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Sublimely Spoken
Message heard, the challenge enjoyed, occasionally comprehended In defence of the cryptic poet. It's very long, if you're interested in the subject, make another cup of tea, refill your hot-water bottle, go back to bed, and inwardly digest! Pic, no © ...
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Temporary Signal Failure
Train spotter nearly side-tracked into getting a life! Pic: of Sydenham Hill Station, my own ...
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CONVERSATION BETWEEN GRANNY AND GRANDDAUGHTER
CONVERSATION BETWEEN GRANNY AND GRANDDAUGHTER ...
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THE PATIENCE OF JEDIDIAH OWENS
Another attempt at some Lovecraftian merriment. I think ol' Jed became a banker after his transformation. Or a time-share salesman ...
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A Dubious Undertaking
It's been a while since I posted anything here. In the meantime, I've moved from nostalgia and contemporary comment pieces to focus on humorous fiction, based on certain characters I've developed, like these two ...
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More Fifty Worders
The little snippets I posted recently seemed to be well received so I thought I'd post a few more ...
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A Roman Triptych – 3) Artemisia’s Story
Cicero wrote: “History is the witness of the times….” But how reliable is this witness? Had we lived at the time of a particular event, would we have perceived it in the way described in history books? Let’s look at a well-known incident from the past through the eyes of ...
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