“Hi honey, it’s just me.” Meaning “it’s only me.” This is the context within which we so often use the word ‘just,’ especially when talking to our loved ones. The more familiar you are with one another and the closer you are emotionally to the person to whom you’re talking, the more likely you’ll add the word […]
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on the face of it
Setting the table for dinner, Harry noticed the salt shaker had pepper mixed in with it. Harry was a curious sort, and, strange as it may seem to others, it got Harry thinking, is that what I’d look like if I grew facial hair? And so he set himself a task to grow a beard in a […]
reaching out
I’ll reach out to you tomorrow and discuss the specifics. This came via e-mail from a business associate a few days ago. It wasn’t the first time. In fact, it’s been occurring regularly, almost as often as I take my morning walks. I reached out to Andrew and he was able to advise of the […]
house of cards
And the house came tumbling down. Or so it seems likely to at some stage. The title alone lends itself to the star of the show falling from the heady peaks of power, glory and notoriety, to the lowly troughs of being ‘yesterday’s man,’ once the rooster, now the feather duster. Yet there appears little […]
the assassin’s knife
It was hot – inside and out. The sun was out and Spring had turned into an early Summer. Though the forecast was for a cool change in coming days, the heat only had to last 24 hours for an ill-wind to blow through the corridors of power. In Australia, Canberra is the centre of […]
Hot air
I read an inspiring article this morning. Written by Margaret Kelly and published in The Weekend Australian, it speaks of the way so many of us use language in this day and age. She invokes the memory of George Orwell to articulate the way he would feel (and think) about the level of intellectual thought […]
a tribute to man’s best friend
26th August was National Dog Day. Below is a tribute to man’s best friend. Note: This is a work of fiction, as are the names and associations mentioned in the story. Tammy Davis was, in every way, a fun-loving nine year-old girl. She went to a local primary school and separated her time between, family, […]
‘Claire’
Initially posted on youngatheart76@blogspot.com.au It has been said that one has an influence on everyone they meet in life, positively or negatively, everlasting or fleeting. Everyone I came across in hospital influenced me one way or another, but none more so than Claire O’Brien. Claire was a registered nurse in Ward 8C, where I would, […]
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