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Microfiction: Little boat, big churning ocean.
Friendly but misunderstood. The sea always
tries to see people off with a wave.
HALO
We all have a symbolic halo, defining ourselves by our personal morality.
Once upon a time, morality was more exact, with clearly defined
standards of behaviour. It’s a good thing this is no longer the case, as
much of that morality was imposed by the powerful. But is the free-
for-all we have now any better? Instead of dictat, maybe we need
generally agreed guidelines – not mandatory, but just enough to stop
that halo slipping and tripping you up.
EDUC NEWS: As university
places become rare in UK, they’re
beginning to look at GCSE results when 16
to see who are the committed ones. This is a bad
step. What next? Assessment & advice before they’re off the
potty? The machine society requires tailor made cogs, I suppose.
MEDIA NEWS: BBC boss says Murdoch’s Sky is becoming dominant
force in Brit TV but isn’t investing. Very true, which outs the
disease of modern media. It is supposed to be the
spotlight on culture, but in working for profit
alone, the lack of culture takes away
our investment for the future.
RATTLER’S TALE
A Voyage of the Imagination
One Single Impression
Friday Flash 55 – Writer’s Island
One Shot Wednesday
THE PASSING
Pass right by, gone in a flash,
No time to repeat, no rehash,
Life is like that, often a bitch,
We’re stuck with results, no magic switch,
So when we think of things passing by,
Remember they have outcomes, often sly,
And prepare yourself well ahead,
For happy results, instead of dread
FLASH 55 – NO SEX PLEASE
Fiction: He was addicted to sex, but as he got older it became a
burden. ‘You’re putting too much stress on your heart,’ his doctor
advised. ‘If you don’t stop this addiction, you’ll kill yourself.’ Well, he
fought his addiction – he really did try – but in the end … I suppose it
was a kind of suicide.
BREAKTHROUGH
Smash the wall, talk it out,
Found a treasure, no more doubt,
Fight a war, sue for peace,
Hopes for all conflict to cease,
Breakthroughs, though, can often vex,
Sorting a problem leads to the next
BRIT NEWS: Overseas aid will target
projects that assist national security, says
govt. Well, that’s it then. Assistance will forever
have an agenda. The worth of a life becomes dependent
on whether a Brit life is at risk or not. If you don’t threaten us,
don’t expect any help.
BRIT NEWS: Blair’s memoirs are out. Boozed too much; loved his
loo; wants us to SO understand why he went to war;
doesn’t apologise – for New Labour, or Gordon
Brown … read all about Dr FrankenBlair
and his Monster!!!
© Anthony North, September 2010
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