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More Elaines
Elaine and I barely spoke to each other but memories of this gruff, no-nonsense woman have stayed with me for fifty years.
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This Sort of Thing - February 2024 - Last Orders
Written at the rate of 100 words per day, this is the second part of my account of an arduous journey through February via the middle of nowhere.
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This Sort of Thing - February 2024 - Early Doors
Written at the rate of 100 words per day, this is the first part of my account of an arduous journey from the beginning of February to the middle of February.
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Ophidian at Four O’Clock
Happiness is a hot Balkan afternoon...
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Johnny Ten Levs
Johnny’s always drifting around, trying to find, alcohol.
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Blackboard Jungle
Posted on Sun, 09 Feb 2025
That's a great account of some wonderful memories Jenny.
You're braver than me. The school I went to in Leeds in the 1970s was wild. It was very similar to the school in Ken Loach's film Kes. My younger sister has kept in touch...
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Made my day
Posted on Sat, 08 Feb 2025
Woo hoo Drew, you've made my day!
Thank you very much for the golden cherries and for the kindness of your words.
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Adventures
Posted on Sun, 02 Feb 2025
I'm very well thank you Jenny, and I'm happy to know that you're in much better shape than you have been. I hope that when the better weather arrives you manage to get out with your partner for some local adventures. I was talking to my daughter...
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Anchors aweigh!
Posted on Fri, 07 Feb 2025
The word 'starboard' was originally 'steerboard' and originated in the times before rudders were invented. Instead they would always have one extra big oar for steering purposes which was nearly always fixed in place on the deck (or boards) on...
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Haunted
Posted on Sun, 02 Feb 2025
yet still I'm
haunted by past voices that
consume, distant whispers
carried on the breeze.
These words, or similar, go through my mind regularly as I think back to all the people I have known and lost ...
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Tempted
Posted on Wed, 05 Feb 2025
I've never read a Sherlock Holmes story but 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle' is an intriguing title that has long tempted me to try.
Perhaps your entertaining tale has got me off the mark.
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Very good words
Posted on Fri, 24 Jan 2025
Old books and the scent of worn leather
Set this way back in time, creating atmosphere
and what she knows about him adds mystery and intrigue.
Very good words Paul.
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Why?
Posted on Mon, 13 Jan 2025
The subject of your story is one of a serious and disturbing nature. I’d be interested to know how you see fit to include the acronym ‘LOL’ in the title.
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Sad news
Posted on Sat, 11 Jan 2025
I'm so very sorry to hear your sad news. I admire you for the way you have been able to put your feelings of loss into a poem, though I suspect there are no real words that would adequately describe the depth of your hurting. Memories of such a...
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He's fallen in the water.
Posted on Sat, 11 Jan 2025
It's incredible how when something goes badly, or totally wrong, it can lead on to a series of good things in our lives. I'd say this happened to me and possibly / probably to most people, though not everybody... sometimes things are far too...
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