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A Short History Of Catering Part XXIV #writephoto

Posted on Jan 19, 2020 by

This is a fairy tale of greed and love and hope and… oh all the usual. Nowhere wasn’t much of a place before a peripatetic alchemist and part-time prosthetic embalmer came by. This in and of itself was a surprise … Continue reading →

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The Many Apertures Of Garfield Popsicle

Posted on Jan 14, 2020 by

It was the sort of day when nothing happened. Not that Garfield Popsicle minded days when nothing happened. No, what he really didn’t like were those days when, having not happened, nothing continued to happen. Because that meant it was … Continue reading →

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The Lore Of Old Stone #writephoto

Posted on Jan 11, 2020 by

There is a theory that there are an infinite number of parallel worlds of which we are one. There are many such theories: our universe is constantly expanding; marmite is delicious; intelligent propelling pencils inhabit one of the other worlds; … Continue reading →

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Twenty -four Hours of Existential Angst In The Life Of A Bucket #blogbattle

Posted on Jan 9, 2020 by

It had been that sort of day when winds hushed themselves so as not to disturb the peace. Indeed Night, which had got into the habit of falling felt the urge to seep, so much so that Dusk, unaware of … Continue reading →

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Economic Realities #writephoto

Posted on Jan 4, 2020 by

Ariadne Grumble played a small if largely unheralded part in the rise and eventual fall of capitalism in the second half of the twentieth century. Without Ariadne’s commitment to creating shortages of inessentials the retail market is unlikely to have … Continue reading →

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Pettifore And The Duster Of Doom #writephoto

Posted on Dec 29, 2019 by

Pettifore Ptarmigan entered adulthood on the 27th February via a set of steps and a badly painted door. He knew he was finally a grown up because the crowd in the small poorly lit room – which oddly smelt of … Continue reading →

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If Only… #writephoto

Posted on Dec 20, 2019 by

If Only…. #writephoto Hieronymus Hampton settled behind the ancient desk and rubbed a cautious finger across the much scored beading. So many great men and a few women had sat here, he mused, and now him. Prime Minister. It had … Continue reading →

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