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The Pope’s Popeing In

Image: Guardian My parents were married 40 years ago today. On 16th September, 1970, they married in Mount Florida Parish Church on the south side of Glasgow. Three years later they had me, two after that my sister, Fiona, and … Continue reading

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Eye Of The Storm

Image: pursuitoftheholy If you missed the news, my poem, THE FINAL NAIL, was published yesterday over at Every Day Poets. Also published was an article I wrote for Devon Ellington’s magazine site A Biblio Paradise. Entitled, HALF WAY TO A … Continue reading

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And Now The Weather, By Lothian Buses

Image: RichardWalter The rain is back. Summer is over. I knew it was raining heavily because Lothian Buses were running late yesterday morning; the two often go hand in hand. I could feel the waves of precipitation soaking through my … Continue reading

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Leaders’ Debate Part 2

Image: Guardian I watched the second Leaders debate last night on Sky News. With two weeks to go until the GE and after Nick Clegg’s unanimous defeat of his rivals in last week’s debate, he woke yesterday morning to splashed … Continue reading

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