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I am English, a lapsed product of the Northern working class, an endangered species but yet to feature on any protected list' especially one produced by any recent British Government. I am middle aged, providing that I live well past 100 with a very long

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Pride: 5 of 41
TWENTY FIVE YEARS ON A tossed collection bucket, Resigned anger. The bitch Thatcher' had won. A full club, Men waiting for him To speak, To confirm their defeat To structure Reassuring words Platitudes that would ease their pain, As his tradition, A homily to their just cause, Men sat and stood in sombre reflection, Some wit... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Lies: 2 of 13
IT'S NOT A LIE IT'S A BUSINESS EXPENSE! I have to admit that I am not the easiest person to employ and that is why for many years now I have run my own businesses. I am not the best timekeeper in the world and am often described as not so much laid back as comatose. A friend once sent me a card paraphrasing Kipling, it said,... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Left behind: 14 of 74
Erasmus Year She breathed the smells, Of Paris Oil floating on the Seine, And rose petals, from The gardens of, Notre Dame And she sipped her Starbucks Coffee and she read her Artaud And she thought of home and Missed it, Not at all Erasmus year In Paris Attached to the Sorbonne She grows her independence In the spirit of Fr... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: You're having a bad day when: 26 of 88
YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE HAVING A BAD DAY - WHEN YOU GET SHOT BEFORE LUNCH! As I passed through the security checks at both Doncaster Airport in the UK and Faro Airport in Portugal, on my recent holiday, the alarms went off. Obviously my worldly positions, phone, watch, belt, coinage and anything else remotely metallic were alre... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Art: 3 of 10
WAS THE BLACK DEATH REALLY THE START OF MODERN ART! As I continue to contemplate on how to make my fame and fortune another avenue opened up for me today. Celebrated Artist! I have in fairness considered this option before usually after having read something or watched a feature on some weird spectacle or occurrence that now... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Suicide: 52 of 146
Forever no more. Six weeks, it was six weeks since the shot, the shot that rang out from Spinney Copse the shot that had sent the crows skyward in startled panic. Six weeks since the tarots Thirteenth card, in the guise of a plump police sergeant and a grey faced female constable, knocked at the door dispensing sympathy and ... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Business meetings: 3 of 8
BUSINESSMEN BEHAVING BADLY! I recently received my invitation to The Summer Regional Businessman's Lunch, an event heralded upon the embossed card, requesting the pleasure of my company, as an opportunity to sample fine cuisine, select wines, celebrated speakers and the prospect of networking with the captains of industry. I... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Fantasy: 30 of 78
FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE FAMOUS. Much as I enjoy my Friday evening, after tennis, sessions at the pub with my usual partners I thought recently that it would be a change to enliven the occasion and decided to invite some interesting famous people along. I booked the back room of my local, got Biddercome to organise some food,... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Tips for unpublished writers: 5 of 11
A SUITABLE SUBJECT FOR A BEST SELLER! The following article is about the strong desire to begin writing but agonising over the subject matter that actually gets you started. Everyone has at least one book in them so it is said. I myself have several which in the past have been so deep in me they have failed miserably to get ... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: The Green Tax: 1 of 2
BRITAIN 2008 CAN'T AFFORD TO FLY, DRIVE, DRINK, KEEP WARM OR HAVE A HOUSE AND YOU NOW HAVE TO BRING YOUR SHOPPING HOME TWO TINS AT A TIME! My friend Simcock is an environmentalist and my friend Spicer is classed as a medium sized country under the Kyoto agreement for his carbon footprint. This leads to lively discussions aft... More..