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Frankly, I could have written my third novel here... If you want to read my full bio, or would like info on my two published thrillers then click on the link to my personal website: www.willpatching.com.

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Dark stories: 44 of 613

Gypsy Rose - A dark summer's tale... Ghosts screeched and a luminous skeleton rattled before me as we crashed through the doors into dazzling sunlight. Nervous laughter replaced the howls and screams. I've always loved ghost train rides and the one on Berston pier had been my favorite for almost thirty years. My cheeks ached...
Health & Fitness > Health Care Is Michael Moore right about the US health care system?: 1 of 10

Just because Michael Moore is a Democrat does not make him wrong, despite the rabid foaming mouths of his detractors. The facts outlined in Sicko should make Americans cringe and hang their heads in shame: to so loudly proclaim righteous Christian credentials, yet ration the availability of medical treatment for the least fo...
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in the UK Has the British Royal Family become irrelevant?: 2 of 15

The British Royalty is irrelevant to so many people in so many ways. They are part of history and should be consigned to it. Let's look at some popular royalist mythology: Tourists visit Britain because of the British Royalty: No they do not. They generally visit Buckingham Palace to view the outside of the building and the ...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Computers: 4 of 24

Concussion or my new PC fairy godmother? It wasn't a very big explosion, but it brought my head up with a bang all of its own. I was scrabbling on the floor fumbling to plug in my brand new computer when BOOM! The noise made me jump and my skull cracked hard against the underside of the desk. At first I thought concussion pr...
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory Life, liberty and an SUV: Can we all live like Americans?: 1 of 4

With a massively successful economy based on US corporations infiltrating* every society across the globe, combined with a media machine pumping out images of affluence beyond most people's reasonable expectations, America provides the role model other nations are eagerly pursuing. Rampant capitalism, measured by GDP growth,...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: 10 things I hate about the world we live in: 80 of 230

I love life; I am generally optimistic and consider myself extremely lucky to have been born in one of the richest countries on the planet. Even so, there are many things that I hate about the world we live in. Here is my top ten in descending order, with my suggested antidotes for each: 10. Western media: It's obsession wit...
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Have women gone too far? Equality of the sexes turned upside down: 4 of 8

Men: The New Underclass? "We don't need men anymore!" That is according to a spirited 23 year old work colleague. She continues, "There's enough sperm on ice for us to do away with you lot altogether. Men really are a waste of space these days!" And so arrived the new underclass: the biggest minority in the western world is ...
Politics, News & Issues > War & Terrorism Re-defining terrorism: The first crucial step in resolving terrorist conflict: 3 of 6

The definition of what constitutes a terrorist has exercised some of the best minds in history, but in answer to the question "When is a terrorist a terrorist?" the current US President replies, "When I say so..." OK, he didn't actually use those exact words, at least not in public, but he did say this about Saddam Hussein i...
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Healthy eating: An individual choice or government responsibility?: 22 of 42

When I was a toddler I used to eat worms. My poor mother eventually taught me to be a little more selective about what I shoved in my mouth. I am a few decades older now and I don't need the government deciding what I can or cannot eat. These days, politicians want to act as nannies, poking their noses into our affairs, pand...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Common Baby Ailments Is circumcising baby boys a good or bad choice?: 12 of 18

To perform any unnecessary surgery is always a bad choice. Genital mutilation of any form can only be justified in the very rare instances where there are valid medical reasons. In the US, where some 80% of the male population have had their genitals disfigured, the majority of the individuals concerned had no choice in the ...