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A Satisfied Life
Once upon a decade or two or three, 70 years ago I was a whippersnapper eager to learn - be happy knowledgeable successful in the world was my dream...
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Friday Night was Biscuit Night
My mum, she loved Marks & Spencer. She’d always say, ‘You can’t beat them for value.’ She was a brilliant shoplifter, my mum.
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When I Was Flush
I once purchased a pair of trousers, a jacket made entirely of playing cards. People seemed to like it. Without doubt, it went on to become my...
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The Worry
I was in Boyd’s Stores watching someone receive good news on their phone when Leventhal parked up beside me with news of Gerry Purcell’s death. I...
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The easy way to stop drinking
I’ve been wanting to give the drink up for a bit now but I can’t stop going to the pub. I’ve tried before but it never lasts long so I knew what to...
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1:3:9 Ascension (Part 1)
Damp. She had no idea what was going on or where she was but she was most certainly damp. Her ears were ringing, her vision blurred beyond...
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I’ve been talking to you again
I used to talk to you so much I can’t stop now And don’t worry I know you’ve gone But I can still feel your presence Especially when I’m gardening. I...
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lonely gentle tears
quenching cold rain you're joyful tears dew of mercy on eden's misty morning wooing living loving longing eyes new life springs overflows jubilates...
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Churros, chickens and choices (Bring Out Your Dead series - Part 6)
In which Amber sulks, Josiah declines an offer and D.S. Stone has his day ruined.
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Clouds
Leaves twinkle like eyes then stop as if to say: no we weren’t - you’re mistaken, three clouds rise like round loaves of bread skimming the...
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The Downfall Of Russia (The Madness of Tsar Putinplot!) by Alfred N.Muggins
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26/4/22 Vladimir Putinplot looks into a Crystal Ball, which he has acquired from a cave somewhere in the Ural Mountains. Apparently Genghis Khan once...
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No Gift Outright
In the mode of Hugh MacDiarmid’s reply to A E Housman’s Epitaph on an Army of Mercenaries; taking The Gift Outright as its subject, with apology to Robert Frost. (Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
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Bare Knuckles Boxing
Chapter XII- “Buffalo Beachers” Bare knuckle boxing on the beach Boxing was generally illegal in 19th century America, with fights held in secret...
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A Crash Course, In Spider Training.
When I met Paul, he had lots of animals and pets, including rats, monitor lizard, very large cockroaches, a crow, a German shepherd, four large...
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Storm Noddy
I'm strangely attracted to biased news and infantile adverts, probably because they and their subject matter easily confirm my misanthropic world...
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Weston Park Brings Back Memories For Alfred N Muggins
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18/11/22 Alfred goes to the famous Park in his home city, walking the dog, as usual, but what better way to explore the past and present of your own...
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Things That I Love.
My favourite word on Earth is Urban. Period. I could just stop there, but I also love the word Malta. I could stop there. But I can’t because I just...
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Christian Atsu.
I didn’t know anyone who perished in the recent earthquakes. About two weeks ago, the Partner of Christian Atsu, was interviewed on BBC 24 news as...
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Tarnished gods
Mythological fabrications and fantasies, multifarious rulers of the cosmos blundering, dramatic mysteries to amuse, dreamy and steamy tales of...
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Is There Anybody Up There ? [- 2nd instalment]
Is There Anybody Up There ? [- 2nd instalment] Recurring Motifs in the UFO Narrative Men In Black [secretive government agents, or conversely, alien...
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