66 Twos and threes (1989)
May 22, 2021
He laughed, a laughed. That didnae happen often in thae days.
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Category: God the Father
The land of saints and schemers
Jan 24, 2021
Rich children’s laughter still echoing down through the centuries. A shaft of sunlight through the trees catches my eye, glinting off the feeding trough that ensured the livestock never went without food. … More The land of saints and schemers
A single change
Nov 21, 2020
The task for Writing Real Life was to think of one change you would make. One thing. And what you hoped for. A single change –An enabling to go back in time – just once – the gift of fifty. To make one stop and enact one change that would make a difference. My mum … More A single change
63 – We are family (2020)
Nov 18, 2020
“We’ve never really spoke about how I felt growing up with an addict as a brother and all the issues that came with it. ” … More 63 – We are family (2020)
60 – One moment in time (2008)
Jul 16, 2020
Tracy and I have seen the faithfulness of God in ways which we knew in theory, that is the Bible told us. but now we know for ourselves that so many of His promises are true. … More 60 – One moment in time (2008)
59 – Ingredients (2008)
Jul 15, 2020
I did it! I finally did it! Through the clouds of my mind and my own (indulgent) low self esteem in this area of my private universe, I came up with a success. Now this was not a universe shattering, Sky News Headlines sort of success, but that is all relative anyway. … More 59 – Ingredients (2008)
58 Weekend at Baird Street (1986-89)
Nov 26, 2019
“No matter your opinion of how cushy prisons maybe, a police station cell door clunking closed behind you, with the noise moving in waves around you, let you know you were going nowhere. Neither that day nor in life.” … More 58 Weekend at Baird Street (1986-89)
57 – Hole in the wall (1977)
Sep 29, 2019
“um told us to gather up our stuff (we had not been there long enough to have much). She kept anxiously switching between staring out the living room window and going through the front door to the close entrance, watching for something. If any of us asked what was wrong we would get the “nothing” reply. ” … More 57 – Hole in the wall (1977)
55 – FINALLY Understanding Education (1989)
Jul 9, 2019
” By the summer I had my own council flat, ingesting copious amounts of speed, and had nearly overdosed, on paracetamol. ” … More 55 – FINALLY Understanding Education (1989)
52 Free (drugs or life)
Apr 13, 2019
ALL I WANT is normality And yet you give me smack but dress it up As a cure to make you feel better … More 52 Free (drugs or life)
50 – Stewarding Stuart (The Celtic Connection part 1)
Mar 12, 2019
“My dad would have called himself a supporter but didn’t really go to many games. Gary did. No 4 up the Celtic end was our normal place…” … More 50 – Stewarding Stuart (The Celtic Connection part 1)
It’s Time
Jan 3, 2019
“It’s time!” declared the sign on the door outside the room. It wasn’t a large room. Around 5m by 5m (that’s 15’ x 15’ in old money), with grey walls and that one door in the centre of the rear wall. Sitting about a metre away from one of those walls, at right angles to … More It’s Time
Completing the Tenner 