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Julie Andrews and Bamboo Underwear and Non Essentials

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Is this as good as it gets in the afterlife??? On-line shopping for underwear. We’re in the middle […]

April 14, 2021 Covid, Death, depression, Health, Home, Shopping, Smoking, Wine, writing

FROM THE HEART

The Long Read WHO CHOSE THE PAINT SCHEME? Slowly opening one eye and gazing at an unfamiliar yellow […]

March 11, 2021 Covid, Death, depression, drifting, faith, Family, Ghosts, Health, Home, Landscapes, Love story, Motoring, nonsense, Philosophy, Road trip, stories, Therapy, TRAVEL, Travel writing, Uncategorized

Looking For David

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On the fifth anniversary of his death, here are a few of my Bowie-inspired collages. We all though […]

January 10, 2021 1960s, Art, Bowie, collage, Culture, Death, Ghosts, History, Rock 'n' Roll, Saturday night, Time Travel

Going Back To Where I’ve Never Been Before

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My memory has wiped itself clean. “Don’t you remember?” asks my wife “You don’t remember that!” adds my […]

January 2, 2021 Death, depression, Life, nonsense, Philosophy, rubbish

TRAVELS (poem)

Travelling to somewhere, Travels always go somewhere. (But F*** knows where) Rain spit spatters on the windshield, The […]

November 23, 2020 countryside, Death, drifting, driving, Ghosts, Landscapes, Life, Motoring, Philosophy, Poetry, Road trip, TRAVEL, writing

CARDIAC

Part I Slowly opening one eye and gazing at an unfamiliar yellow room. Oh God, who chose the […]

May 17, 2020 Ageing, Bourges, Death, faith, France, Ghosts, Health, Life, love, nonsense, Philosophy, Time Travel, writing

Happy Holidays

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That strange week in-between Christmas and the New Year – random festive limbo filled with pointless projects. Good […]

December 29, 2019 Art, collage, Death

Heaven Can Wait

I’m not sure I’ll ever get to heaven, I’m not sure That I wanna know. I sure as […]

December 21, 2018 Death, Philosophy, Poetry

In The Silo Shadow (Final Version)

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I posted a poem on Armistice day – 11th November. It was a fursy draught. Here is the […]

November 16, 2018 Death, photography, Poetry, Time Travel, war

War Words – Do The Dead Know The War Is Over?

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« Today we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War » – the words […]

November 11, 2018 Café, Death, deepest france, France, French Village, Heritage, History, Military, Music, photography, Poetry, writing

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