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Empire State (Part Three) - The Devil in Tintagel
Beltane is a Greater Sabbat celebrated on May Eve. It is one of the four Sabbats that are cross-quarter days. These form the Wheel of the Year. Only...
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Invisible
At between 50 and 200 nanometres it was easy to miss. In fact, everyone failed to notice as it stalked the pavement at the corner of Isambard and New...
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Escape to New York (Part One)
You could be forgiven for thinking that with a title like this, you would be getting science fiction set in a dystopian, near future starring Kurt...
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Picturedrome
Audio version at: https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/C9Ai1 Celluloid dreams, electric sheep, Talkies from the 40s, Silent movie nostalgia, Art imitating...
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2030: A Space Odyssey (Brave New World): flash fiction 250 words max
Trajectory 33.9 million miles, 7 months of space travel; 2030 – on the cusp of history. Captain Luigi Armstrong woke from his slumber. Showered and...
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"...or maybe food, or get let
Posted on Sat, 25 Nov 2023
"...or maybe food, or get let out
– but the door is shut – Meow!"
Ah, so nicely done, Rhiannon. I wondered why a favourite place would be behind a settee and then the reveal - a cat! Lovely pic too. Enjoyed. Paul
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Has Farage changed his
Posted on Thu, 23 Nov 2023
Has Farage changed his surname since appearing in the Jungle? He'll do anything to avoid the misdeeds of his past.
A weird and wonderful poem. A randomness that seems to work. You put your insomnia to good use, Turlough.
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"...3000 neurons,
Posted on Mon, 20 Nov 2023
"...3000 neurons,
more than 500,000
connecting synapse gaps"
Amazing facts. I think fruit flies are the one scientists use in experiments. An eye-opener of a poem and adriotly done, of course, Rhiannon. Paul
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A thoughtful and compelling
Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023
A thoughtful and compelling tribute. I like the idea of conversing with people after they are gone. In literary terms anyway. I know little about Patrick Kavanagh so thank you for enlightening me.
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Ferocious reporting from
Posted on Tue, 21 Nov 2023
Ferocious reporting from Alfred. I think a tentative ceasefire and hostage deal appears to have been made. Maybe the worm is turning. That's an interesting story from Roman times (made me think of the suicide squad at the end of "Life of Brian"...
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It's a horrible situation but
Posted on Mon, 20 Nov 2023
It's a horrible situation but I read that negotiations re a ceasefire are happening between Hamas and Isreal. Common sense has to prevail soon. Surely?
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"... ambiguous billowing
Posted on Fri, 17 Nov 2023
"... ambiguous billowing silhouettes."
An evocative reverie wrapped up in a fine poem. A beautiful pic as well :)
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A belated happy birthday,
Posted on Sat, 18 Nov 2023
A belated happy birthday, Jean. Another interesting, well-structured account of your treatment. Nicely done and wishing you all kinds of well with the next stage. Take care of yourself. Paul x
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"Pragmatic Palestinian"
Posted on Mon, 13 Nov 2023
"Pragmatic Palestinian" sounds like "puppet". It's a difficult one, Di.
As ever, it's about as complicated as it gets in Gaza. The Isrealis want "indefinite security responsibilty" in Gaza, the Americans are advocating a "Two-State...
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Therapy pets! Yes...this is
Posted on Wed, 15 Nov 2023
Therapy pets! Yes...this is becoming more and more popular. It's said to make a huge difference to patients in hospital amongst other places and expedites recoveries. Just lovely :)
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