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Category: Recovery

66 Twos and threes (1989)

May 22, 2021

He laughed, a laughed. That didnae happen often in thae days.
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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)

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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)

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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)

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Leg kicks

Dec 2, 2019

last time it was barbed
pulling my skin
ripping and tugging
blood from there … More Leg kicks

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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)

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53 – Knives – KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK (1986)

May 1, 2019

“”That’s Paddy’s boy.” says number 2. Even some of the Police called my dad by his nickname. “Ah know whit tae dae wi him.”” … More 53 – Knives – KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK (1986)

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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)

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51 Stewarding Stuart – The Celtic Connection part 2 (1991)

Mar 22, 2019

“My first game I turn up at Celtic Park and meet with all the others the stewards in the upstairs of the old Celtic Pools Office building. It’s the 25th November and Celtic are playing Rangers. What a start!” … More 51 Stewarding Stuart – The Celtic Connection part 2 (1991)

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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)

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The city that never sleeps

Jan 5, 2019

“These vagabond shoesAre longing to strayRight to the very heart of it…” From New York New York, by Fred Ebb / John Kander David Wilkerson had made the eight-hour drive from his quiet mountain village to downtown Manhattan for a simple reason: to speak to the seven accused gang members about their salvation. In a … More The city that never sleeps

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