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Sea Wolves Are Like Zombies

They only eat the brains of the salmon they kill

14h ago

A wolf on a rocky beach. Most of the rocks are covered in seaweed. The wolf has grey fur along its back, a jagged black stripe of black fur along its side, and mostly white fur on the lower half of its body.

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Travel Memoirs

Sometimes Bad Luck Can Lead You to Good People

A Holy Tyre Repair on the Way to Ely Cathedral

May 7

A Brompton bicycle sitting on a path outside an old stone church. The sky is blue. The grass is green. There is a little raised flower bed in the foreground. The flowers have yet to bloom to their full potential.

May 7

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MuddyUm

Why Dogs Don’t Read

An explanation from my loyal companion

Feb 4

A sign saying “dog library” on a tree with a pile of sticks in front of it

Feb 4

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The Narrative Arc

Lies My Wife Told Me

A true story about a magic box and a broken butt

Jan 29

A black and white photo of a short-haired dancer rolling across a stage upside-down on an office chair. She is wearing calf-high, horizontally striped socks.

Jan 29

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The Penny Pub

Love at First Sight

A 60-year love story

Feb 12

Two pictures of the same woman. The one on the left is in black and white and she is aged about 20. The one on the right is in color and she is aged about 80.

Feb 12

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Admiring Multipotentiality

Message in a Bottle — Fiction

Each of us is an island but some islands are tidier than others

2d ago

Two people are sitting on a bench on a misty day. They are facing away from us. One is a woman with long hair. The other is a man with short hair.

2d ago

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The Lark Publication

Consider the Cheese

Life looks different from inside the rind

Jul 21

Consider the Cheese

Jul 21

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Did You Know…Short Fun Facts

Did You Know… The Queen Used Her Handbag To Signal Her Staff?

It wasn’t just there to store marmalade sandwiches

Jul 21

Did You Know… The Queen Used Her Handbag To Signal Her Staff?

Jul 21

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Fiction Shorts

Modern Art Requires Modern Materials

A 150-word story using the word “modern”

Jul 20

A futuristic building with numerous swooping lines clad in metal alongside a river. Older more classic buildings can be seen on the other side of the river and there is a giant metal spider in the forecourt of the modern building.

Jul 20

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Globetrotters

Of Bikes, Bridges, and Giant Robotic Insects

A trip by Brompton folding bike from Retford to York over the Humber Bridge

Jul 15

A Brompton folding bicycle loaded with luggage leaning against a transparent wall. The Humber suspension bridge is in the background.

Jul 15

Chris Yanda

Chris Yanda

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I am sometimes hilarious and always from Canada. I live in the UK now. I don't fully understand the world I live in. I suspect it doesn't understand me either.

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