Autobiography
The Journey Of Composing A Song
The Journey Of Composing A Song By Paul McCann 1 - From A Word To A Song For all the great moments of time we often are able to reflect back through...
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On the Hill, Abberley
17/4/25 Tall tree trunks, branches high beginning to green – fresh bright green of newly bursting, and emerged leaves, some lower bushes, floor of...
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Burma under occupation
In April 1942, my uncle Eddie was seven years old. His father, my grandfather Archibald, was the superintendent of stores with the Burma Oil Company...
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The Shellsuit
All my adult life, I’ve carried a complicated relationship with my father. At first, I thought the solution was distance—emotional, then physical. I...
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When Life Gives You Flags
Part Four of the Flour of Sri Lanka series. Kavinda’s proudest moment.
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Corgi Registered
We only cheated a little bit and nobody ever found out, so we got away with it. We were on a twenty mile hike across Kinder Scout and the Derbyshire...
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Rupees Appease
Part Three of the Flour of Sri Lanka series. Kavinda counts his cash.
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American Pie
American Pie (Edited Version) Jennifer Pickup, 17.04.2025 Four decades plus since I first heard those piano chords behind the opening words, and that...
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Taking Tea - Kavinda and Me
Part Two of the Flour of Sri Lanka series. Will you take tea, dear friend? Ceylon or Dundee?
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A Black Morris Minor and a Pink Carnation
Part One of the Flour of Sri Lanka series. Coping with the heat, the flies and the disco funk.
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