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10 Life Lessons. Number 5.
My first teacher in the juniors was Mrs Burt. Mrs Burt didn’t like me. But, to be honest, I can understand why. There wasn’t much she could teach me...
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10 Life Lessons. Number 4.
Dad kept Pigeons. At the bottom of our tiny garden was a Pigeon Loft. Dad raced them, as did my Grandad and my Uncle George. Pigeon racing was...
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10 Life Lessons. Number 3.
We’ve always had dogs. The first dog I remember was a mongrel called Butch. We went as a family to get him from a neighbour's house. Their dog had...
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10 Life Lessons. Number 2.
I loved school. I was bright and inquisitive, and things became easy for me. Don’t get me wrong, our school was known for churning out dunces and...
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10 Life Lessons. Number 1.
I’ve been on this earth for 66 years, and I can honestly say that I remember 62 of them. The first four are a blur, I think I can remember before I...
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Wow, there's a lot going on
Posted on Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Wow, there's a lot going on here. Electric Radiator, Dogs deep bark, and then my favoutite. Mossy tiles and piano keys, what a great description and for me, a visualistion. I have mossy tile on my roof! And when it rains it does seem like a tune...
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Ive been to too many funerals
Posted on Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Ive been to too many funerals lately, heh, but thats just a sign of getting older. Great lines in this. My favoutite was.
Recognising faces that have morphed
like a red-headed 18 year-old
now in his 50s with sleek grey hair...
Read full commentPosted in Joyful Reunion at a (double) funeral!
Ahh the old school reunions.
Posted on Sun, 09 Feb 2025
Ahh the old school reunions. They can often go two ways, either enjoyable or a total nightmare. Yours seemed to go fine and possibly put to bed some old demons. I only went to one. Left after twenty minutes...
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Really enjoyed January's
Posted on Sun, 09 Feb 2025
Really enjoyed January's snippets, especially the 29th. I felt sorry for the cat. Not sure castration has ever brought joy to any ones life! Keep them coming...
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He's a bit of a legend is
Posted on Wed, 05 Feb 2025
He's a bit of a legend is Joseph Locke in Ireland. Great voice, great character. Nice story, as Sooz said, just needs a quick edit, but nice work. Enjoyed this on a very dull day in London.
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Weird, wonderful, funny,
Posted on Sun, 05 Apr 2020
Weird, wonderful, funny, bizarre and creative. As I'm reading it I'm seeing it as a comedy sketch in my mind. Brilliant stuff.
Read full commentPosted in And? The polar bear and the rowing boat
I could read this and
Posted on Sun, 29 Mar 2020
I could read this and instantly know it's you! That's a good thing. Imaginative, thoughtful and visual. All the things I like. Nice one mate!
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Fuck me...this is good. Very
Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2019
Fuck me...this is good. Very good. I've been to every place you mention in Paris and for all the same reasons. But not with the same outcome. Brilliant piece of writing. More please...
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Great story Jane. Never
Posted on Tue, 29 Jan 2019
Great story Jane. Never really got Dire Straits! Did you know that Mark Knopfler wrote Private Dancer and then gave it to Tina Turner to record? Poor old Brooksy...
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A lot to like about this Ewan
Posted on Thu, 03 Jan 2019
A lot to like about this Ewan. Red corduroyed legs scissor past, in pursuit of nylon smoothed limbs...is a favourite. But I also never thought I'd see the name Huawei in a poem! Great stuff mate.
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