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Once an Islander man stepped out onto the pavement as I was passing. We both stopped and stood facing one another. My heart was beating very fast. He had intricate ranking tattoos all over his ...read more
Well, this evening I've reached the end of my first month in quarantine, 28 days, 4 weeks. It seems peaceful. I love my house a lot more than I did, which was a lot. Happy ...read more
I went down to the square to catch some sun. I had been sitting on the couch reading stories and eating toffees all day, though both toffees and stories were those I had made myself. ...read more
Prostitution: my wife doesn't understand me (by providing herself as a slave to my sexual needs) Terrorism: the world doesn't provide me with slaves to my sexual needs. All the pretty girls in high school ...read more
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My mother's best friend is sick with coronavirus. She also suffers from dementia, so she likely won't know about it or be able to understand what is happening to her - she's just going to ...read more
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Today I would give anything to run outside into this suddenly warm sunshine. I woke to birdsong and discovered I had left my window open all night. This is the first night since October that's ...read more
Self-quarantine day 10. Me and two other neighbours ran into each other in our pyjamas down by the bins and stood in a broad triangle, laughing helplessly at ourselves as the grey sun struggled to ...read more
I just spent a few precious hours working in a greensward where I could be safely distant from everybody and they could be safely distant from me. Then a woman approached me. She was wearing ...read more
It's wonderful to be cheerful and I will be cheerful. We are alive and are blessed with refrigerator and bath tub, bookshelves and beloveds, hot and cold running comfort in which to be trapped. Also, ...read more