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By hilary jocelyn Posted on 17th Jul 202117th Jul 2021

Five Dollars

The place had an air of vibrancy and hope, and the crowds of people gathered there were smiling gleefully, and greeting each other joyfully, as if they hadn’t seen each other in a very long time.

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By Guest Blogger Posted on 11th Jul 202110th Jul 2021

Slideshow -guest blogger Chris Maclean

“Memory presents a slideshow of single frames, strewn randomly across the floorboards of my lifetime”

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By Gillie Posted on 3rd Jul 20213rd Jul 2021

To Have And To Hold

What does one wear to a wedding that one won’t be attending?

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By Guest Blogger Posted on 12th Jun 202112th Jun 2021

‘Fare thee well ‘

So thank you Wakefield and dear Chelsea old and new. You have been the best of neighbours and most wonderful friends.

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By Guest Blogger Posted on 6th Jun 20215th Jun 2021

On the Other Side of the World

Lest the word ‘capital’ evoke pictures of a city, I must report that Moresby had a downtown area of one block and boasted one traffic light.

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By Gillie Posted on 22nd May 202122nd May 2021

Trilliums Among the Trash

I needed that, the sudden shock of something longed for, manifest.

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By hilary jocelyn Posted on 8th May 20218th May 2021

A fishy tale

By about halfway through the fourth day, I was definitely beginning to fray at the edges. My thoughts began to hover unhappily on the reality of the miles and days we had yet to go. We were after all, not even halfway in.

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By Guest Blogger Posted on 3rd May 20213rd May 2021

Shakti Sunday (revised)

By Chris Corcoran “I hear you’re musicians.” I peered around Peter to join the conversation. It was a Saturday night in March and we were listening to a drum circle … Continue reading Shakti Sunday (revised)

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By Shelly Ann Posted on 25th Apr 202125th Apr 2021

Today

By Billy Collins

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By Guest Blogger Posted on 17th Apr 202118th Apr 2021

When We Say Goodbye

by Michelle April

“Mémé keeps repeating I love you and then there is silence. The purity of that love, is unparalleled. There is no baggage with this love. I say goodbye and hang up.”

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By Laurie Gough Posted on 10th Apr 202111th Apr 2021

Can We Save a Wakefield Forest?

Some of us in Wakefield are trying to save a local forest, a forest that’s a ten-minute walk from Wakefield’s Earle House intersection.

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By hilary jocelyn Posted on 4th Apr 20213rd Apr 2021

Tea with the Queen

The royal family have managed, as they often do, to claim international headlines in recent times, but as I try to absorb the exhausting latest covid updates and marvel at … Continue reading Tea with the Queen

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