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David (Wayfarer) is a Scottish laddie who always dreamed of being a writer. Now he is one. Shhhhhh, you might wake him!

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Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Death of a parent: 33 of 46
Step AwayMy Dad died.He wasn't an old man. Aged sixty-six it seemed to me he had been taken well before his time.You can probably imagine the frustration, the anger, the unexpected flood of tears that have filled the twelve months since then. And I've come to realise that he wasn't "taken before his time". If that was when Go... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Romance: 142 of 188
MAKE ME A PRINCESS"Well this is a surprise!"Helen didn't recognise the witchy-faced woman, but she did have an invitation. For a split-second she regretted being a greeter at her own twentieth anniversary party. It had never occurred to her that bouncers might be necessary!"Hi-i!" A younger rounder version of the same face ap... More..
Arts & Humanities > Ethics Changing values in the world today: 6 of 7
STRAIGHT UPI was talking to Charlie about some renovation work going on along the harbour side. New flats were being put up, new paving was being put down, new cafes and pubs had opened up recently. The place was definitely on the up.Charlie worked for the development company and, amongst other things, he'd been responsible f... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Forgiveness: 27 of 30
Forgiving The HumanOur parents are supposed to teach us, but every once in a while us kids get to teach the old ones a thing or two.Well, to tell the truth, I learned what I taught in this instance from my own children - but they're too young toclaim the credit!Growing up it seemed my parents had a book of instructions; The R... More..
Personal Finance > Retirement Retirement planning 101: 8 of 8
People don't plan properly for their retirement for one simple reason. They're scared!It's not because they don't have the money, it's not because it's too complicated. It's because planning for retirement means facing the fact that you are aging. It means facing your own mortality.It's one of those things we all know, but ve... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenthood How we raise children, and how they help raise us: 5 of 5
GOOD WORDSWe set examples. We follow examples. Sounds okay so far. Except for the fact that, mostly, we do these things without thinking! We do them on autopilot and think it's okay because we don't always get to see the consequences.My five year old son, Kyle, was safely delivered into the primary school playground and I tur... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Why an omniscient and omnipotent God is not worth worshipping: 4 of 4
WORSHIPPING THE BOSSWhy do we go to church?Well, let's ignore the fact that a huge percentage of us don't. Ask regular church goers why they faithfully attend every Sunday and you will get a variety of reasons but tops amongst them will almost inevitably be, "To worship God," or "To praise God."In countries where Christianity... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Asian Culture The art of Feng Shui: 3 of 3
GO WITH THE FENG SHUI FLOWAsk most people if they believe invisible energies, like feng shui, affect their lives and they will probably dismiss the idea as complete nonsense. Then ask them if they believe in gravity, magnetism, or electricity. You can't see gravity but it's a force and it has a huge effect on your life. It pr... More..
Arts & Humanities > History (Other) Pirates and privateers: William "Captain "Kidd: 2 of 2
CAPTAIN KIDD "You are without a doubt the worst pirate I have even heard of!" sneers Commodore Norrington in Pirates of the Caribbean."Ahh!" Captain Jack Sparrow wags a finger in his captors face. "But you have heard of me!"Reputation was often a pirate's fiercest weapon but it could also lead to a hangman's rope.Scotland's ... More..
Travel > United Kingdom Travel destinations: Skara Brae, Scotland: 2 of 2
SKARA BRAE A TOWN LOST IN TIMEWe're taught that civilisation began in the east, but before the great Pyramids were built in Egypt, and before China's Golden Age, people in Scotland were building towns with covered walkways, living in insulated homes that blended with the landscape and building houses that would last five thou... More..