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Stuck in the Mud
Last night I was reminded of the children’s chasing game ‘Stuck in the Mud’. I played it when I was a child; I’ve watched children playing it… One child is chosen to be ‘it’. They chase and attempt to touch the others in the game. If they’re touched, they’re ‘stuck in the mud’, standing still…
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…
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