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Tag Archives: time
In Syria
Her face was like a river bed dried and cracked by unrelenting heat. Sitting there, beside the church on streets bleached white by sunlight, she made no statement, but still I felt I knew her. This other soul. This old … Continue reading
Posted in character, community, creative writing, faith, Life, Relationships, writing
Tagged ageing, character, conflict, life, musing, musings, reflections, syria, time
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Some Years After I Died
I sat in the car with my wife and travelled up to the cemetery where I’d been buried not long before. She didn’t know I was there, of course,. I was now the silent passenger, the observer, the helpless carer whose love for her continued … Continue reading
Posted in character, creative writing, Fiction, humour, Relationships, writing
Tagged character, environment, family, life, musings, reflections, relationships, self-esteem, time
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Plastic Penguin with a Propeller on it’s Nose
A Blogging contact, ( aawa ) recently wrote a post about a conversation she had with her freezer. I don’t speak German, but I think the general drift was the freezer was warning her not to leave the door open too long. … Continue reading
Posted in character, creative writing, humour, Life, life2, Relationships, Uncategorized
Tagged character, life, reflections, technology, time, values
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Where the light comes From
The other evening I was out with friends, trying to behave normally and observing the antics of some of the folk near us. A large range of personalities was on display. I watched a young child rush up to its mother … Continue reading
Posted in character, community, faith, Life, Relationships
Tagged character, environment, faith, inspiration, life, musing, musings, reflections, self-esteem, time, values
15 Comments
Not Quite the Big Bang Theory
I had a group of friends at University with whom I shared the first steps away from home, discovered earnest conversation, bad cookery and odd low-level eccentricities, the latest novels and beer. This mutual curiosity bound us to each other and we shared … Continue reading
Posted in character, creative writing, humour, Life, life2, Relationships
Tagged career, character, musing, musings, reflections, relationships, time, youth
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Face On A Boat
Kicked out of bed, dad’s voice gruff but warm, he spoke in terms of needs, his eyes of love .”Duty, chores and routine: all came first. Emotions were somehow managed in between.” Saying that he was a loving dad. In the manner … Continue reading
Posted in character, childhood, creative writing, Life, life2, old age, soldiers
Tagged ageing, character, childhood, family, inspiration, life, musings, reflections, time, values
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First Steps
Some time before I was born, about five hundred thousand years ago, I suppose we all lived in tiny widely spaced communities as separated from each other as it was possible to be: living in caves , getting by on a … Continue reading
Posted in character, community, creative writing, Life, life2
Tagged environment, faith, musings, reflections, relationships, time, values
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Families Valued
We make or pick our friends through life’s journey, quickly at first and then more warily as experience takes the first blush off our innocence. Moving around we lose a few and make some more to compensate but are always in … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, community, creative writing, Life, life2, old age, Relationships
Tagged ageing, career, childhood, customs, environment, family, musings, reflections, relationships, time, values, youth
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Vanishing Profiles
We’ve all seen it. That moment without explanation or announcement, when someone we follow on a pretty much daily basis vanished suddenly from sight and the post you saw some days or weeks ago seems to be their final utterance. … Continue reading
Posted in blog, childhood, community, creative writing, Environment, Life, Relationships
Tagged blogging, environment, life, musings, reflections, relationships, time, values
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Changing Views
As I write it is the start of a beautiful summers day. Me and my partner have much to be thankful for, including many shared attitudes and memories. In our childhoods we both enjoyed a series of books called “Just … Continue reading
Posted in childhood, community, Life, Relationships
Tagged childhood, family, life, musings, reflections, relationships, time, values
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