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My Christmas present failures (and a solution to this misery)

Posted on December 13, 2014 by odeboyz

Originally posted on By the factory wall:
Billy Bob Thornton enjoying Christmas If Christmas is about anything it is about unrealistic expectations. It is a time when we try to turn something immaterial – love – into something material: presents.…

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ROAST OX CRISPS

Posted on August 10, 2014 by odeboyz

Originally posted on AVERAGE FOOD BLOG:
Mmm. Ox-y. People generally don’t like to be reminded of the reality of what they eat. It is for this reasons that veal is not marketed as ‘cute baby cow’, and eggs are not…

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Crow

Posted on July 1, 2014 by odeboyz

Old Crow who knows To not squint at the Sun Its blazon melancholy arc Each new day. Black eventually turns grey.   That young world wanting waiting Nest walls high New nights raging Testing tasting.   Fields spread their menus … Continue reading →

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Jam Jars were worth a penny Glass Tizer bottles With metal spring stoppers, tuppence halfpenny Quart glass beer bottles threpence. All year round in forty nine These went down Theberton Street to the “rag and bone” shop The few coppers … Continue reading →

Posted on June 10, 2014 by odeboyz | 1 Comment

The best of times

Posted on May 27, 2014 by odeboyz

To tumble down grass field slopes With friends in high pitched yells of “Geromimo” Laughs from the belly as Bert boshed the cow-pat His hand to his elbow in poo.   That day was just one in that short summer … Continue reading →

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A Different Accident

Posted on October 28, 2013 by odeboyz

The old diesel lorry chugged down Evering Road Les Hepheard lazily swinging the huge steering wheel Summer scents from the trees and front garden flowers seemed to drown  under the stench our exhaust created. Both Les and my mate Joe … Continue reading →

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Letters from a lag.

Posted on October 16, 2013 by odeboyz

Incarcerated, for years, a tough man – banged up lay in his peter, night after night. Regretting, the events that tore him apart from the kids Night after night at lock-down, brought on the silent sobbed tears. Sharp eyed screws … Continue reading →

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The deceiver deceived

Posted on October 11, 2013 by odeboyz
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Seamus Heaney Died

Posted on October 1, 2013 by odeboyz

I never met the man, except in my head, where his words caressed poetically, what he said. All I could do (or try) – was copy his style but never capture his well-trod mile.  The brown ‘Belfast sink’ in the … Continue reading →

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Grown up at last.

Posted on September 28, 2013 by odeboyz

At aged 9 or 10 years old my best friend was Paul Brewster who lived in the two top floor rooms and the two tiny attic rooms at 57 Gibson Square just 2 doors down from me in 59 Gibson … Continue reading →

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