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Creeping F-ing Jesus.
The old man pulls a crumpled hanky from the side pocket of his jacket, and blows his nose. He peers at his notes and then at us with watery grey eyes...
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Vermin
The gaunt old man in the pinstripe suit hovers over the microphone and starts speaking in a strange accent before they are ready. ‘It’s a ridiculous...
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Depression
I am what I am not That’s what I’ve been taught The timekeeper in my head keeps each tick of the day He feeds me guilt pain on not going away, again...
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dog days.
The washing machine sloshed and whirled, the edge of the dog blanket appeared and tumbled in on itself, before going into the spin cycle making the...
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What did Jesus do? 4
Peter the Apostle brought a more to life than life attitude and his faith was like flying fish. He couldn’t sit on his arse for a minute. We lit a...
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The media cover-up and stitch
Posted on Sat, 13 Apr 2024
The media cover-up and stitch up of the victims was, as we expected, trying to contain the story and dehumanise the victims. Lessons from the mining strike.
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made me think of Davie Bowie
Posted on Sat, 13 Apr 2024
made me think of Davie Bowie (Ziggy) for some reason.
Read full commentPosted in Where is Everybody?
sometimes we need the wrong
Posted on Wed, 10 Apr 2024
sometimes we need the wrong kind of glasses to see. Nicely done. There's hope out there if you look.
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wow, insert, the title felt
Posted on Mon, 18 Mar 2024
wow, insert, the title felt vaguely familiar. Then I realised I wrote it!
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wonderful twist at the end.
Posted on Sat, 06 Apr 2024
wonderful twist at the end. Makes all that grief even more believeable.
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in other words, we don't know
Posted on Wed, 03 Apr 2024
in other words, we don't know what we're talking about.
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there is something primal in
Posted on Sat, 30 Mar 2024
there is something primal in drums and song.
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this sounds very like what
Posted on Sat, 30 Mar 2024
this sounds very like what might have been.
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Thomas Piketty states it
Posted on Thu, 28 Mar 2024
Thomas Piketty states it quite simply. When the rate of return for those with money (Capital) is greater than the rate of economic growth (virtually zero) then like a giant snowball rolling downhill, Capital will accummulate an every increasing...
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emm, nearly but 73 cm too far
Posted on Wed, 27 Mar 2024
emm, nearly but 73 cm too far.
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