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Back in the M.A.F.F. - Part One of Two
It was the first time I’d ever been asked the question ‘Are you allergic to silage?’ at a job interview. I couldn’t give a definitive answer because...
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Miss Australia 1978 – Part Four of Four
Kev sat down on my settee with a beer from my fridge to watch the racing results on my television. Jim in Glasgow had paid for all of these things,...
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Miss Australia 1978 – Part Three of Four
From the cockpit, Captain Australia (the world’s first marsupial superhero) announced that we would be landing in Naples, Muscat, Bombay, Singapore...
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Miss Australia 1978 – Part Two of Four
Unfortunately, I didn’t have my mobile phone with me because at that stage of the rampant global advance in technology they had yet to be invented,...
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Miss Australia 1978 – Part One of Four
If we were allowed to make up our own birth signs I reckon I’d probably go for Hermes (not herpes) because in Greek mythology, he was the god of...
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Fog horn fever
Posted on Tue, 12 Nov 2024
Thanks very much Di. I'll be grand. Worse things have happened at sea... which is what I used to say when I was at sea... which is probably why I wasn't at sea very long.
There's nothing more mournful than a fog horn. I lived in Barry in...
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The Cartographer's Tale
Posted on Tue, 12 Nov 2024
Maps are like rainbows. They never truly end, even though we think they do. Wander off the edge of the map and you never know what adventure you'll find... maybe even a crock of gold.
Lovely words Paul. They make me want to go to a distant...
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Well done dear Jenny!
Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2024
That's quite a story! And I can understand your anxiety. I'm not all that fond of hospitals so if and when the time comes I think I'd prefer to do my own hip operation at home in the kitchen.
You were very brave to go through with it,...
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Cheering
Posted on Mon, 11 Nov 2024
That's great news Ewan. You've certainly cheered me up. Thanks very much.
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The Children of Gaza
Posted on Mon, 11 Nov 2024
My heart bleeds for the upset members of the editorial board.
I love your clever and unique approach to describing these horrors that the world chooses to ignore.
Good on you!
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Goats
Posted on Mon, 28 Oct 2024
Having lived in the Balkans as long as I have, it's hard to resist a story with goats in it. The rats are a bit of a side order too.
I loved your dancing silhouettes. You create a great atmosphere with your words, sending shivers. I felt...
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Lady Grinning Soul
Posted on Mon, 07 Oct 2024
This waiting game, when
hearing melodies that bring
back those carefree impressions,
The first line of your poem brought back to me the first line of David Bowie's Lady Grinning Soul...
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Caught in a trap
Posted on Wed, 09 Oct 2024
I get your drift Luigi. I feel like a sixty-five-year-old trapped in the body of a sixty-six-year-old.
Keep up the good work!
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Challenged
Posted on Fri, 04 Oct 2024
Hello Coral.
I think my challenge is to just keep going with it. It's something I enjoy and it makes me open my notebook to write at least a bit every day, even on those days when I don't really feel like it. I've completed 12 months on...
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Firefly fellas
Posted on Sat, 21 Sep 2024
They're lovely little fellas Jenny, and a bit intriguing the first time you see one. It's like being in a cinema with a tiny usherette with a tiny torch.
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