Monthly Archives: October 2015

Compassion Can Be A Hard Thing To Learn

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Mr Cummings, who taught me English at school was an almost registered “Odd Man.” You could see even then, and I was about eleven when he taught me, that most of his conversations were with himself, which he engaged you … Continue reading →

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A Train-Wreck Love Affair

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

For me, at least, that “Moment” when you think you’ve met a women who may be “The one” doesn’t happen too often in your life: the moment when a girl or women you find quite pretty or interesting, intriguing or … Continue reading →

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My Uncle’s Philosophy

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

“Life,” my uncle said, “Is not my area of expertise.” “Oh, it’s complex. Complex indeed, but not something I can fathom I confess.” He said this to me as he bent over his desk, trying to build a radio transmitter … Continue reading →

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An Unsettling Seduction

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

My mother was a woman of rigorous order and routine, disregarding a weakness for iced-buns, and few things were allowed to alter the structure of her day or week, including unnecessary “Hysterical” displays, which was the generic term she applied … Continue reading →

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Music And Memories

Posted on October 7, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Every day at ten past two, following a sandwich and a cup of tea; the particular filling might change from week to week; (It’s never an easy thing to define your preference is it), Saul Patrick Brownlow, played Handel’s Water … Continue reading →

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Perhaps The Wrong Approach

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I am a man with a faltering faith in the story of his own destiny, but like a salmon following its instincts, I attempt the waterfall of life because that is the basic expectation. Apart from working, I get through … Continue reading →

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A Lifetime’s Introduction.

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

“What’s your name” I asked all those years ago and you said “Sheila” which I soon turned into “Shells:” we seemed to know each other which was odd, given that we were both eighteen and had never met before. In … Continue reading →

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