Advent, with its quiet reflections and flickering candlelight, often stirs up memories - some sacred, some sentimental, and, in my case, one involving a chicken that met a rather undignified end on our kitchen floor. It was during a Christmas service, listening to others share their treasured festive recollections, that I found myself smirking at … Continue reading Gaudete! A Tale of Two Chickens
Author: Robert
A fifty-something, retired Celestial Travel Agent and Afterlife Preparation Specialist. Walked many paths; some good, lots bad. Meandering through a difficult past, plodding in the present, crawling toward the future. I've studied English Literature, and hold a BA (Hons) Hum. (History & Art History) & MA (Humanities with English Literature)
Barefoot and Beaten…
This tale is not meant to evoke sympathy - just another memory, a recollection that, with the benefit of hindsight, carries a certain wry amusement. Perhaps I deserved it. Stepping into the shower the other day, I felt the cascade of steaming water wash over me, coaxing a sigh from deep within, whispered aloud without … Continue reading Barefoot and Beaten…
Come Fly With Me!
Dad worked like a Trojan. I mean, truly grafted - day in, day out, the weight of the world seemingly balanced on his broad shoulders. That hard toil earned him the small comfort of his evening meal in his armchair, tray on his knee, a man at peace with his own domain. He chewed methodically, … Continue reading Come Fly With Me!
Carpet Burns!
Not so very long ago - though it feels like a lifetime away, tucked somewhere between youthful folly and the first stirrings of adulthood - I committed an act of such ridiculous misjudgement that it ought to belong to those halcyon days of childhood I so fondly recount. And yet, here I am, book in … Continue reading Carpet Burns!
Soap and The Eff Word.
We’ve all heard it, haven’t we? “Wash your mouth out with soap!” - the time-honoured battle cry of scandalised mothers and exasperated schoolteachers at the merest whiff of profanity. It’s one of those sayings that practically begs to be spoken, an incantation of moral hygiene, if you will. Failing to utter it in the wake of … Continue reading Soap and The Eff Word.
Wording 