightmare, the first one since I was in primary three, I woke up shaking at 3.25am, I could see the luminous hands of my Timex...
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Slava Ukraini!

I jotted this down as a relief from the constant news reports; and I hope it strikes a chord. And while we cannot directly help, we can donate to the Red Cross
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Come meet the women of my land

When I think of 'Island', the first thing I see is my island. My Sardinia. My land. And the women of my land. Our story and our geography. Our hands on the waist. Island to me means home.
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Peculiar Vernacular
Searching for the right word
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01.3 The Silverside Club
Marina paced to leave the beach and he followed. She retorted, “At the Silverside.” “Not far! I live nearby. I’ve been here for seventeen years,”...
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Dream Hares
That night the dream hares were early in their running...
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