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White Van Man
White van man Ripping up the tarmac With cat guts in the tyre treads And tiny scattered wings Clinging to the wind shield Drill drilling in his ear...
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These are the Legs I Ordered.
These are the legs I ordered The ones I’ve always wanted Strong with shape and form Little in the way of wobble An ideal length with two knees Like...
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The Dream Tax
Dora held her phone a foot or so away from her eyes and squinted while she waited for the text to become less blurry. ‘Oh,’ she exclaimed, ‘I’ve just...
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She said her name was Winter
After the party, I marked her Just as the colours drained In her gelid crystal necklace Blowing out the lights And hushing the wild creatures She was...
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He's Left These Woods
He’s left these woods, Mr Pip slipped quietly through a gap. A quick look back then gone between the trees. Fifteen years ago I held him on my lap as...
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A perfect ghost story, really
Posted on Sun, 13 Aug 2023
A perfect ghost story, really enjoyed it. Stirring and charming in equal measure. So exciting exploring these places when you're a child although I get the impression it doesn't happen much these days.
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I couldn't agree more with
Posted on Wed, 26 Jul 2023
I couldn't agree more with writing as a retreat and a way to harmonise, a release as in a cloud burst, only when you've got that flow though. We are so lucky to be able to express ourselves in words and understand each other albeit with many...
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Thanks for reading Insert. I
Posted on Tue, 25 Jul 2023
Thanks for reading Insert. I wonder if there was part of them that wanted Sandra to be eaten. On a serious note, there are a lot of dangerous dogs out there with irresponsible owners. A horror ending to the story could have been entertaining but...
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This sounds like absolute
Posted on Tue, 25 Jul 2023
This sounds like absolute heaven. Maria making use of every bit of space to grow plants, useful or beautiful. It's interesting the way people will add to rubbish if they see rubbish, I think it's the same with grafitti and bags of dog poo. What a...
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Thank you for this.
Posted on Sun, 23 Jul 2023
Thank you for this.
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A strong message, beautifully
Posted on Wed, 28 Jun 2023
A strong message, beautifully written.
It's the parents who have free childcare from grandparents who are the real winners. You only hope they repay the favour twice over. Brilliant POTD.
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Interesting piece ice rivers.
Posted on Tue, 27 Jun 2023
Interesting piece ice rivers. I think we're perhaps at a sort of scientific crossroads when it comes to fertility. I believe the future of having babies will be quite different. The fertility fraud cases are terrifying, I wonder how many we don't...
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A wonderful tribute to our
Posted on Tue, 27 Jun 2023
A wonderful tribute to our native and very vigorous growing blackberry. I have so many memories of picking and also finding a little white grub inside after biting the top off. The grubs just disappear in the jamming process. Good old-fashioned...
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This is such a lovely story,
Posted on Fri, 16 Jun 2023
This is such a lovely story, Paul. It conveys the unease of imminent retirement and the need for something to cling to and the cat was the perfect thing. I love the leaf exchange and the tentative first steps of their relationship.
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The complexity of your child
Posted on Wed, 31 May 2023
The complexity of your child going through the complex layers of the teenage years, everything coming together. It's a rollercoaster which lasts perhaps longer than the teens but if he has an outlet or two, music, the drums, then there is some ...
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