Monthly Archives: April 2018

A Mother’s Love

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I met Ronnie when we were in the same class at school together. He was a bit of a “character” if that is the right word for someone who is somehow challenging, disturbing and demands to be the dominant male … Continue reading →

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Escape From The Gilded Wilderness

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Looking back, I don’t know why I married my first wife! I was successful, I suppose, but more by luck than strategy: a case of ability meeting opportunity rather than flaws meeting the unstoppable, which is what happened later in … Continue reading →

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Temptation And The Ordered Life

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Robin understood everything he needed to know about the state of marriage, or so he thought: for him, being a contented man was a matter of policy. He taught as a lecturer at a minor university and expressed his passion … Continue reading →

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An Ambiguous Dream

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Thirty years ago we promised that if life took us in separate directions, we would meet at this place, the corner of Trafalgar Square in London if destiny had not joined us in the meantime, and I can tell you … Continue reading →

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