Fair Weather Friends
We all have them. ‘Fair Weather friends’ who are friends in the good times but somehow disappear when the going gets tough. But blessed are they who have friends who […]
Notional Boundaries
Woman, Stanley!
There was an actress on British TV called Jean Alexander. She worked for the world’s first and longest running drama “Coronation Street.” When she wrote her autobiography I was asked […]
They Call Me a Communist
“When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist,” said Hélder Pessoa Câmara, the Brazilian Catholic […]
For All of Us
An old flatmate of mine called Dublin Pat – to distinguish him from Belfast Pat – was walking home after an all-night session of drink, drugs and best-not-asks. A florist […]
Gaudeamus Igitur
It was a Sunday morning in the squalid neighbourhood where I lived, on the 6th floor of a putrid high-rise, as a student. My girlfriend got up early to go […]
The Camel’s Back
Once I was in my local bar when a drugged up type came up and started to be a pain in the nether-regions. I fobbed him off and he eventually […]
What’s in a Name?
If you are unlucky, you get a name like Dave, Anne, Juan or Maria. These are your daily names that serve to know when people beckon you or want attention. […]
Vengeance is Mine says the Lord — Postscript
The last post was a bit preachy and holier than thou. I apologise. Confession:- I have at least one friend who, were anyone to hurt them or even come close […]
Vengeance is Mine says the Lord
There was a mouse running along a country lane when an eagle swooped down and carried him into the high sky. It was so cold up there the mouse began […]