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An Out Of Body Experience

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Recently, during a period in hospital, things were dicey. I had a seizure, lost all consciousness and had an out of body experience. As I fell, yes fell, out of my body, lying in perfect stillness on the bed above … Continue reading →

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A Lunch To Remember

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I met Andrew Lascelles when I was an undergraduate at Kings College. I was an average student on the fringes of the room at parties, went to most lectures but as an attendee rather than person of note. Andrew had … Continue reading →

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On the Passing Of His Wife

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

The mourners stood around him eating cakes and sandwiches not made by him. Some catering company he employed to do the work, did the work while he stood near a corner of the room, watching his guests share memories of … 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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Sir Oswald Clarkson Demonstrates Economy

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

 Malinslow, a name hard to say correctly after more than three beers, was a town which sought prominence through its annual poetry festival and used to gather a decent supply of the well-to-do, as well as a number of dishevelled … 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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One For The Books

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Predictability in all things is my idea of heaven, starting with my wife Helen obviously, and closely followed by a cup of tea enjoyed while watching the sun rise above the horizon, given that the hour of its appearance is … Continue reading →

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Lunch Quite Near The Top Table

Posted on April 4, 2016 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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The Point Of Living

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

 After eighteen months spent working in a call centre among people who were sometimes exuberant, but looking at a different version of ambition to my own, I went off to university or my life’s idea of sanctuary. About two terms … Continue reading →

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An Outing With The Wraxley Running Club

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

A couple of months ago I’m wheezing down the towpath in search of a light breakfast at my local café when I’m passed by some impressive jogger, and then another and then another but jogging in the opposite direction. All … Continue reading →

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