Category Archives: humour

The Day Of Reckoning

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

You know that expression, “Live one day at a time:” well there comes a day for some of us, when we are living “One breath at a time”. That’s where Molly was at this moment; not all bad mind you: … Continue reading →

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Philosophical Discussions

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

“Life, to the interested, will always be interesting, regardless of your circumstances,” I tell myself as I work on the forecourt of my local petrol station, guiding customers to a fuelling booth or parking bay, depending on their purpose. Are … Continue reading →

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Post-Life Reflections

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I lived in the age of social engagement where we chatted on Blogs and even smiled at dentists before they drilled holes in our teeth: a celebration of biological generosity which involved spreading our DNA to the four corners of … Continue reading →

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A Dating Alternative

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Rocky was easing himself inside his treasured Elvis jacket made from what he considered to be beautiful white leather, created in the days when it was still thought civilised to use such materials, complete with the tassels regarded as essential … Continue reading →

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A Brief Tribute To Common Sense

Posted on February 21, 2022 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Charles Junkett, a surname he hated by the way, and Samantha Prigg met on the first day of University at a ‘Freshers’ gathering where both were meant to throw caution to the wind and drink deeply from the froth filled … Continue reading →

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An Afterlife Conversation

Posted on October 25, 2021 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I must have left the physical plane for  about six months when I found myself at the back of a forum at a session called “How to get your next life right”  I turned round to this entity beside me … Continue reading →

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The Doorway To Greatness

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Party Pete’s’ the name and keeping people happy is “My raison du jour”: a joke here, drink there; you get the picture. Anyway, to cut a long story short, my friend Eric, a master chef who knows his onions from … Continue reading →

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Frank Caplan

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

At the age of nineteen I had a temporary and precarious job as a backroom assistant in a bakery shop. In between heaving trays of bread I allowed myself to dream, and to aid that process, I used to scan … Continue reading →

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Life Without Regard

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

My grandmother, I remember, draped a fur around her shoulders long after they ceased to be fashionable, even when reclining on the sofa in her home. She delighted in making statements such as, “I have offered up my life to … Continue reading →

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Wedding Of The Century

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I was best man at my oldest friends wedding recently. I calmed him as we stood in church waiting for his beautiful bride to make her appearance. The waiting lasted forever, you know how it is, but at last she … Continue reading →

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