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Written (quite) a few years ago, when the US re-established diplomatic relations with Cuba. Posted today, because I was looking for something else on an old hard-drive and found it... just next to an unfinished novel or three... Image source is Wiki Commons, it is in the Public Domain as it was taken so long ago...

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Somehow

By Ewan on Thu, 02 Jan 2020

Another nugget of fool's gold from the digital mines... No known copyright issues for original photograph of Argentine Death Flight victims... fiddled with by author.

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Burning Bridges

By Ewan on Thu, 02 Jan 2020

hmmm... it's not about bridges... image created by writer from open source original.

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Jocasta's Reading

By Ewan on Sat, 21 Oct 2017

UPDATED 3 Jan 2020 : the footnote appears in the original version never posted. I wouldn't swear it makes anything clearer... GOOD! Experimental, ergodic. Image is in the Public Domain:

Certificate 12

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A Reflection on Memory's Dreams

By Ewan on Mon, 30 Mar 2020

It's about... I've forgotten. Image source wikipedia. It is in the Public Domain

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My Father's Diaries

By Ewan on Sun, 05 Apr 2020

Just read it. Image author's own

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'Ach Well...'

By Ewan on Sun, 03 May 2020

ambivalence, there's a lot of it on both sides... Image source wiki commons. Licence CC-SA 3.0 Photographer Gil Cavalcanti

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Crooked Timber

By Ewan on Mon, 04 May 2020

It's about the same thing as the last one was about... image by Jason Swadley. Source Flicker.com . Licence CC BY 2.0

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Double Glazed

By Ewan on Mon, 11 May 2020

I'm sure you'll figure it out. Image author's own.

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Inside

By Ewan on Fri, 15 May 2020

It's about ... time, I went for a walk. Image is used in good faith according to fair use.

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Do Not Ask

By Ewan on Mon, 18 May 2020

No, don't... Image created from PD elements by author.

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fizzbangpop

By Ewan on Tue, 19 May 2020

I'm sure it'll mean something to somebody... image is by SalfEnergy source is Wikipedia. Licence is CCA 2.

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Somewhere

By Ewan on Fri, 12 Jun 2020

An old one, from you-know-where... No known copyright issues for image from TESS

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Good News

By Ewan on Sat, 22 Aug 2020

sometimes, it's just where the keyboard takes you, after you look in the notebook. This might be autobiographical, but it isn't all true. Image. Author's own. BTW ten-out-of-ten for getting to our age if you remember this record being in the charts...

Other Fiction

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Tempus Fugit

By Ewan on Mon, 31 Aug 2020

Someone once said some things very like these to me when I was younger, I should have listened, but ... well, as a teenager/young man I was ALWAYS right. Now I'm older, I know that there are many more than two sides to anything. What do you call a shape with two sides..? Exactly. Image use licence Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International source; wikipedia. Creator: Yakidono

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Fingers

By Ewan on Fri, 03 Aug 2007

Whitechapel... Edited 29th October 2020 Two (TWO!!) lines changed... oh and this image added. Image source needpix.com. Free for non-commercial use.

Crime

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Phyllida Case

By Ewan on Wed, 25 Nov 2020

Odd. Because I felt like writing something weird. Image source wikipedia commons licence CCA2.0 photographer Tex Texin on Flicker too.

Surreal

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The Footballer's Fear of the Whistle

By Ewan on Fri, 27 Nov 2020

Amid the fuss about the death of another, admittedly incredible, footballer from the other side of the world, there's this. It used to be on another site. I wrote it nine years ago the week after his death. I've edited it somewhat. What a terrible waste. Still no explanation of why, although unsubstantiated reports link him to the abuse carried out by boys' coach, Barry Bennell. Anyway, we know the spotlight is hard to give up. Gary Speed (1969-2011).

Certificate 15

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Zoom

By Ewan on Mon, 07 Dec 2020

The taste of nostalgia is sickly sweet... Image source http://kidr77.blogspot.com/2017/05/zoom-ice-lolly.html No known copyright issues. But I'll keep investigating.

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Old Nick's

By Ewan on Thu, 17 Dec 2020

It's the only place in town, now... Image author's own fault, I mean design.

Surreal

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The Great Conjunction

By Ewan on Wed, 23 Dec 2020

Seasonal. image licence is CC SA-BY 4.0 Source wikipedia commons.

Millicent Frome

By Ewan on Tue, 16 Feb 2021

Doggerel. Image source pinterest. No known copyright issues.

