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That Last Chance Class

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

You know that practised smile, the air-hostess smile so beloved in the world of the antiseptic greeting? Miss Laura had it and could look on you and then move away before you could ask if her manner was sincere, or … Continue reading →

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Bunter Macingtosh Flirts With An Executive Lifestyle

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

When a letter arrived, addressed to Mr B.J. Macintosh from L.J.Lemmings Ltd, digital security experts, who boast that even their luncheon menu is encrypted, inviting me to be interviewed for a position in their Cyber Security department I was baffled. … Continue reading →

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A Common Interest

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I have spent my life’s journey looking out of the window at passing events, fascinated by the spectacle of existence rather than having any thoughts of a destination or purpose. “Clever but not present” a teacher said about me to … Continue reading →

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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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Wisdom By The Glass

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Normally resident at 37 Bloxham Road; flat 6 for the lovers of detail, Wayne ‘Sagey’ Trollope, no relative of the author, but sharing a similar fondness for his own muse, could be found once more, at his consulting ‘ rooms’ … Continue reading →

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Anniversary Reflections

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

“Do you know the worst thing you can do to a woman” my wife asked me on our thirtieth wedding anniversary, and I said “No”. She looked at me, as if I were a stranger, some alien who had entered … Continue reading →

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