Location, Location, Relocation
— Tony Rogers
Moving day approaches.
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| Web Line —
Tony Rogers
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My Last Garden — Bet Briggs
“Tend it well . . .”
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Mary
Bennet — Jennifer Paynter
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"For me, it was as
blinding a revelation as ever that experienced by St Paul on the road to
Damascus. I had hitherto believed that however much they might prefer
each other’s company, my sisters nevertheless loved me — that I dwelt at
least in the suburbs of their affections. I now saw that I had been
mistaken." |
Part 20 of our serialised novella. |
A Word in Your Pink Shell-like
— Harlish Goop
| "Have you ever
misheard some of the lyrics of a song or poem? Perhaps as a child
listening to nursery rhymes, biblical recitations or Christmas carols?
Nothing to be ashamed of — almost everyone has had that experience, and
most of us don’t find out our error for years." |
No, you don’t need your aural canal syringed. Otherwise, everybody would be
getting it done.
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Snow Job —
Robert Tuohey
| "The old man’s paternal
granddad had opened that shop in 1935, with a loan from FDR. Two and a
half generations had been proud to produce fine tools and make a decent
living by it. Sure, there had been some tough times too, but quality,
hard work, and guts had always won out." |
“A man needs to work.” |
Now for a
Clerihew
Various contributors begin our new series today: Dorothy Filshie, Richard
Milne and TR. |
Quintessential Quirky Quotes
Comic and Classic, from
Everywhere and Everywhen. |
From the Back Verandah
— Fizzgig
Our Ladies’ Man tries to reinvent himself. With limited success? |
