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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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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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A Brush With Privilege

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

As a young man, sometime before the war, I lived in a world “Of certain certainties” as some poet may have said: I’ve never been of the bookish persuasion but you get my drift. We dressed for dinner, played cricket, … Continue reading →

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Meeting A Home Truth!

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I’d entered the winner’s circle: wealth, travel and: ( check,check,check. ) women:  mine and any one else’s I could charm. I could walk into any restaurant and they would say, “On us sir” and I would nod, because modesty is part … Continue reading →

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Life By Chance

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

It was only an hour since we’d met. She had missed her train and I missed mine, both of which were taking us to different parts of the country. Now we had to wait for five hours, or six in … Continue reading →

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On The Passing Of A Friend

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Over the Years I have connected with quite a number of people among whom I have made good friends  either through my blog or my writing activities. A stand-out example of this was Stacey Haggard Brewer who edited Living Life … Continue reading →

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A Bottle Of Your Finest

Posted on June 26, 2018 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Simon Plumpleton, whose surname  was the result of an ancestor’s misguided social ambitions, pulled his stomach in and admired his Botox-enhanced face in the mirror. He grinned, and smiled at the memory of his frequent chats with the lovely Araminta … Continue reading →

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The Search For Truth

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

The road ahead would stretch as far as he wanted: company unavailable. Exits were his speciality, entrances occurred infrequently, while each ‘new beginning’ waited confidently for him to spoil its promise: another drunken rage, a moment of unfaithfulness, a sense … 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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