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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

The Clown

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Here’s a story I wrote back in January before Covid began to bite. Kidults will love it. Enjoy. […]

November 10, 2020 clowns, Health, Kids, Kidults, Life, nonsense, Uncategorized

Summer Places – Smoke break

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Starting a series of photos of those summer places I have drifted in France over the thirty years […]

July 24, 2020 Art, drifting, Life, photography, Smoking

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

Stan’s Sausage Adventure

Warning. This is a long read. It’s gonna take you at least 20 minutes.  The latest version of […]

January 5, 2020 Art, Kids, Kidults, Life, mad inventions, New Year, sausages, Work, writing

Washing Out The Old Year

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It’s not everyone that has a fantastic New Year celebration. Bars, discos, night clubs – forget them. Here […]

January 2, 2020 Life, Paris, photography, stories

The Measure of One’s Existence

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The measure of one’s existence. A freezing February day back in 1978, standing in a never-ending line of […]

December 20, 2019 Cinema, Life, Philosophy

Another Revolution?

More strikes, more demonstrations – this is France, but, it will all be over by Christmas. On Thursday […]

December 8, 2019 Christmas, Culture, Economy, Employement, France, French, Life, Paris, politics, Smoking, strike, Uncategorized, Work

More Wonky Stories (Wonky – Part Two)

The second part of my recent scribblings for grown-up kids BIG JIM’S INVENTIONS There had been the bovine […]

December 8, 2019 Family, Fun, Home, junk, Kids, Life, stories, writing

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