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Where is the Genius?

Image made with imgflip. by author. The words are Jonathan Swift's. Where is the genius? I can see where the confederacy is...
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Story of the week

A perfect day

It was the winter of 1999. My best friend Richard was working for the Royal Forestry Commission up in Yorkshire. For a time, on a Friday night I...
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Almost on Vacation Blues

Our friends all scattered this summer and vacationed in various parts of Europe. One couple even got engaged in Norway. We don't have any vacation...

Colour Me Perfect

Colour Me Perfect Colour me violet Keep my world in inviolate Colour me lilac Keep my spirit bright Colour me red For you, sons and daughters, I will...
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Ghosts of the Leith Citadel

Ghosts of The Citadel: The Hidden Panel Article to be pitched to Editor of Edinburgh Evening News Tuesday 3rd January 1989 Location: Arden Street,...

Imagine

Just imagine Compassion falling like drops of rain To feel it you need just, step outside And be awashed in the experience, in the emotion You are...

A Happy Heart (Song)

1. Into your kiss all covered in bliss, my lips, they did collide. My heart flew over the rainbow up to the starry skies 2. Into your arms all filled...

A Brief Encounter

The evening warm; your eyes meet mine Your kiss, carnal, unexpected Your sapling tree grew proud in my hand How our sensuality rose As an eel like...

The River Island

Once there was an island in the middle of a river where a witch held a princess as her captive and a prince who wanted to rescue her tried and tried...
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Peggy Seeger

At Kala Sangam in Bradford late Sunday afternoon, one singer sits on a hard chair waiting for the other to take the stage, tune her guitar to the...

Murka

It’s a pretty rough time for some sisters and brothers, That’s why I’m thankful to spends my nights under covers, 300 million others share this...

CDX-1138 Emerging Exploration and First Contact AI

After performing a photonic laser breaking for one thousand, one hundred, eighty-two days and achieving a heliocentric orbit. I analyzed the radio...

In the funny, upturned land of Jumbly-Boo (Song)

1. In the land of Jumbly Boo on their heads, people wear shoes and wear hats upon their feet walking backwards down the street. And the rich man just...

Mysterious Soul

Mysterious Soul P K Routray Created or under creation or yet to be envisaged upon any form of weapon cannot fashion its destruction. Neither the fire...

Eye Knows And Eye See

Eye knows and Eye See . By Paul McCann I've seen how fast time passes by . Seen shooting stars across the sky . Seen babies born and old ones die ...
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A father's thoughts

It brings me so much joy, when I hear my children laugh It makes the world better And when they find it scary, my arms will always comfort them They...

On Political Duality in Modern America

Before I write the meat of this essay, let me emphasize that I am just one imperfect citizen, not entirely inexperienced in political affairs, but...

the question of Euthanasia

IF I have to die, I'd let it be known that I would much prefer civilized Euthanasia to a street hit. In truth, I'm contemplating these matters after...

Demons

I've got demons inside me that I can't control. I'm fully aware of them, but they just won't go. Draining me in ways you cannot imagine. Sucking my...
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Poem of the week

Wonder

Skin, hot, sticks to me. I wonder what you wonder. Light crawling from behind the drawn curtains. Slats on the poorly assembled bed creak beneath the...

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