Monthly Archives: June 2020

Did You find It

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

At forty years old I secretly hankered for adventure, the promised land, peace, social standing and a secure home even if those disparate goals were always jostling for my attention. Married yes, but not loved: trapped within a barren home … Continue reading →

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Charles Nuggett

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

“Perfection,” as my wife might observe, “Lies just beyond the next alteration to the wardrobe or figure.” Her search for the perfect husband stopped with me some years ago, and that jaundiced look around her eyes suggests that she still … Continue reading →

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A Lockdown Social Life

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

 I could do with a larger social life. I could do with any social life at the moment, but now I have come up with a solution which has ultimately left me with little peace: let me explain. Each morning … Continue reading →

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To Richard,  Who Lived His Life With Open Arms

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

  Over many years I had a friend who was wonderfully exuberant when discussing his next enterprise, and whose eccentric sense of the normal chimed so often with my own. I met him through one of those “ Opportunities” which … Continue reading →

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A Confession Of Love

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

In these last days and hours before my final breath may I, Gordon Richard Carlson, lay my guilt and thoughts before you as a matter of conscience, if not regret, so that I might meet my maker free of worldly … Continue reading →

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