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Voices (London Competition)
London is inhabited again, in a different way.
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Gathering The Threads (London Competition)
Only the names have been changed.
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Flowers (Part Two of Two) (IP)
Forget me not.
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Flowers (Part One of Two) (IP)
Forget me not.
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Castle Pillock 13
Does a hostess really have to attend her own party?
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Thanks, Ewan. It certainly is
Posted on Wed, 19 Jun 2024
Thanks, Ewan. It certainly is blame the other. I had a conversation with someone the other day who thinks minimum wage is the problem. It's too high, apparently. Destroying businesses. The boats too, of course, destroying everything else, but...
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Mon, 17 Jun 2024
Evocative and haunting, this is our Facebook and X Pick of the Day! Please do share if you enjoy it too.
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I don't like flying either,
Posted on Sun, 16 Jun 2024
I don't like flying either, but it's worth it to get to Malta. Beautiful place. It's donkey's years since I went but I have very fond memories.
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Frank Zappa. You can't go
Posted on Tue, 18 Jun 2024
Frank Zappa. You can't go wrong. Well, not often.
Our two 'Spoons are called the Punchbowl and the Postern Gate. Both of which, despite their ancient and highly respectable origins, seem to sum up Saturday night in our fair city. Punching...
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Beware the Hub. For humanity
Posted on Mon, 17 Jun 2024
Beware the Hub. For humanity's sake, beware the Hub.
I love all the observation in these episodes, linking the past and present, how things have changed but melding that seamlessly into the story. Hurry up with the next bit.
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Beautifully evocative, and
Posted on Mon, 17 Jun 2024
Beautifully evocative, and the last line really catches the heart. And, as always, the audio really draws you in.
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I'd never heard of this, and
Posted on Fri, 14 Jun 2024
I'd never heard of this, and it's fascinating. Thanks for the link. And a great poem.
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My grief-stricken son is
Posted on Sun, 09 Jun 2024
My grief-stricken son is crying into his Leeds Utd shirt again. I think every Leeds Utd shirt he's ever had has ended up tear-stained. Except that one year (2020?) when they went up instead of down.
I do hope Snezhinka will recover....
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Completely splendid. Joan is
Posted on Wed, 05 Jun 2024
Completely splendid. Joan is nothing like my ex mother-in-law but a lot like my old granny's neighbour. And toad-in-the-hole flavoured condoms - oh yes please! (Not for personal use, you understand, just for the sheer exhilaration of knowing they...
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Here I am, all caught up with
Posted on Thu, 06 Jun 2024
Here I am, all caught up with this, and greatly enjoying. Although I am holding you responsible for the earworm.
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