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Nothing Lasts Forever
Nature’s sounds reigned supreme, drowning out human chatter on the long stretch of white, coarse sand. The sun above was mellow, playing hide and seek in the sky punctuated by […] More
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It's the little things in life
One of my boda guys, *George* has been mesmerised by the 40 Days Over 40 Smiles Foundation backpacks since he first saw them. If he had to make a delivery, he would […] More
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Just another chapter
As I closed my eyes, a peculiar sensation engulfed me, as though I were being swept away by an invisible current through the river of time. The world around me […] More
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Love from the heart
The heart is the center of all love for humanity,what ever the heart receives the mind perceives it, if there is no love in the heart chances are that the […] More
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Algorithmic Dreamtime
The notification didn’t sound like a bell; it sounded like a tiny, digital throat clearing. Duncan didn’t look up from his screen. To look up was to acknowledge the analog […] More
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Friends for life
Friends for Life Friends are the ones who make us smile They share our joys and ease our pain They listen to our hopes and fears They support us through […] More
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The Night The Lights Went Out
The air hung heavy with the silence of a world unplugged. No rhythmic hum of refrigerators, no soft glow of televisions, only the melancholic chirp of crickets serenaded the starlit […] More
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Every now and then in a woman’s world.
“Once we get out of the town traffic, he’ll engage gear 1 and 2 and we’ll be on our way” Never have those words sounded as sexy to my ears […] More
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in PoetryBehind The Bars
Remember, Them waiting behind the bars Music filling the air, You wondering…. “Who’s behind the bars?” You ordering, “shots, pints, tots” Them gladly obliging, Serving with a smile, From behind […] More
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Friendships
I’ve watched friendships that I’ve had for over 15 years grow into things I never dreamed of. Some friendships were perhaps never meant to be, and if at all I […] More
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Say it now, before regret says it for you.
Many years ago, in one of the short holidays in my senior six, I went to visit a friend of mine. He was a year ahead of me, in his […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Movies and Television, Music and Dance, Poetry, Visual Art, Writing and LiteratureGIVERS OF JOY
Many gifted people, those who make our lives brighter, who give us joy especially when we are in trouble, who relieve our stress, anxiety, and depression when we listen to […] More
