Monthly Archives: December 2015

A Sort of Happy New Year

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

My mother’s wedding photograph was unique in one degree only: she was smiling from the heart outward and it showed in her eyes. Looking up at my father she clearly had found and married the man of her dreams and … Continue reading →

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Cooking and Christmas Cheer To All My Friends

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Christmas day is the one day when the kitchen is cleared, technically speaking, of all opinions but my own and, for better or worse, I step forward to roast the turkey, cook vegetables, make the sauces and generally do all … Continue reading →

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Changing Ambitions

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

“What do you want from life?” a friend asked me once: we were both twenty- one: two adventurers on the road to glory: two comrades with stories to discover. I looked up, squinting at my glass of cut-price wine and … Continue reading →

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The Dancing Class

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

You know that practised smile, the air-hostess smile? Miss Laura had it and could look on you and then move away before you could ask if her manner was sincere or meant for you or just a reflection of your … Continue reading →

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A Conversation Gone Viral

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Alec Sapelovirus was sitting next to Sam Chlorella in the rest room of the New Strain Research Facility and talking over recent events while relaxing over a soothing drink. They were discussing how near the virus as an entity had … Continue reading →

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