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‘A Double Etheree on Living with M.E.’, by Linda Cosgriff

A man is ill. Whispered recollections of what he once was are all that sustain him.  He has no hope. His aching visions of what should have been kill comfort. What could have been is a lie.  He has no hope. He has no future. He has only now. Life took revenge for a life… Continue Reading ‘A Double Etheree on Living with M.E.’, by Linda Cosgriff

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‘The Pits of Pain’, by Katarina Juvancic

For some of us the universe is a dark pit, where pain finds its home, nesting and laying eggs of destruction. The whole life reduced to this crumbled, shrank, shelled body of pain. It takes over your whole existence. Nothing can keep the pain at bay at this point, not even your best “mind-over-matter” efforts… Continue Reading ‘The Pits of Pain’, by Katarina Juvancic

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‘On Scarborough beach, I played football’, by Paul Allender

On Scarborough beach, I played football.     This image is one of my new paintings. It is autobiographical and consists of two halves. One half reflects my early life growing up in Neepsend, an industrial area of Sheffield. The other half depicts me, as a child, on the beach with my football.     by Paul… Continue Reading ‘On Scarborough beach, I played football’, by Paul Allender

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‘Hagalaz’, by Ruth V. Chalkley

In Lithuanian, runoti means both “to cut (with a knife)” and “to speak”.       Hail: Hagalaz       Pain, loss, suffering, hardship, sickness, crisis.        Spirit-breaker        Faith-Taker        Misery-Maker        Joy-Stealer        Dream-Breaker        Shadow-Hound.            Thought-Waker        Friend-Fooler      … Continue Reading ‘Hagalaz’, by Ruth V. Chalkley

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