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Generational shift
“I’m thinking of retiring.” Jesus, another one. They’re all going, first Phil Taylor, then Barnie, seems like every world champion of yesteryear is...
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The Rendezvous
Six months on from my first visit to The Rendezvous , the nightclub at the far end of town, I'm still excited as I get ready. My first visit was on...
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Playing Away

A very old one, drafted in from another site, tinkered with, still full of faults, but a piece held in great affection by the writer nonetheless. Image source is from Room For Diplomacy, a web-page listing British Diplomatic buildings https://roomfordiplomacy.com/gambia-banjul/
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How the ribbon dance was invented
You may have seen the famous chinese ribbon dance and even have heard that it started over a 1000 years ago when the Emperor Tang had a dream of a...
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Now, Eternity (New Romantic style Song)
1. Midnight is coming to us all. Before the cursed night can fall look at the shining of the world; you'll see you're standing on a pearl. 2...
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¿Dónde Las Palmas?

Written several years ago. Eventually I grew to like the place. Image courtesy Wiki commons
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What will last?

Present needs can fill the mind: Jesus says what’s best to find is himself … Life-transforming offer this! on-call service do not miss! …
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Grimms75
With all the cash Jaz is carrying and the hurry-scurry Rab is surprised to be standing beside him at a bus stop waiting for a bus. Jaz has brought...
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God is a can of beans
Inspired by a black and white film about a factory, possibly in Navarro, possibly in 1963.
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Engine Number Eight
Engine # 8 on Chicago Street The boarded up, red-brick, old building at 176 Chicago Street, in Buffalo’s old First Ward, looked forlorn and crumbling...
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JULY

the emperor of rome way back in 46 bc revised his empire's calendar to what we all now see . the dates of all their festivals had gotten out of whack...
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Just coping (Song)
1 There was an old man. He didn't have a plan but did the best he could from day to day. 2 And when people enquired wether the man felt tired in a...
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Rose Red and her rescuers
Once upon a time, a little girl named Rose Red because of her long red hair lived with a dog, a cat, a bird and a mouse in a little cottage in the...
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The Smallest Particle Proof That Reality Is A Dream
What is the smallest particle made of? The answer must be Nothing because if it is truly the smallest particle then there are no smaller particles...
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Addiction
The light has faded to early summer performing her games of hide go seek. I think of you often caught between the gloss and brittle bones, of lovers...
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I'm not gonna cry for me
This one is from 1984 and shows the state of my mind back then as drinking took a grip
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Mother of Despair
Mother Of Despair By Paul McCann . Mother of despair, on a wing and a prayer answer those who place their hope in you . Mother of despair, open doors...
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White
It seems the more time we possess, The less faith we are left with In people, in god, in ourselves Innocence is lost, The same instant as ignorance...
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