Pick of the day
A Coming-Together
Posted by Schubert on Mon, 17 Mar 2025
Laura entered the lunchtime staff room like a breath of fresh air, attracting the usual suppressed glances of admiration from everyone, except Colin that is. Colin did what he always did; picked up the Times Ed' Sup', blushed and pretended he hadn't noticed her.
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The Lonely Goose on The Durme
Posted by Ed Crane on Tue, 11 Mar 2025
I was planning to write about this bird, the new IP seemed a good place for it. . . . pic taken by meRead morePoem of the week
Orphic Pleasures
Posted by Ewan on Fri, 14 Mar 2025
this is so old it was written on vellum ...
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'Gift, a son's story' by Dan Seagrave - out now!
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Our Story and Poem for the month of February, very kindly chosen by Mark Burrow
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Posting From Your Android Phone - Fixed!
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Picks of the Month
A series of horses decreasing in size
Posted by lavadis on Tue, 18 Feb 2025
My parents had at least three children Read more
Goose-Stepping Down Main Street
Posted by hudsonmoon on Sun, 09 Feb 2025
I’m too old to start goose stepping. Duck walks I can handle—my declining years having given me no choice. But it should make it easier to duck behind the sofa, lobbing a brick or two, when the Hats come calling.
So it goes, as the man once said.
Though, I don’t expect the Hats to be so polite as to ring the doorbell.
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