Category Archives: Thoughts
FACE OFF 2
The excellent Facebook Group Philosophy, Poetry and Art frequently posts challenging, intriguing quotes from well- known writers, artists and philosophers. And what fun! Comments roll in from both sides of our polarised society and I love reading them and engaging…
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Do Lame Ducks Fly?
LISTENING TO LIZ TRUSS’ POST-KWASI PRESS CONFERENCE Like every other Brit, I can’t believe the depth of the sh…t we have had spattered at us. The most incredibly incompetent Prime Minister we have ever had, who appointed the most incompetent…
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WINNERS!!!!
THIS YEAR FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER…. The OVER 18 PRIZE of £100 is split between BEULAH HARRIS for her brilliant story I in which she evokes the serenity, power and inherent menace of the sea LORNA MALAN for her…
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THE FINALISTS
THE JUDGES HAVE SPOKEN…. IT HAS BEEN A HUGE TASK to choose the three best megasagas (over 18s), one of which will be chosen as the winner of the £100 prize in four days time. If YOU are not amongst…
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MEGASAGA COMPETITION!
YOU could win 100 delicious British pounds sterling and it’s FREE to enter! It’s that time of year again – MEGASAGA TIME! Are you a writer? Published, unpublished, aspiring? Can YOU write the perfect story with beginning, middle and end…
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Meditation: Beyond Mindfulness
This is the system of meditation I have used for almost 50 years. I have finally managed to write it down, so I can leave it to you. It is a path to enlightenment. Buddhist Meditation given by Burmese Monk…
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The Return of the Blue Moanies!
…as if they ever really went away! In a deeply unfair process, the Red Coffee Box was denied a Street Trader’s Licence. This was due to the opposition of Tory Councillor Joanna Biddle, with the assistance of the owner of…
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BLACKMAIL AND GAMBLING and so are you!
Part Two of Cannibals and Christians…. I am a gambler, a victim of blackmail and protection rackets, and so are you. Have been for years! Blackmail, protection rackets and gambling, addicted I am. By law. And so are you. First,…
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Love? Or not! What have you got? Why? Why not?
I’ve realised! Understood! Lying awake, as I do at 3am, mind wandering and roaming and tying itself up in knots, suddenly I understood how and why relationships work, or don’t work, or nearly work, or work for a while. So…
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