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Beltane

By Makis on Mon, 04 May 2026

A Celtic pagan May Day ceremony drove cattle between fires and over hot embers to purify and ensure prosperity and fertility.

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Dorothy's Coming of Age

By Makis on Mon, 27 Apr 2026

The growing pains of baby Dot.

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A Most Unexpected Place

By Makis on Mon, 20 Apr 2026

You never know what you might find when you open a door!

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Pride Before The Fall

By Makis on Tue, 14 Apr 2026

In Paris in 1912 a man was convinced that his new invention would allow him to fly.

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61 of my comments have received 65 Great Feedback votes

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This is intriguing writing.

Posted on Tue, 10 Mar 2026

This is intriguing writing. Micky Spillane painting an Edward Hopper picture. Economy of word portraying an image without emotion or real explanation.

Posted in III. The Body Box - Part Two

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Intriguing story marindina,

Posted on Tue, 10 Mar 2026

Intriguing story marindina, keeping the reader alert and interested. Good writing!

A cross between Harry Potter and Spiderman so far and hopefully more to come.

Posted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (13)

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A great little piece this as

Posted on Wed, 04 Mar 2026

A great little piece this as it tells such a complex and agonising story in such a compact way. Well done.

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Thank you Frances, you're

Posted on Thu, 05 Mar 2026

Thank you Frances, you're very kind. I'm pleased it made you laugh because it made me laugh too, while I was writing it..can you believe that...laughing at your own stuff? You're right in pointing out it's not easy, but I'm not sure about skill....

Posted in Teeth Tales: Ernie's Terrible Teething

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What an awful experience you

Posted on Wed, 04 Mar 2026

What an awful experience you've been through Jenny, let's hope the test results are favourable. I had a similar experience some years ago and know exactly how harrowing it can be, especially when in the hands of a huge NHS machine struggling to...

Posted in My Time In A & E

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It should indeed marandina,

Posted on Tue, 03 Mar 2026

It should indeed marandina, well spotted (and now corrected). You apparently don't even need an ear as an excuse for war now. You simply accuse someone of being a threat and then bomb the hell out of them. It's a tradition long upheld by...

Posted in Jenkins’ Ear

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Many thanks for your kind

Posted on Thu, 05 Mar 2026

Many thanks for your kind comments marandina. I was enjoying the teeth challenge by trying a Hilaire Belloc style tale. Fantasy of course, but I have lived through teething traumas and I always thought at the time they were ripe for humorous ...

Posted in Teeth Tales: Ernie's Terrible Teething

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What we learn from history

Posted on Tue, 03 Mar 2026

What we learn from history has long proven to be absolutely nothing.

Posted in Jenkins’ Ear

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A cornucopia of the curious

Posted on Mon, 02 Mar 2026

A cornucopia of the curious and fascinating to read. Well done!

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Clem was basically

Posted on Thu, 26 Feb 2026

Clem was basically responsible for our entire welfare state, and very much overlooked for his staggering achievements with so little to play with after the war and in such a short time.