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)
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)
56 Echoes
Aug 13, 2019
Sipping on a cup of coffee, as I mine away in the memory stores of my mind, I go to Facebook for a moment’s relief. A name pops up of an old friend that I haven’t chatted to in a wee whie. Ahh it’s David, I should say hello. Messenger opened, clicking in the box … More 56 Echoes
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)
54 – That first time (1978)
Jul 3, 2019
“Mr Ward, towering next to me, kept whispering to me to relax and all would be ok.” … More 54 – That first time (1978)
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)
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)
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
43 – Communication (Part 1) – “Talk to me mate” (2000)
Aug 17, 2018
“Here will ye talk to me mate, no one ever calls him?” And with that sort of well intended remark begain the romance of my life. Stephen was my friend in Teen Challenge, and along with Paul Morgan, at that time we shared a house in Penygroes in South West Wales. We were all graduates … More 43 – Communication (Part 1) – “Talk to me mate” (2000)
Day to day, the Teen Challenge Way
May 13, 2018
I started writing a blog about the day to day life in the Teen Challenge Programme. Out of that came this slant on Ecclesiastes 3. Hope you enjoy a time to rise, a time to shave, a time to read, a time to pray, a time to eat, a time to clean, a time to learn, … More Day to day, the Teen Challenge Way
So I married a Teen Challenge graduate (2018)
May 8, 2018
10 Years ago, Teen Challenge celebrated 50 years. As part of their celebration, a book was commissioned called “So I married a Teen Challenge Graduate”. They took a couple from each of the fifty years. Since I graduated in 1998, Tracy and I were blessed and privileged to be asked to submit our story (Actually … More So I married a Teen Challenge graduate (2018)
Completing the Tenner 