Category: nightmares
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Are changes as good as a rest?
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I’m sure I’m not the only one who dislikes changes. As I have grown older, I seem to hate them even more, presumably because I am happy with the way things are and see no earthly reason to change anything. When we are young, we are more likely to welcome changes. I mean, some of…
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That moment… when you think you’re on the wrong train…
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These past months, I have been concentrating really hard on what I thought was the job in hand—getting stronger and finding myself again. Just lately, though, less positive thoughts have been creeping into my head. I do my level best to dismiss these thoughts, considering them detrimental to my recovery. All things considered, I am…
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Fire in the Night
Nothing much happens in our town. Quite a busy town, but reasonably quiet and civilised. Everyone is polite, friendly and cheerful. No heated argumaents in the supermarkets or post office queues. What we do seem to have a lot of, is road works. Hardly a week goes by without the arrival of the dreaded traffic…
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Review for The White Road by Sarah Lotz #Horror Suspense
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*****From the author of The Three, coming soon to your screen as a major BBC adaptation by Golden Globe winner Peter Straughan***** Adrenaline-junky Simon Newman sneaks onto private land to explore a dangerous cave in Wales with a strange man he’s met online. But Simon gets more than he bargained for when the expedition goes horribly wrong.…
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The Trouble with Progress…
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The Trouble with Progress… … is that it usually tries to be too clever, too destructive. Maybe this is some test, or a defence mechanism? Since I managed to access my kitchen, many doors have opened for me. I can wander out there to drink water or wash my hands. Such small privileges but tremendous…
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If Wishes were Horses…
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I didn’t want to write yet another post about my problems, as you are probably as tired of reading about them as I am tired of writing them. But… These problems are getting in the way of everything, and I can’t seem to work my way around them. Rather than face either of my accident…
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Review for Close to Home by Alex Craigie #Family Life Fiction
“The book is brilliant. It reads like a memoir and grips like great fiction should – beautiful characterization”Viga Boland – Author – No Tears For My Father Talented pianist Megan Youngblood has it all – fame, fortune and Gideon. But Gideon isn’t good enough for Megan’s ambitious, manipulative mother, whose meddling has devastating repercussions for Megan…
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I hate to say this, but I have done it again… #Pain
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I hate to say this, but I have done it again… I always seem to suffer after most of the jobs I do, especially the ones that push me to the limit of my strength and patience. I keep being told that I am 8o and not superwoman anymore, but it’s so hard to ignore…
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Is a change as good as a rest?
(those sticky out bits will be removed!) Is a change as good as a rest? I took a day off from my endeavours to create a better website yesterday. I probably needed a break, but not quite the one that arrived, but hey, beggars can’t be choosers, right? Let me explain how this all came…