Monthly Archives: January 2007

Snow and hypocrisy – The Church and gay adoption

Posted on January 24, 2007 by gelert848

Today, snow and hypocrisy. Both served to bind me up more closely than I already feel. The snow came in overnight. Nothing was there at 1 or 2 am, just a bitter biting cold that made the tiny crescent moon … Continue reading →

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Wind, willows, waste

Posted on January 20, 2007 by gelert848

Yesterday, storms. All across the country the weather went wild. Sheep were blown like bags of potatoes across pastureland, the sea became airborne in livid heavings of spume, snow puked over scotland, and down here in the sultry south, trees … Continue reading →

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Playing Hooky

Posted on January 11, 2007 by gelert848

  ‘Scuse me mate….. could you help me make up £3.50 so I can get in the night shelter tonight?’   Little man with a face like an eager weasel (or so I imagine, never having so stimulated a weasel … Continue reading →

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What a life, eh?

Posted on January 8, 2007 by gelert848

  ‘Well. What are you doing?’ said my father. ‘I just don’t know’ said I, ‘I just don’t seem to know where I’m going’ ‘Where is your compass?’ ‘You were my compass once, though I failed, totally, to follow the … Continue reading →

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Smoke, too much clarity

Posted on January 2, 2007 by gelert848

  The man in the suit with the cropped grey head was being hauled along by a pretty boy in an open shirt and a black bra. Yeah. They fetched up at the bar between Olly’s mum who is 82 … Continue reading →

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