Monthly Archives: September 2015

Launching My Political Career

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Recently there have been signs that the population at large is experiencing a significant level of “Disconnect” from the media, chattering and political classes. People watch the infighting between one politician and another and shake their heads before returning to … Continue reading →

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A Timely Proposal

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Things went slightly wrong at the wake for Geoff Weasley, and there are rumours I may have had something to do with it. His wife, or should we now be saying widow, Catherine, is a more than attractive women with … Continue reading →

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Indiscrete Memories

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Her face was like a map of the forgotten world or maybe just a nightmare, lined, creased and tired, but there was a quality of defiance about it which drew you to a second look. Those smoker’s eyes, I knew, … Continue reading →

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Eggs Deluxe

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I have decided to grab my career by the throat and teach it another language. Luckily, or sadly, depending on your level of cynicism, a great aunt died recently after a tragic skiing accident at the age of eighty-five. Well, … Continue reading →

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The Devil Run’s Out Of Coal

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

You wouldn’t have thought it was possible but here’s the cosmic news. One day people turned over a whole new forest of leaves, and the fact of the matter is there are no more bad people alive; or dead for … Continue reading →

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The Cruel Isolation

Posted on September 9, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I’m an “In between engagements” kind of guy: a man who has taken many jobs to keep the wolf from taking too much interest in his lack of circumstance. Still seeking my calling, my destiny, the true expression of myself, … Continue reading →

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The Young Dictator,

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I can remember Adolf Hitler or “Dolphi” as we called him, when I was “Alive” in the mortal sense; we were in the same class at school. We were about twelve I think: He was already a nutter, who used … Continue reading →

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The Benefits Of Wisdom

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

With the passing of years vigour gets bored and leaves your body. Fatigue, your newest and closest friend says “Hello” nearly every afternoon, and suggests it join you for a nap. Your eyes, with regard to the opposite sex and … Continue reading →

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