Monthly Archives: December 2017

Diary Of A Lost Soul

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I walked those gardens where we met, a lifetime or was it two ago, holding your hand within my own, feasting on that gaze of yours, so full of trust: the source of my tranquillity. I saw the tree on which our … Continue reading →

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A Happy Christmas One And All

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Well it’s that time of year again when I toss all literary ambitions aside, consumed as I am by the anxiety which comes with the responsibility for cooking the Christmas meal. Will it all be overdone, underdone or not done … Continue reading →

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The Solitary Letter

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I live in a remote part of the country and have worked for the last twenty years as a postman driving a mail truck from the depot in my town to every far-flung corner of the county, in almost any … Continue reading →

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Memories Of My Mother

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

While physically present in my childhood, my mother was always more absorbed by questions of faith than the people around her so, in practical terms, she was seldom involved in my daily life. Every week the same succession of meals would … Continue reading →

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