Ed Crane
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New Directions (27)
A call to Dev didn’t happen. A snotty AI voice pretending to be a female explained in staccato tones the number was unavailable – a lie and not a lie...
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New Directions (26)
She was asleep. Drawing a seat as close to her as I could I leaned Ted and Lucy’s envelope against the water jug sitting on the grey metal cabinet aside the bed.
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New Directions (25)
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New Directions pt24
24 It took quite a bit of persuasion to stop Karen from grabbing the key and going to the cottage while I finished my second pint. ‘You have to leave...
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New directions pt 23
More gris than noir at the mo
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Hello David and Di
Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2025
As you both say holocaust is not the same as what happened in Gaza, but it's in the same ballpark.
Regarding the situation in Gaza I find appalling but I get frustrated when criticms of Netenyhu's methods are wriiten off as anti semitism (...
Read full commentPosted in hiding in plain site
Yes I agree but memories are short, school curriculum planners
Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2025
also it seems.
The one lot of people you may or may not be refferring to do not seem to have learnt much from their memories. (other than how to do the same)
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Personally I am for it, but in the country I live in
Posted on Fri, 29 Nov 2024
I am free to make that choice.
And all I know is: at my age, I would not want to go through another course of chemo (it would probably kill me anyway)
Read full commentPosted in Assisted Suicide.
Hi Claudine these are the approx translations
Posted on Thu, 21 Nov 2024
Tom Brown commented on a line from my story: Of course Sich Heil (Nazi salute)
for a joke I replied in German: Indeed, but those words were from an English character
Tom replied in Afrikaans: indeed I am not German or English I am...
Read full commentPosted in THE OUTTHERE A-EYE CHAT SHOW (second bit)
What a glovely idea
Posted on Fri, 22 Nov 2024
Read full commentPosted in Trying Not To Be A Statistics.
Hi Jenny
Posted on Mon, 30 Sep 2024
I can't say I ever heard of Dryads but I like the idea of Oak and other trees having nymphs to care for them. It reminds me of when my uncle took me and Dad to a small wood where it was said the birds never go. It was eerie and totally silent....
Read full commentPosted in Visions Carried On The Wind
Thanks very much M.
Posted on Mon, 30 Sep 2024
The story of Khephri is pretty complex, I just tried to summarise my view of the tradition. Amazing how observing the little beetle collecting dung for it's young to feed on can give rise to a culture's important god for their interpretation of...
Read full commentPosted in KHEPRI
Interesting he chose ASDA where the customer are less well off
Posted on Wed, 25 Sep 2024
Maybe the have more empathy for poor unfortunates.
I imagine Tesco security guys would (rather roughly from my experience) kick him out. Not sure what Sainsbury would do, but I imagine Waitrose would be a waste of time since their...
Read full commentPosted in Another Way.
King Kier is between a rock and a hard place
Posted on Sat, 21 Sep 2024
Unlike King Arthur who had Merlin to take care of rocks and hard places.
King Boris was only interested in one hard place and getting his rocks off.
Read full commentPosted in The New King Arthur Slays His First Dragon! By Alfred N.Muggins
Power corrupts . . . . every time!
Posted on Sat, 21 Sep 2024
Read full commentPosted in OH MY DAYS!
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