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July 23, 2026
Life Lists

Lists

Don’t you just love list memes on social media? Obviously a lot of people do as they have become a very popular type of click-bait! There is just something about ’24 Hollywood Celebrities You Never Knew Had 2 Heads… And a Hump!”. I am OCD, not too proud of the

Prose

Renovate This!

The joys of renovations – from 2007… June is Brain Injury Awareness Month, also known around our house as the month my wife proves to the world that yes, in fact I was dropped on my head as a baby.Two Junes ago she convinced me that I should help coach

Poetry

Wheels Turning

Wheels turning round and roundthe oval miles slippinginto an endless loopof smiles reflectedin the gleaming hardwoodand flashing lights. I stand and listenlaughter and musics’ universalblend of joy and lovebounced off the girdered wallsthat once held a newspaperfilled with MVA’s and tragedy. I close my eyesand I am back in ’65wheeling

Prose

An Ordinary Man

Once upon a time there was a man, a very ordinary man, who lived in a small white house on a quiet street in a little town, near, yet not so near, to the Big City. Now this ordinary man had a not so ordinary wife, an extra-ordinary son and

Words Worth

Pluviophile

Who doesn’t like rain? Sure there are those days you get caught out with your umbrella still in the hall closet; or you are stuck in the middle of nowhere with a flat; but by and large there is just something about a rainy day that makes you want to

Words Worth

Nemophilist

Deep loam callshumid ‘neath the firsand soaring cedarscreating a dark canopy of motionagainst the leaden sky. Deep loam callssilent size 4 footfallsbetween the swaying fernsand hoary beards of ancient giantswatching children play. Deep loam callsnarrow deer tracksovergrown green carpetssoft like feathers – the perfect bedfor childhood daydreams. ml’23 When you