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The Book Arms Race
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1 minuteWhy is it you always see people being interviewed on the telly or YouTube or whatever, and it’s always in front of a tonne of books?Lined up perfectly on a shelf. We get it.You’re smart.You read a lot. Or do you? Twenty copies of the…
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Shelter From the Storm (and the bins) or Bin-nado
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3 minutesIt went from a yellow alert to an amber alert to a red alert. Danger to life. A little too quickly. The fearless one is away to work. Healthcare. You don’t really have a choice. I’m sitting here and the wind is howling down the…
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We Are Made of Stars
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1 minuteI saw my breath in front of me, laying in bed this morning. The temperature barely made it above zero today. The rooftops are frosty, cars are frozen up and the pavement is like an ice rink. I saw a couple of folk struggling into…
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The Old Chair
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2 minutesLying awake in bed before my alarm.Thinking of the day. Got to get up.Got to get going.The floor cold beneath my feet.I sat down at the table.The surface cold to my touch. The old wooden chair — one of the most basic you can buy.Zero percent comfort.…
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Front Step
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1 minuteI’ve never tried writing on the front step before.The cars zip by on the road. Places to be, places to go.I’m sitting here as the sun lights up the neighbourhood. The warm air. Birds singing.Songbirds flit back into the hedge. Summer is coming. There are…
