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In A world Gone Mad: Wednesday 6 May 2020
Wednesday 6 May 2020 It’s my Birthday The day started at 04:00, but I ignored it, if Arthur fell down the stairs, he fell down the stairs—my mind...
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∞. Epilog

A Quinn Martin Production... Image is PD from wiki commons.
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80. It's the End of the World as We Know It.

Okay, this is it. Apart from a short epilog(ue) later, as this has been a Quinn Martin production. Image source Pexels.com Photographer Akshay Anand
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It's The Principle.

I had bought many can openers, and last year was the last straw! So, I decided to buy a proper one, and I spent a staggering £8 on one from Tesco. It...
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Dunking Ink (10)
Next morning, the President took some daunting action to remove the Police Commissioner and he wasn’t prepared to leave the post simply. He...
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Updated. Part Two.

Soon after I’d published part one, I had an email from the solicitor, it seemed what I was sent was a general information of their price list! I was...
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Updated. Part One.

Earlier this year, I went many miles to update my Will. I had let it lapse for one year, having paid for it to be kept at the solicitors for ten...
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Spilt Milk

I like to people watch. One of the few happy memories I have is people watching with my mother. ‘Rasputin,’ she’d say, pointing out a person from the...
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Birds in Cages
Buzz. A vibration echoes in the large bedroom, bright and beaming with lights from various electronic devices. The starry night barely noticable,...
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A Literary Squirrel

A judicious rodent.
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Starfish to Flint
Starfish to Flint
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The Urgent Care Center.

I rang 111 for someone and they were given the choice, as to what they would like to do next, they were given two choices and chose the latter. So, I...
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After Gyles' Quay

Der killin everyone in de town dese days. Dey killt dat businessman cause he wus helpin de Loyalists. Dey killt a man outside de snoooker hall cause...
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In A World Gone Mad:Tuesday 5 May 2020
Tuesday 5 May 2020 I got the book off to the client last night, three days after our deadline—but four days early for customer deadline, that’s...
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Bush
Matthew arrived at the bus stop in Jalingo. Jalingo was a major African town and Matthew had been expecting a large bus station where there would be...
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Now and Then

Now and Then Counting the lines on her fingers, consulting her dears and neighbors connecting with their cherished celebrations characterized by its...
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The Rape of Piker Niggard
With apologies to Charles Dickens ---------------------------------------------------- Piker Niggard scowled at Scuff over his bent eyeglasses. "...
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79. The Turn Of A Friendly Card

You played poker with who??? Image author's own.
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A Mothers Love

my cousin just had a baby in lockdown and asked me if I would write him a poem. Having not met him yet I wrote one of a mothers love, hoping she didn't meant that she wanted one about a cat or something. It's best to hear my poems since I am mainly a performance poet - link to the video included.
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Homecoming

The House: A sliding scale of angles - angels? – You might see them where the edges connect, And where the sun catches the glass, Where the rainbows...
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