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July 31, 2015

10 Things i Don’t Understand

If ever a post was going to get me into trouble, this is probably it. i’m not talking directly about things that i hate or completely judge [although, perhaps some of them] but by and large and firstly things i simply do not understand. Things my brain can’t get around. Things that don’t make sense […]
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Published on July 31, 2015 00:25

July 29, 2015

The allergic to E challenge

So one of my new favourite virtual [for now] friends, Dante, whose incredible Micropoetry can be found over at Original Dante, challenged me to a duel [well kinda, cos he already pulled his trigger in his own fight] which i had already kinda done in someone’s comment section, but there is no verifiable proof, so […]
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Published on July 29, 2015 15:47

Micropoem: idiots

idiots some would call them fellow drivers sharing the same road but you would offer them no such generous reprieve [For more of my Micro little poems, click here]
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Published on July 29, 2015 08:33

July 28, 2015

Micropoem: racist

racist it’s not so much that you think you’re better than ‘those people’ that causes my blood to boil as much as it is that you use the words ‘those people’ [For more attempts at Micropoetry, click here]
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Published on July 28, 2015 22:50

Poetry with Erik with a K: Intro

i would like to introduce you to Erik [with a K] Sometimes when i am bored or feeling extremely creative, i like to disappear so that my alter ego, Brad Fish, can take centre stage – among the most popular things that Brad Fish was ever good for was a series of Dangerous Things You […]
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Published on July 28, 2015 21:55

Poetry with Erik with a K: Timothy Winters by Charles Causley

Amy Benn requests the poem ‘Timothy Winters’ by Charles Causley and Erik [with a K] gives it his best shot: [For more poems with Erik with a K, click here]
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Published on July 28, 2015 06:12

Tandem Post: 37 Million Light Years

37 Million Light Years It arrived on the screen as a message of hope: “37 Million Light Years” The number seemed so ridiculously large that Corporal-Sergeant Janet Witherspoon wondered how it had ever been cause for concern in the first place. How does an exploratory spacecraft fitted out with all the latest technology still somehow manage […]
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Published on July 28, 2015 05:00

July 27, 2015

Taboo Topics: Parents of young children – Meet Terran and Julie [and their 5!]

My friends Terran and Julie Williams were going about life with their three delightful children, sharing regular stories of funny statements and learnt lessons and chaotic moments, when suddenly the news of a 4th child on the way… and then further news that their 4th was a set of twins… If you think three young […]
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Published on July 27, 2015 06:31

Highlight Moment from my life #63 – Hair

It is a fairly strange thing for a guy to list ‘Hair’ as one of the 100 highlights of his life, unless you’re David Beckham and have David Bekham type hair i guess? But for me, it’s been an extension [ha!] of my personality and a way for me to express myself in many various […]
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Published on July 27, 2015 01:45

July 26, 2015

Micropoem: Hypocoffeeracy

i sit crushed at my table…  the inequality and shameless poverty i drive past each and every day rips open my chest grabs my beating heart and begins to squeeze… completely overwhelming me as i signal to the waitress to bring me another dark roasted Rwandan blend pour-over  [For more Micropoetry that i have been trying out this year, […]
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Published on July 26, 2015 05:25