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An Open Letter to Start Ups
An Open Letter to Start Ups
Aspirational sirs and madams, please cease and desist with your requests for free assistance.
Ben Whitmore
May 16, 2021
There’s blood on La Planche des Belles Filles
There’s blood on La Planche des Belles Filles
It’s Roglic in yellow, by nearly a minute in the bag. Champagne queued for popping, yellow Bianchi in the sag. His team of outright…
Ben Whitmore
Sep 20, 2020
Poem | Silent Partner
Poem | Silent Partner
A couple of never-be-winners were down on their luck, They’d done all their dosh at the dish-lickin’ track. A beer-hazy trip to the WC…
Ben Whitmore
Jun 20, 2020
Big Red — Australian Bushfires
Big Red — Australian Bushfires
Summer is under foot again. The soles of Australian’s shoes melt into the tar for a solid six hours a day. This in itself isn’t a concern…
Ben Whitmore
Jun 3, 2020
Simplicity in the wake of 2020
Simplicity in the wake of 2020
Poem: With a fresh perspective, derived off the back of months of isolation, certain feelings bubble their way to the surface.
Ben Whitmore
Jun 3, 2020
It was probably naive of me to think the world would change.
It was probably naive of me to think the world would change.
Poem: It was probably naive of me to think the world would change.
Ben Whitmore
Jun 3, 2020
George Floyd
George Floyd
No benefit, no doubt Another mother’s tears upon the dirt.
Ben Whitmore
Jun 3, 2020
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