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(Photo credit: NASA/Paul E. Alers) by Alan McCormick You heard his speech, right? So-called President. Not good. Not good at his job. Not a good person, as…
Death camp echoesas Sieg Heiltakes to the stage the war is back,our forefathers have risenfrom their marble memorials The cenotaphs are emptyas a new generation joins themto…
A beautiful blue sky, white picket fences,perfect red roses sway elegant in the breeze,a serene perfect suburban American dream,all is tea and serenity, all is still blue…
(Photo credit: NASA/Paul E. Alers) by Alan McCormick You heard his speech, right? So-called President. Not good. Not good at his job. Not a good person, as…
Recently I attended a meeting organised by the Liverpool writers’ group Writing on the Wall, to gather ideas for the 25th version of their annual May literature…
Poldark series All men were born in the same way: no privilege existed which was not of man’s own contriving.Winston Graham Ross Poldark (1945) Introduction The recent drama, Victoria (2016-2019) on…
It is not only about sex and religion. It is also about power and class. The Church of England is in chaos: just weeks after Justin Welby…