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Last Things
I wrote this story and posted it several years ago. But I'm reposting it because I feel it may help people in these difficult times we're living through. Keep your hopes alive, my friends.
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Imagine …
I’m a lion in a cage in an angry roaring rage … … I’m a frightened little mouse quietly scuttling round the house. … I’m a Mummy feeling wild for I’...
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Golden Memories: Nightclubs #3
Even though I had two or three favourites, my introversion had the strange effect of compelling me to sample every nightclub opportunity presented to...
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Anyway
Anyway when you do see the light and realise what is the truth, you understand that the light is just the spectrum of colours, spectrum? That is that...
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A Walk in The Park During The Christmas Season Of Goodwill (Don't Breathe On Me)
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A Walk In The Park During The Christmas Season Of Goodwill Could have been my last! Walking the Dogs in the local Park, with my wife’s son, who lives...
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Jim Welsh (Largactil) 13/3/1964—6/10/2012.
I didn’t go to Jim Welsh’s funeral. I didn’t hear about it until later, and I think it was Sharpie that told me. I wasn’t upset, just sad about the...
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Night With Her Train Of Stars
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Fanning the Flames
He fanned the flames and muddied the waters now we’re knee-deep in a fiery swamp Blood and soil passion has crippled all reason They can't think with...
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A Winter Child
. A Winter Child By Paul McCann As the frost fell down over the gardens ., The smell of wood burning stoves clung to the air . The winter child...
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Marvels Of Modern Cricket
Marvels Of Modern Cricket By Paul Mc Cann A marvelous game is cricket , when you get in the thick of it, the batsman he love's to hit it , the bowler...
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Finding Love
Finding Love By Paul McCann My life was just like a runaway train , until you stepped on board , suddenly I was back on track again and love was my...
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Front Porch Pick Up
Front Porch Pick Up July 18, 2020 Must give up recently purchased exercise bike. Six months old with three miles on the odometer. No. I did not rig...
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A tooth's tale!
18, and front teeth capped, filed to points and wrapped …in lockdown, the ‘full crown’ came loose One dentist had retired and appointments were scarce … get mixed with my sandwich …? …
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The Dead Cat
Steve “Stevo” Mason never did like school. At 14 years of age, the rest of his life looked a very long way away. Particularly bright at junior level...
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Ulf and Sven and the important military mission
Sven: ( offstage ) "Ulf. Ulf." ( enter Sven ) Sven: "The Commander has given me the instructions for our mission, Ulf. We're to sneak into enemy...
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In a Lonely Place (i.m David Bowie)
The vistas from the train window were stunning but not in a good way, I looked out at the damage wrought by the recent storm over the fields of...
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Failed Revolutions
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Where the revolutions could not succeed because they fell out amongst themselves, and didn’t behave with enough decency to stop the bloodshed. Stalin...
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Tam McSwiggan
Tam McSwiggan 1961-2001 R.I.P. When Tam was born Rangers’s supporters in the enclosure rioted and tore down the green, red, and white flag at Ibrox...
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Sacking the U.S. Capitol
Seditious Conspiracy and Federal Law The federal law against seditious conspiracy can be found in Title 18 of the U.S. Code (which includes treason,...
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Postmodern Dreaming
My name is Jonny Ringo. Though some call me gringo. I know all the Western lingo. Because I'm a gunslinger, by jingo! So goodbye for now.... I'm off...
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