Biography
School Reunion
Dear diary...looking back on the year 1990, I was reminded of an unexpected letter that arrived asking me if I'd like to attend a school reunion. Due...
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Feline Frustration
Feline Frustration How long have these humans known me? Why can’t they grasp the simple premise that I want something and it’s clear to me, so why...
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My New Family (IP)
I guess this piece is about my new beginning with my new family. It sounds very complicated and I was not a baby when it happened. I am Kayleigh. I...
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This Is Where The Story Starts
This Is Where The Story Starts As I am now in the twilight of my years and my autumn rapidly approaches my winter I have a vast expanse of...
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Zero Tolerance
Written as snow lay 6" deep in our garden and with the luxury of a log fire I cast my mind back over half a century to my childhood memories of being cold.
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An Angel's Wings
An Angel’s Wings Christmas always seems so full of angels. Christmas decorations, Christmas cards, Carols and much, much more. For some that’s where...
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Adam Hopkins September 1939 - November 2024
Sometimes, panic stops my breath. You’ve always been anxious, my wife says. To comfort me? Or is there a note of impatience? Anxious? Not me. Because...
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So farewell then Steven Wells
Steven (Seething) Wells, (or Swells), was a punk poet, turned journalist, turned comedy writer, turned author, turned cancer-diarist. He was a...
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So farewell then Smiley Culture
The first reggae album I every bought was Tongue in Cheek by Smiley Culture (real name David Victor Emmanuel). The first single from the album,...
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So farewell then Simon Veness
The first in the gang to die. On 20 June 2002, Simon Veness, a 35 year old financial risk manager for the Saudi French Bank , was killed by an Al al-...
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