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Teashop Times
Nothing explosive at the teashop this week, but a few whimsical incidents, nonetheless. On taking a window seat one day I observed a perfectly...
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Nomen Est Omen

It's about...well nominative determination, I suppose. "Nomen est omen" Plautus. "The name is a sign, the name speaks for itself." In other words, Mr Bunn has no choice but to be the baker... Image in PD
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Older Memories

This would be the place then. Jadda squinted against the heavy hand of the sun. Up on the hillock there were a couple of great stones, man-high...
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A Recollection

A Recollection No beauty parlor no jeweler nor tailor no cosmetic surgery either nether mammoth power nor intent prayer stop, can ever time from...
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Coffee Solutions
At our Spring Run Golf complex, in southwest Florida, we have a wonderful forum for discussion. Every weekday, at 9 A.M., several individuals gather...
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The Late Anna Karen
You broke your back at your home in January of 2016 when you fell. You were the last surviving cast member of "On The Buses" but now you have died as...
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Communication

I used to write letters with a Parker pen.
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Resistant to benefit or harm?

But I don’t want to … from terrible two all life through … resistant … Attractive bribes, lures, enticement hidden hook … resist!
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Up On The Ridgeway
So much breathing space as strong winds pierce miles of untamed vacant high ground, relentlessly absorbing each battering constructed by nature. Now...
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03.2 Photographer
Jamal shuffled them and Marina hissed in awe, “Put them away! People can see!” She noticed his large hands with thick long fingers and wrinkled...
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Old Bones

I exist and I don’t exist. I suppose it has been that way for years. Time. Seasons. Years. It all twists and turns in knots in this place, never...
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We Used to Tell Ourselves

Well, I did. Picture Author's own. Of the day when I thought it really was over. L to R : Me, Anatolij Kvotchur Russian Test Pilot, American pilot of B2 Stealth bomber at an Airshow in 1993. I was Kvotchur's interpreter.
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Finally Proud

Kathy was the type of person who liked to please everyone. She did so at a detriment to herself. Kathy had a very vulnerable soul. She hated conflict...
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Stop the walk

A small poem about how tiring resistance can be.
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03.1 Photographer
Following day, Jamal loafed around the Silverside Club in a pair of dirty sneakers. He gathered some information out there. A very rich man called...
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THE FIRST ANGEL 12 &13

Partly due to the situation in the real World and partly because I'm thinking about a story fast forwarding a few generations, I'm winding this up earlier than I intended. I hope these final parts will clarify things. Good luck everybody. Image: Future by ideal-ist.eu
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I've Still Got Those Disco Moves

Well, no, I haven't actually.
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Which Planet do you think we should exile Putin on?..By Mr Alfred N.Muggins
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I think the moon would be too close. He might just find a way back from there, or build up his reserves and forces again for another invasion of...
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Nurturing yields a riper harvest
I never really thought much about cows and the milk that they produce. I guess I have always known in the abstract that the two were related. It is...
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