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Starting and Finishing with Nothing
Several weeks ago, Paul was in hospital. His strength, energy, mobility and confidence weren’t good. He came home ten days ago. Yesterday. with support and uncertain steps, he walked from his house to the car, then from the car park to a bench overlooking the sea. Later he was able to walk from the car…
Mockingbirds, Matilda and Mediators
Reading ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ again… Atticus, an Alabama lawyer in the 1930s, tells his children ‘Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.’ Mockingbirds cause no trouble. All they do is ‘sing their hearts out for us’. A black man is charged…
Homeward Bound
Last week I revisited my Simon & Garfunkel CDs. They contain many favourite songs from my teenage years – including ‘Homeward Bound’. I bought the music and learnt to play it on my guitar. It’s said Paul Simon wrote whilst he was in England whist waiting at Widnes railway station. He’s alone, longing to be…
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