Years ago, for a school project, my son taped an 'interview' with my Mum and Dad about their lives during the war. Last minute as ever, he took the tape into school before I got the chance to hear it, so I asked him to make sure he kept it safe....
When I was growing up in Southampton there was a place called 'Nazareth House' which was a home for 'unmarried mothers', where most if not all of the girls were Catholic teenagers. I remember the nuns who ran it coming to our house collecting...
You have a lovely knack with rhythm and simplicity, Catherine. And I think the poem catches a sense of get on with the life you've been given, and don't get fussed by the rush and noise and so-called glamour all around that is jutst distracting!...
Sounds like Hell to me, Mark. What sort of person can thrive in this environment? People go on about processed food, what about processed people? I'm rather relieved to be on low pay with worn out joints because I can be as feral as I like in my...
We are constantly being brainwashed by the media. It seems that a huge chunk of the population of the so-called 'developed world' agree with the governments that support Netanyahoo but they do so simply out of...
Wonderful as always. Happily read in the last of the sunshine with my cat (an avid reader) and a blackbird for company. It's our Tick of the Day...Do share on social media.
By luigi_pagano
Old at 65? Get away!. Anyway,
Posted on Tue, 24 Feb 2026
Old at 65? Get away!. Anyway, best wishes on your forthcoming birthday from a 91-year-old fossil.
Cheers, Luigi
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By airyfairy
Years ago, for a school
Posted on Sun, 01 Feb 2026
Years ago, for a school project, my son taped an 'interview' with my Mum and Dad about their lives during the war. Last minute as ever, he took the tape into school before I got the chance to hear it, so I asked him to make sure he kept it safe....
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By GlosKat
Small Things Like These
Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2026
When I was growing up in Southampton there was a place called 'Nazareth House' which was a home for 'unmarried mothers', where most if not all of the girls were Catholic teenagers. I remember the nuns who ran it coming to our house collecting...
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By Di_Hard
tax de duck table /tax
Posted on Sun, 04 Jan 2026
tax de duck table /tax deductible :0)
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By marandina
Something that’s bothered me
Posted on Sun, 14 Dec 2025
Something that’s bothered me for years. Ah...a long running mystery finally solved.
This hilarious piece is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
I have added a pic to promote your work on social media. Just let...
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By Rhiannonw
You have a lovely knack with
Posted on Fri, 05 Dec 2025
You have a lovely knack with rhythm and simplicity, Catherine. And I think the poem catches a sense of get on with the life you've been given, and don't get fussed by the rush and noise and so-called glamour all around that is jutst distracting!...
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By Jane Hyphen
Sounds like Hell to me, Mark.
Posted on Tue, 16 Sep 2025
Sounds like Hell to me, Mark. What sort of person can thrive in this environment? People go on about processed food, what about processed people? I'm rather relieved to be on low pay with worn out joints because I can be as feral as I like in my...
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By airyfairy
Pick of the Month
Posted on Sun, 22 Jun 2025
This is our Poem of the Month! Congratulations!
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By Turlough
Israel
Posted on Wed, 02 Jul 2025
I agree with you entirely Ed.
We are constantly being brainwashed by the media. It seems that a huge chunk of the population of the so-called 'developed world' agree with the governments that support Netanyahoo but they do so simply out of...
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By onemorething
Wonderful as always. Happily
Posted on Wed, 07 May 2025
Wonderful as always. Happily read in the last of the sunshine with my cat (an avid reader) and a blackbird for company. It's our Tick of the Day...Do share on social media.
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