Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)
Waiting for Spring
Inspired by the Spring from Vivaldi's Four Season, one of the very first CDs I listened to as someone whose dad loves classical music. I still love it. The rest is current events. Picture is mine, created on Canva.
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Dedicated? Nah!
They’re all out in the shed in a cardboard box wrapped up in PVC. Black silk shirt with red stripes And a shoelace tie. Cool wasn’t a word back then...
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Topolino
Image: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. Author Dave_7 (.Flkr.)
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‘Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing’
In her book All About Love bell hooks includes a chapter entitled Values: Living By A Love Ethic . She is writing with reference to America but I...
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Deskwork
I'm an institutional guy. I spent 55 consecutive years sitting at school desks or looking at others sit in those desks. Many a desk contained a heart...
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The Mystery.
This morning, as I was having my quiet time, before starting my day, suddenly my large dog started to dream, and it was clear by her actions that she...
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The chair who got tired of people
On feisty furniture, comfy cats, wise WCs, and humans who are completely clueless about the antics of objects they use every day. Full disclosure: this piece was published in my newsletter on the 28th of February, but the coincidence with this week's IP is so strong I couldn't help but share it.
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Memory Medley
My parents bought the cabinet about 60 years ago to house an encyclopaedia. (I’m not sure how much those tomes were used, but in the days long before...
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The Right to Sparkle
‘You can’t ask her, there’s no point, she’s gaga!’ ‘Please don’t say that, Mike, it’s disrespectful and Dr Greaves said, we don’t really know what...
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The Tall Bookcase
A tall story. (Based on a true occurrence) - Image from Pixabay.
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