Tag Archives: values

A Question Of Choices

Posted on December 7, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Her stare challenged everything in sight: late twenties and a shaper of events, the answer to many situations lay filed in her experiences: she feared little but some aspects of emotion, and looked on those she knew as reference points. … 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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Designing A Child’s Character

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

At eight and three quarter months the baby was developing normally, and now the light above the Wombulator was changing to green, which meant she could insert the chip of personality traits and abilities she wished her child to possess and … Continue reading →

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The Inner Circle

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

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

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To Be An Artist

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

“So you want to be an artist”, my father said, “Or at least an entertainer”. “What’s the difference” I replied, and he said,” An entertainer helps people forget their circumstances, but an artist wants to remind them of the truth: … Continue reading →

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An Eternal Sense Of Life

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

“What was your life like?” I said to the man one ahead of me in the queue of judgement. “I was like a man possessed,” he said as we waited. “How do you mean” said Mr Safe, namely me, now … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Two Brothers

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Isn’t it curious how two very different aspects of the human character can manifest themselves under one roof, from one family and as a result of much the same upbringing. ‘Ducker’ had a brother called Nicholas who, for some years, … Continue reading →

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On The Passing Of My Aunt

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

In every family and in every community there will always be iconic figures and in my family “Missie” or Aunt Sylvia, to use her formal name, gave us a towering example of how to navigate the oceans of life regardless … Continue reading →

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That Forgotten Face

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

The only thing which proved that life was bearable was that he was still living it. Given any choice but suicide he would have changed his circumstances to anything but this; his current situation. Of course that thought had been … Continue reading →

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Brussels, Lahore TV Dramas and Current Events

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I have a hobby, or is it a compulsion, to do with watching box sets on television. Recently I have been both engrossed and then appalled by a docu-drama based on the life of Pablo Escobar. As the episodes progress … Continue reading →

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