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Continue reading →: A Rebel’s prayer
Short poem for Star Wars day from my forthcoming poetry collection by Gavin Turner
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Continue reading →: Look up to yourselfList the people you admire and look to for advice… I struggle with this one. I know some people have mentors and great people in their lives who they admire, but I have always been pretty independent. I admire anyone who ignores the doubters and gets on with being the…
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Continue reading →: Selective votingDo you vote in political elections? I won’t vote in every election. As much as I feel I should exercise my democratic right, the political world seems filled with selfish ambitions and people who cannot connect or understand the struggle of most people. I won’t vote for something that doesn’t…
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Continue reading →: Growing old disgracefullyThere is something about aging that, for some people takes the edge off who they are. We forget that the rebellious punks of the 70’s are probably all pensioners now, but it hasn’t stopped them from misbehaving! I summed it up in a little poem which I have made into…
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Continue reading →: The hidden horrors of campingA haunting camping-inspired horror short story set deep in a forest where a school group, rangers, and two brothers encounter something far more disturbing than getting lost in the woods.
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The Absurd Adult. A blog about the increasingly absurd business of being a functioning adult in the modern world
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