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New Directions (37)
By lunchtime my eyes felt like someone’d kicked sand in my face. Three hours of staring at my PC screen scrolling through hundreds of messages trying...
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The 30th Anniversary Of Christopher Reeve's Accident
Thirty years ago today, millions of people were surprised. Christopher Reeve fell off a horse and he was paralyzed. Reeve's accident occurred on May...
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Chronicles of Trumpenstein : Desecration and Desperation.. By (As Distant As Possible!) Armchair Commentator Alfred N.Muggins
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16/2/25 Desecration of Constitution, Separation of powers, shut ‘em down! Shutting down all those government offices which were there to help the...
10 Life Lessons. Number 10.
1968 came along and suddenly I was ten years old and in my final year at Junior school. That was the first time I heard the words “Eleven Plus.” The...
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Jack’s been to the national
“ And the interesting thing about Just van Rossum’s FF Confidential font ,” the speaker said, “ i s its recent use in a campaign against pira cy. I...
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The Death of Fruit
It's hard to say when the murder occurred. It could have been a slow torture, or just a few brutal blows. But somewhere between the 1970's and 2010,...
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A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Seven
I recall feeling quite surprised, and impressed when we entered double iron gates, that took us along a lengthy drive. We arrived at a large imposing...
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The Last Customer
The diner was nearly empty, the kind of dead quiet that only came after midnight—booth lights dimmed to amber, pie case humming softly in the back...
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Loose Lettuce Leaf Factory Tour
Brake squeal announced busload disembark - not locals but a chattering multi-cultural arc. Concentration torn from my romance book I grabbed my bag...
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In The Twinkling Of An Eye.
For many years Paul my husband would do a secret Santa. That was what he called it. Christ mas Eve, he would put £10 in an envelope and put it...
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My Mind Is a Bad Neighborhood
Note to reader: this is a first draft. Please feel free to leave comments about what works/doesn't work, or how you think this piece might improve...
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Goodbye Sam, Hello Samaritans
“They’re resurrecting Dylan Thomas,” Toby said. “Hello, Samaritans,” I said. “Could you stop doing that,” Toby said. “I’m sorry. I’m just nervous, it...
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Freedom of Speech
I‘m not a tale for you to tell, nor melodies for you to sing. In darkness where the shadows dwell, I rise beyond what mainstreams bring. I'm not a...
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President In Office
Mr Cyril Rhamaphosa Do not underestimate the responsibility on his shoulders, let us try and understand the difficulty and directly conflicting...
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Stuff
A bit of whimsy for this weeks Inspiration Point, and how I wish I could get rid of STUFF!!! (Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)
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A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Six
Albert and William had gone for a ride in the gardeners pony and trap. The twins had been most excited making their way around to the stables to...
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Entry 4 — The Things We Cover
Journal of Isla Loren — March 20 Location: upstairs hallway outside the second bedroom Weather: cloud-thickened morning, wind pressing against the...
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Henry
Our little man has just turned one. We call him Henry, not Don or Ron. He walks and points, and life is 'bon'. When the toy goes, he knows it's far...
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Forgive – and forget?
[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series] We cannot ask God to forgive, count us good, if we will not pardon those whom we should. When choosing to...
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IT WAS YOU
IT WAS YOU! GOD OF EVERY GRACE IS OUR KEY TO ENDURING FAITH. THE LIVING WORD, OUR RESTING PLACE HERE IS WHERE WE BELONG: WHERE WE SEEK ONLY YOUR FACE...
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