He wanted his fifty. I knew it. They knew it too. The only question was would we win first or would he get his fifty beforehand. The only problem was they didn't know the exact score. Fourth grade cricket has no scoreboard. And scorers (theirs) don’t always know all the rules. I had just sauntered … Continue reading Almost Fifty
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Day 11: The Return
That's how long it has taken me to settle in. Or rather pick up a pen and write about it. Photo by NOHK on Pexels.com Apart from the incomplete and scattered musings and snippets that pose as poetry. I've relocated. To a new job : IT Trainer (similar to but not the same as the … Continue reading Day 11: The Return
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The Teddy Bear Principle
In September 2020, I received an email. Somewhere in the middle was a story about how a university professor solved enquiries before he received them. By keeping a teddy bear outside his office. Attached to it was a sign, "Ask Teddy". Anyone that did enter the office, however, was asked, "What did Teddy say? What … Continue reading The Teddy Bear Principle
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May You Ever (A Response to May You Never)
I wrote a response to Meredith Lewis' prompt May you never which details how I stopped writing poetry for years. But how I returned can only be described as a subtle gentling. In every role, whether programmer or system manager or desktop support or service manager, I was always writing whether diaries for recollection and … Continue reading May You Ever (A Response to May You Never)
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(i have) Always Liked
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Bring Him Home
Do you remember the first time you heard a song? The song that each and every time afterwards... The question...and my answer... That night I had the TV all to myself. The children were asleep. She was asleep. I wasn't going to disturb her that night. Just dust out on the couch till morning. I … Continue reading Bring Him Home
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The Happiest Dental Patient Ever
Was this the last one? I went to the surgery door and called his name. He looked up at once. And his eyes twinkled at me. And he smiled as if he had been in last week! He walked in arms swinging by his sides as if it was too easy. Tall, thin and vaguely familiar. … Continue reading The Happiest Dental Patient Ever
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From Melbourne to Sydney
One often says of oneself as a child, this is where I grew up. But to me, at least, one doesn't realise that one has grown up until one leaves that place and returns. Yes I grew up in Canowindra (New South Wales). I grew up too in Kiama (New South Wales). And then Canberra … Continue reading From Melbourne to Sydney
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Through The Eyes of a Child
This is a speech I wrote and performed during my time in Toastmasters. See podcast on SoundCloud See transcript: One more story. One more story. One more story. Please. PLEASE. I’ve already read you 3 or 4 stories already and its late. What time is it now ? Story time daddy. I’m tired. Sleep Time. … Continue reading Through The Eyes of a Child
Andrew James Whalan 