Inspiration point (IP)
Lille Dante's wonderful series based around song titles is an absolute joy to read, and so I'm unashamedly nicking that idea for this week's Inspiration Point, which is: Reasons To Be Cheerful. Hoping ABC Talers will lighten some of the pervasive gloom at the moment! (I don't need to remind you, of course, that you cannot quote directly from the song, copyright and all that.)
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Please and … (IP)

Buying tins from off the shelf, I realise that it’s not myself who raised the beans, and cooked, preserved – so, many farmers have deserved my thanks...
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Openings scene (I.P. Thanksgiving)

I tear up the map and let the snippets of paper float through my world like white swallows. When I got so far. The people I meet, their words are as...
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Meeting Ourselves Coming Back

I visited the new Birmingham Library to renew my vows and give thanks. I had never fallen out of love; I’d just been distracted by the easy...
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A Conversation Fixed wi' Heaven (I.P. - Thanksgiving)
Again he heard the dry bounce and rub of metal on wood. Dry wood. The notable feature; dry wood at the bottom of a water butt. A fine yellow line...
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A Veritable Feast (I.P.)

An honoured guest.
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