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The Past Revisited

That recurring dream; the one where my forgotten past decides to leave its home in the recess of my memory. and pops up to say, 'Hello,...

A Single Sock Hanging on a Line

What’s happened to me? She was here this morning, but somewhere between the wash basket and the kitchen, she’s gone. Have I done...

Pigeon English

She comes here every day, so she does Wearing her duffle, carrying a bag of food for the swans and ducks. Is she fucking blind? I’m...

Prize Giving

I was ten years old and it was prize giving at school. I had passed the cycling proficiency at school, followed all the rules. I was...

Ode to The Apple

Oh Mr Mac I love you more than most other apples. Your rosy red skin with subtle green shadows suggests a succulent, saliva inducing...

The Well Balanced Dog

When I was young, I had a dog called Ricky. Ricky came to live with us when he was a puppy and we were inseparable. We lived next to the...

Between two Nowheres

Hey, don’t I know you? You went to school with me. It’s nice to see you after all these years. What have you been doing all this time?...

Shoes in the Charity Shop

I was walking past the local charity shop And then something made me stop. There in the window display, I saw the most beautiful shoes I...

Remembering Better Days

I can't imagine not being alive and enjoying life; I guess this is the trick that Mother Nature plays on us all and before you know it,...

An Autumn Day

She runs ahead, advised by her mum not to go too far. Five years old, Monday morning in mid October. So proud of her new school satchel...

Do Swans Eat Carrots?

Don't feed bread to the birds, especially the swans Give them proper bird food, it's better for them So off we go to the Scotstoun...

After the Honeymoon

The boy sits down, holding the football. No one to play with, as they're all at school. Two week suspension for being a bully and telling...

The Moths in the Loft

Help! I hate insects and moths are no exception There's hundreds of them; where did they come from? They're in the loft, the sitting room...

Minds Matter

Dig deep; don't be afraid to weep if it gets you the answer that you need, and gives you mind and heart relief. the fish doesn't ask...

Choices

The choices in life can be confusing; what if this, or that? Do I keep working, or keep going? Life flies by and before you know it, it's...

The Constitution is Everything

I don't know much about America's constitution, that's true But wasn't it put in place, amended each time the country went through a...

The year of The Rat

What an apt description of 2020; lock down, recession and PPE Made everyone captives of the powers that be Go to work, stay at home,...

Where Do I Start?

She sits down at the table, wondering if she will be able to put pen to paper, complete that task; it's not really that much to ask....

Me and the Weans

Mammy, she's hitting me. Mammy, I need a wee. Mammy can I get a cone? Please mammy before we go home. Mammy, let's go to the park and...

When all's Said and Done

What a year, and most people are glad it's over. Personally, I saw the New Year in sober with all my colleagues who had to work, while...

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