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Nocturne

By Ewan on Mon, 01 Mar 2021

Nocturne - a night scene. Image taken by Chris Gampat used under Licence CC by SA 2.0 Source Flicker

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I Wish

By Ewan on Wed, 14 Apr 2021

No clues, just guess. It's more fun. Image is in the Public Domain. Source wikipedia.fr.org

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Imperial-ism

By Ewan on Sat, 17 Apr 2021

It's just silly. Nice to remember, for us old 'uns, but there are much more important things in the world. Image CC by 2.0 Nico Hogg - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicohogg/252397147/

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Land of the Rising Batter

By Ewan on Mon, 19 Apr 2021

A bit of affectionate ribbing. Image from the café depicted's facebook page... they're happy with the free publicity.

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Gibborim

By Ewan on Tue, 20 Apr 2021

This is an old one dug out of an old hard drive, don't think I ever posted it here. Anyway, Gibborim sort of means warriors, heroes, the mighty... The word was used to refer to King David (yes, that one)'s bodyguard. Anyway, enjoy this... or not. Image is PD from Wikipedia.

Historical Fiction

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The Dis-harmonic Sympathy Orchestra

By Ewan on Sat, 24 Apr 2021

How many female conductors are there? It's not about old buses. Image from classicfm.com, by Flyin' Fiddler. No known copyright issues.

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Pebble

By Ewan on Wed, 05 May 2021

Sometimes the simplest things are the most complicated. image from freeimages.com free for non-commercial use

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The Road Goes

By Ewan on Wed, 12 May 2021

on, but NOT ever on. Image used under CC-SA 2.5 Generic. Photograph by

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Corner Poet

By Ewan on Mon, 24 May 2021

He's from a different town, really Image by Michael Ely licence CC by 2.0 SA, source wikipedia.org

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Spilled Ink

By Ewan on Mon, 07 Jun 2021

This will not cheer you up. Move on. Image source is flicker.com Original artwork by Joyce Ballantyne. flicker.com has it licensed as CC-SA 2.0. Hmm...

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Rattlesnakes

By Ewan on Tue, 08 Jun 2021

Yes, I've been listening to Lloyd Cole - and reading the news story about Sarah Everard. Nothing changes. Image is from creativeuncut.com - no known copyright issues. https://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-23/ha-rattlesnake-and-silverballer...

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This is a Spell

By Ewan on Thu, 17 Jun 2021

What it says... abra cadabra... image is CC0 PD!!!

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"untitleds"

By Ewan on Mon, 05 Jul 2021

Nothing much to see here. I made the image at graphicsprings.com

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A Spadeful of Blues

By Ewan on Mon, 05 Jul 2021

Ten years old... just shows how long I've been obsessed with... well, if you listen to the audio too, you'll know. I've always said I'd pay for an audiobook of him reading Chandler. Image from The Big Combo is in the Public Domain (!!!)

Moonlight Over Seville

By Ewan on Tue, 06 Jul 2021

Now this IS very old. I spent a whole, hot summer in Sevilla (learning to be a TEFL teacher, as we were called then) before I moved out full time to Spain the year after. From June to September everyone in the city stays up until 4 a.m. because it's too hot to sleep. On rare occasions there'll be a cloudburst, many people just stay outside, for the rain never lasts long. The city does look wonderful in the moonlight. Image source Wiki-commons licence CC-A SA 4.0 Bocinaplatea is the original uploader, but there's no link now.

Paseo Maritimo

By Ewan on Tue, 06 Jul 2021

Another old one: I wrote this eleven years ago, whilst on holiday in Galicia, escaping the heat of Andalucia for two weeks in the summer. It rained a lot, but we didn't care. Photo by mindsteel on pxhere.com licence CC0

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From Rochdale to the Stars

By Ewan on Tue, 24 Aug 2021

It's about... well, you'll see. Image from publicdomainvectors.org

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Mad Dogs and Englishmen

By Ewan on Thu, 26 Aug 2021

An old one: probably written in the summer of 2014, which was hotter than usual in The Frying Pan of Spain, the Guadalhorce Valley. image source flicker.com photographer Beppie licence CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Four Stanzas in Search of a Poem

By Ewan on Thu, 26 Aug 2021

What it says. Image is by Carl Spitzweg and is in the public domain because he's been dead quite a while.

Surreal

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Sunday Morning, 3 a.m.

By Ewan on Mon, 13 Sep 2021

Odd... I quite understand if you don't like it. Image is free for non-commercial use from pxfuelhere.com

Think of a Number [Cadae]

By Ewan on Mon, 27 Sep 2021

Cadae https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadae also interesting : https://www.livescience.com/14836-pi-wrong-tau.html Glad I follow Ian MacMillan on twitter. Image from Pixabay