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Novelty

Pigeon on wall Casablanca
What could today’s traveller possibly add to what is already known about Casablanca? Continue reading →

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March 10, 2017March 13, 2017 peterfrankiswrites
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Keeper

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Stars burned in bright whorls as the ship climbed out of the ecliptic. Below them the Milky Way unfurled its arms — Continue reading →

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February 26, 2017February 27, 2017 peterfrankiswrites
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Hat

schoolboys being shown rabbits and hat 1927

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The blender, the former, the calibrated shrinkage.
The proofing, the blocking, the brimming. Continue reading →

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February 24, 2017February 27, 2017 peterfrankiswrites
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Getting ready (Feb. 2017)

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  • Consolidate all necessary paperwork (tickets, visas, vouchers) into robust fiche to be carried on person at all times. Continue reading →
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February 21, 2017March 20, 2017 peterfrankiswrites
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Hollow

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Dayna just won’t quit. ‘It’s three in the morning,’ she whined from the darkened bedroom.

How can anyone sleep at a time like this?

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February 17, 2017February 27, 2017 peterfrankiswrites
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The lounge (a memoir)

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Get ready
“It’s about embracing change,” says Penelope, HR’s hired gun.
Gull grey eyes look at me, just another improbable Ulysses.
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February 14, 2017February 18, 2017 peterfrankiswrites
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