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The 20th Anniversary of Anthony Ainley's Death

Today is the twentieth anniversary of the death of a talented British actor. His name was Anthony Ainley. He died on May 3, 2004 at the age of 71. He...

By Their Deeds Shall Ye Know Them

Yesterday I was in town to work on my quota, and I was keeping my eye open. It was the first day of spring and the sun was out. Everybody looked...
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A Coach and a Librarian Walk Into A Bar

A coach and a librarian walked into a bar. The bar was called Pinkies. Every other week, Pinkies offered a two fer on Martha Stewart wines. The coach...

A Night At The Unity

A Night At The Unity By Paul McCann When I was young I had job in the evenings working at the Unity club in old Ardoyne . It stood proudly there...
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Sunday Walks After Mass

Sunday Walks After Mass By Paul McCann Daddy took us for Sunday walks And we never got lost . We always went first to early mass Up at Holy Cross. We...
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Aunt Lily’s Cat

Aunt Lily’s Cat By Paul McCann Tiddles was Aunt Lily’s cat and she always had a lot to eat as she wandered in and out all the houses in Jamaica...
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I AM Joan Collins

Beltane dawned in a whiteout of mizzle and haar that wasn’t for lifting. In the afternoon, to amplify liberation, I went to the movies at the ARC...
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Turn and Face the Strange

Contemplating life in a world where virtually everything’s becoming virtual.
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Fire, Water, Earth and Air.

There are some mysteries in this world and universe, that amazes me. When I was young and in my teens, I was fascinated with the stars at night,...

A Test of patience on a windy day.

A test of patience on a windy day It was a lovely, late April day in Southwest Florida. We had been to the gym and the library earlier in the morning...

2084-A

The family sat down, with their friends, at a table for 6 in a restaurant. The lights went out. Chris' girlfriend Maria took a handlamp out of her...

My Love

My love is not like a red, red rose with her aquiline features and roaming nose; I couldn’t compare her to a summer’s day, perhaps a wet weekend in...
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Insane Asylum Cut Again

What came first, the cowlick or the colic? A cowlick is a section of hair that stands straight up or grows at an angle against the natural direction...
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'Doing' for Dad

'DOING' FOR DAD I'm concerned that Dad is forgetting to eat (or just doesn't feel hungry, a known side-effect of dementia). He didn't eat tea last...

Almost Invisible Cities

Urban decay and dereliction, A footnote in the city’s fiction Repeated graffiti scrawled on granite Literary lines an unshakeable habit Lost...
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Small Freedoms

Last week in the job interview, they said if I was successful, I’d get a phone call, if not, the council ‘Not on this occasion’ email. Immediately...

Around May 1941

Around May 1941 By Paul McCann If only we had a time machine , wouldn’t it be great to travel back through time or even into the future . Looking...

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