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One Shutterbug: Point of View – A Poetic Blog, for Father’s Day

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Sheila N

This poem was written for my father. I hope he likes it. In its own way, this is one of the most personal things I’ve ever posted. One Shutterbug: Point of View shutterbug (n) – “an amateur photographer, especially one … Continue reading →

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Like Wheat that Springeth Green: Easter

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Sheila N

Most adults accept that, even after great loss, in some form at least, love will come again. After bereavement, though grief never truly leaves us, there is always love enough out there for new friendships, perhaps a new partner, or … Continue reading →

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Going … Moaning … Gone?

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Sheila N

Warnings for: extreme grumpiness; self pity; & slightly soppy nostalgia. Oh & if you want a song, it’s probably this. I have lost my original accent, though I’m continually told this is not the case. It’s gone: gone like my … Continue reading →

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We’re Still Here: World Mental Health Day, 2015

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Sheila N

Warnings for: frankness, mention of suicide, & a plea for goddamn gun control. Oh, and swearing. And also Kula Shaker, because I’m a middle-aged hippy wannabe Sooner or later, mental illness is going to get you: you, or someone you … Continue reading →

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Spock Wept! Further Curses for Our Times

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Sheila N

Warnings for: Swearing (duh), substantive sci fi references, & an elegant sufficiency of alternative swear words (because anything else would be flippity-floppity). Why, oh why, is swearing such goddamn fun? And – especially for non-smokers, though I’ve met plenty of … Continue reading →

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