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As I’m really not much of a talker and wouldn’t just like to talk about writing, I’d have to invite a few to watch them interact with each other. (They are in no particular order) Sylvia Plath, Victor Hugo, George Orwell, Thomas Hardy, Mark Twain ,Douglas Adams, Stieg Larsson, James Baldwin, Daphne du Maurier, Ian Fleming Herman Melville. That would be a start and I’d have to check what they all enjoyed to eat and drink.

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Perhaps I’m being morbid, but I think the prompt is really being polite, what it really wants to ask is what message would you write on your grave stone? I probably won’t be able to afford one never mind get it engraved.

If I was unlucky enough to be in one of those graveyards where Council’s are laying grave stones flat as they are loose or unsteady and therefore a health and safety risk then this is the message I would hope to say.

“Please Leave No Stone Unturned.”

Whether I was dead or alive it would seem appropriate.

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It’s always very tricky for me to have some fish,

But we were in Spain and the opportunity I could not miss,

On a motorbike tour we stopped at a coastal town,

There was a rustic restaurant on the pier,

And thankfully it wasn’t very dear,

We found a seat and looked around,

I noticed some boats sailing inbound,

As they reached the sandy shore,

I noticed there was a catch in the fore,

The waiter came I smiled and grinned,

And thought ” I’ve only ever had them tinned”,

We watched as the haul came up the steps,

I pointed and said I bet they’re fresh,

“Las sardinas por favore y una copa de vino blanco”

I was disappointed when the waiter said “Thank You”

My husband looked in horror and half dead,

You realise those fish will still have their head!

I cannot sit and watch you eat,

I’m going to find another seat,

So he stood up and moved and it was all quite fine,

He had his lunch and I had mine.

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I could enter into the melee,

And ask should we be discussing sexuality?

At five it seems ridiculous,

At sixteen actually quite serious,

Perhaps it’s a headline grabbing subject,

Making humanity into an object,

Overkill can be one dimensional,

Acknowledgement and Respect are consensual,

Don’t dance around the subject it’s no shame,

Those Christmas Discos were not to blame,

A first kiss and a playground brawl,

Life is complicated that is all,

To understand is to get the fix,

Honestly it’s all just part of the mix,

To make a mistake is no shame,

To acknowledge and forgive must be our aim,

We must protect and nurture,

For these young people are the future

Apologies, but I cannot share a photo of my pet dog, as he’s demanding payment for every picture that I publish. Things recently came to a head when he appointed a lawyer to represent him and you know how expensive they can be.

I’ve no idea where he found out about instructing a lawyer or how he communicates with” Dog,Know-It-All and Bark”, but we’ve had numerous cease and desist letters oh and a charge per picture demand too. I’ve got to admit it’s not unreasonable , £5 / picture, but it’s the principle, and also knowing my dog , where will it all end? He already has first call on any bed, sofa or rug in the house. It took us ages to find a meal each day that suits his taste, beef mince and pig hearts today sir?

I should have spotted this coming, he used to move out of shot every time we were about to take a picture. I’ve got lot’s of pictures of his ears, his nose , one eye and when he is in a grump his bottom. Recently I’ve begun to think that this has been quite deliberate. When he was posed in front of some nice scenery , he would do a wee or even something more embarrassing . Now we know it was deliberate.

Ah, here’s the postman, oh and another letter from ” Dog, Know-it-All and Bark” in it’s posh envelope with little black bone shapes all over it . My dog has come down the stairs to watch me open it. Oh dear , it looks like the prices are going up and he wants a percentage!

“Well I’ll just use AI that will do! “

Oh dear he looks a bit disappointed!

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I think I might have said this before,

So I hope you don’t think me a bore,

It was on my first Saturday job selling shoes,

That the boss said” this is something you’ll always use”,

Learn it by rote, it will save you heartache,

It’s unique to you and isn’t fake,

Lots of people will ask you for it,

To not know it is a real bummer,

It is your national insurance number.

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I still worry, but I don’t worry about worrying anymore.

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” My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion , some humour and some style.”