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Steelie 17
Von Stehle breathes the sooty air, which carries the coldness of the Alps. He considers how to answer the boy in a way in which he might understand...
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Steelie 16
The snow softens and covers their tracks. He squeezes the boy’s shoulder. The russet flame of a fox. Its snout points in their direction, sniffing...
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Steelie 15
The muffled rumble of trains arriving and departing, the continued hiss of steam escaping from locomotives follow them. Echoing announcements...
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forget me not
Limb by limb they say In that ordinary way Heart, diabetes and lack of breath That means death Best keep yakking in that slow way So you won’t wander...
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Steelie 14
Mole stands on the U-Bahn platform, his leg jiggling. The place reeks of sweat, damp woollen uniforms and thick coats pressed together, and the sour...
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watch, learn, pay attention.
Posted on Mon, 16 Aug 2021
watch, learn, pay attention. A mantra I wish, I wish, I could.
Read full commentPosted in Naples: balcony overlooking Via Firenza
group hug and the longest wee
Posted on Tue, 08 Jun 2021
group hug and the longest wee in history. Go girl. Great story.
Read full commentPosted in Pride
It is a heavy burden your
Posted on Wed, 14 Apr 2021
It is a heavy burden your words carry with grace.
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to teach them a lesson.. Yeh
Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2020
to teach them a lesson.. Yeh, that about sums up genocide.
Read full commentPosted in Pins (6)
lovely. words that bewitch.
Posted on Wed, 22 Apr 2020
lovely. words that bewitch. images that travel. wisdom in poetic form.
Read full commentPosted in I Want To Tell You Things
I did read a couple of posts
Posted on Wed, 25 Mar 2020
I did read a couple of posts about Charles and Camilla. And a story in The Guardian (so it must be true) that they didn't jump any hospital queues. They are 71 and 72. I almost feel sorry for the future king and his consort. It wasn't that long...
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oh, well, as long as you don
Posted on Sat, 14 Dec 2019
oh, well, as long as you don't talk about politics...
Read full commentPosted in The Worst
children's language is a
Posted on Sun, 28 Jul 2019
children's language is a thing of joy.
Read full commentPosted in West Wales
I'm a great friend of the
Posted on Wed, 15 May 2019
I'm a great friend of the potato, humble potato, hot potato, mashed potato. swanny potato.
Read full commentPosted in The Identity of the Potato and the Swan
you reap what you sow, if it
Posted on Sun, 17 Mar 2019
you reap what you sow, if it were only so. The world would be so much better But as we can see, all people in poverty would agree. Those of wealth and no little stealth. What would they say, but life's weather made me that way.
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