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Is History Doomed To Vanish?

Many children believe Trafalgar Square – home of Nelson’s Column – features on the set of East-Enders. Research carried out to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar shows many schoolchildren believe that Horatio Nelson was captain of the French national football team in the 1990s. Almost one-in-four also said that ships evacuated British troops from Dover – not Dunkirk – during World War Two, Walter Raleigh invented [...]

October 31, 2010 | Posted in Articles | Read More »

First Night

Hello…..Don’t be alarmed, I am a form of consciousness and it is normal for me to be speaking to you today. For one night only I will tell you about the major points of the life that is to unfold before you. Oh and congratulations on getting through birth. It can be difficult. Anyway well I should get on with proceedings. I’m [...]

October 31, 2010 | Posted in Fiction,Short Story | Read More »

The Sands Of Time

The effervescent moon transcending across the bay, As sand licks against wet edges of movement – ocean-scented of fish and algae, tangent with aromas of life, So ever full of joy and cascading currents of time. Immediate wakefulness of sea creatures and lapping waves as time trickles by, Forever gay in its luminescence, and still, as moonbeams watch their reflections below. Clouds of billowing blueness [...]

October 31, 2010 | Posted in Poem | Read More »

Stalker Of The Night

Reviled through time, he stalks the land Where unseen creatures hide from sight Among the unsuspecting hoards… Lingering, searching for one more bite Blood lust grows stronger with each kill The night shields him from detection Little he cares for their cries and screams To him,their cattle, there’s no affection He Knows his kind is a dying breed Centuries have passed like grains of sand Waiting for someone [...]

October 31, 2010 | Posted in Poem | Read More »

The Scariest Movies Ever

In the tradition of the scariest night of the year, Halloween, how about taking a journey back in time with me to look at some of the scariest movies ever made? I pulled up Google, did a search and after perusing several lists, here’s what I came up with. Leave a comment and tell us about the scariest movie you ever saw and why it scared the bejeebers out of you. Don’t forget to scare us! The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Clarice [...]

October 30, 2010 | Posted in Entertainment,Lifestyle | Read More »

Candy In The Forest

Then you will not dream about it, or pretend to know.

October 29, 2010 | Posted in Poetic Prose | Read More »

Sabzevar – سبزوار

I must have been Iranian in a previous life Living on the outskirts of old Qom or great Tehran Cutting ripe apricots in half with cháqú knife Eating Ash-e anār and lamb during night of fun Give me a pomegranate half, let my tongue be moist For I can taste the blood of lions in its juice And I can feel raghseh chagoo in my blade and loins As my legs move on their own and my belt is loose I must have [...]

October 27, 2010 | Posted in Poem | Read More »

Donut Hole

Tang’s Donuts was not an unusual name for a small coffee and donut shop on the rather seedy eastern edge of Hollywood, but the most common activity that transpired there, night after night, until the weeest hours, certainly was. It was speed chess, played with a special chess game timer—played only in that way—and played for stakes. I had heard of the place for years, but ventured down only when I was confident that my skills at [...]

October 27, 2010 | Posted in Articles | Read More »

Take It – It’s Mine

Remember plagiarism? Remember how bad it was to copy some else’s work without duly referencing and crediting them? And remember copyright? Remember how what you made up and wrote down belonged to you – became the property of your intellect – and needed to be duly referenced and credited when someone else copied it into their work? Well, the world is changing, we’re told. By academics – those who have both the freedom and the responsibility [...]

October 26, 2010 | Posted in Articles | Read More »

Slave to Christ (a prayer)

Enslave me in Your grace oh Lord Advocate Guide me to be Your spokesperson, Your device Set me on fire with Your love, that I may be met With the tears of heaven when I praise You thrice For I have seen the beautiful feet of those Who bring the good news of Your conquest of death And I may now take comfort in safe repose For I’ve inhaled the Word of the Holy Breath For I have heard Isaiah, and I discern The [...]

October 23, 2010 | Posted in Poem | Read More »