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Leading the board
Few places could steal your dignity like an office. Its set hours. Clean desk policies. Endless meetings. Health and safety.
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The Bright Side
Elaine is a northerner and she is happy when Manchester United win a football match. “How are we this morning?” she said, perkily. “We need to change these sheets, don’t we?"
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The visit
A passer-by wouldn’t notice the white plastic handle fastened next to the front door.
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Baby likes
‘Shots.’ ‘Not tequila. Tequila makes me ill.’ ‘No, tequila’s awesome.’ ‘Sambuca?’ ‘I hate aniseed.’
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The bruise
I hold my arm aloft. The GP, a well-spoken man in his fifties, tells me ‘it’s only a bruise’. ‘Why won’t it go, then?’
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It's well deserved! Thank you
Posted on Tue, 08 Jun 2021
It's well deserved! Thank you for posting it
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Congratulations - This is our
Posted on Tue, 08 Jun 2021
Congratulations - This is our Pick of the Day!
Please do feel free to share on Facebook and Twitter
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I enjoyed this, M. The
Posted on Tue, 08 Jun 2021
I enjoyed this, M. The honesty comes across and carries the reader through to the end. Good stuff.
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Lovely poem, SJ. Evocative
Posted on Mon, 07 Jun 2021
Lovely poem, SJ. Evocative and moving.
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His short stories are
Posted on Tue, 01 Jun 2021
His short stories are generally terrifc too. He wrote on speed and went mad at the end but there are some absolute crackers in there.
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Check out A Scanner Darkly.
Posted on Tue, 01 Jun 2021
Check out A Scanner Darkly. That's probably his best, or The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. To be fair, Androids isn't up there with those two.
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Enjoyed it, P.
Posted on Tue, 01 Jun 2021
Enjoyed it, P.
One of my favourite films. I love 2049 too. Strangely, I was disparaging of 2049 the first time I watched but now I'm bowled over by it.
However, nothing quite beats that opening sequence of the original.
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This tribute to Rutger Hauer
Posted on Tue, 01 Jun 2021
This tribute to Rutger Hauer’s performance in Blade Runner as the android, Roy Batty, is our Pick of the Day.
Here’s the link to the Tears in the Rain monologue: https://www.youtube.com...
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Yep, good in the air. Bit
Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021
Yep, good in the air. Bit moody and inconsistent. However, we have Ivan-the-wonderkid breaking into the first team.
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This made me roll up!
Posted on Wed, 28 Apr 2021
This made me roll up! Tarkovsky would be a tricky little midfielder, getting between the lines.
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