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The way he told me, he saw it as a kind of existentialist episode. “It’s like the left side of my brain’s taken over from the right side” he said, “… the sensible side.
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Inspiration Point)
Once upon a time, not so long ago, Goldilocks went for a walk in the woods, but no sooner had she got there than she realized she was wearing six inch heels.
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Las Vegas 3
“So what would happen if we didn’t give it back? If we just kept going?
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Las Vegas 2
It’s half past eight in the evening, but it’s still boiling hot. The temperature gauge says it’s 110, so the first thing we do is put the roof down.
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Las Vegas
We’ve finished laughing at the room. We’ve examined the funny fake ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs that they’ve plastered everywhere.
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This is our Story of the Week
Posted on Fri, 04 Sep 2026
This is our Story of the Week - Congratulations!
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This is our Poem of the Week
Posted on Fri, 28 Aug 2026
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Turlough I saw Barbara
Posted on Fri, 21 Aug 2026
Turlough I saw Barbara Cartland in real life once, and I think she used her Kalashnikov bayonet to apply her make up. Or possibly a bricklayer's trowel.
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also please do consider
Posted on Tue, 21 Jul 2026
also please do consider telling us more about Shirley
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This is our very well
Posted on Tue, 21 Jul 2026
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I've actually seen a few news
Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2026
I've actually seen a few news items about scaffolders, farmers etc in the heat, poor things - and poor you Jane too. I think whenever possible people should adjust working hours to what they do in eg mediterranean countries - early starts, long...
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That last stanza is
Posted on Thu, 09 Jul 2026
That last stanza is particularly powerful. Nice IP response turlough. Was there ever a word quite so weaponised as migrant?
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This wonderful poem is our
Posted on Fri, 03 Jul 2026
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This brilliant story is our
Posted on Wed, 24 Jun 2026
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I'm so sorry about the bad
Posted on Sat, 20 Jun 2026
I'm so sorry about the bad news Jenny - I can totally understand how it's all very overwhelming at the moment. I think trying to stay strong is the perfect thing to aim for right now and perhaps you can break things down into steps so they don't...
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