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Creative non-fiction

Be kinder than necessary

15th November 2019 Things I hear

Recently I saw a quote that said, simply paraphrased, – that if you call someone, text or email them and they don’t reply, self-respect dictates that you ignore them.  Do not show desperation by constantly […]

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Pain is useful

8th November 2019 Things I hear

There are two types of pain: – Physical Everyone has experienced some sort of physical pain, which lies somewhere between being on fire, giving birth, getting hit in the balls to bee stings, needle pricks […]

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Domestic violence happens to men too

1st November 2019 Things I hear

A while ago, a Kenyan man in the UK committed suicide.  It is speculated that he was severely depressed, simply because he was in an abusive relationship.  He was the abused.  Were he a woman, […]

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Cultural (un)conditioning

Personal values – the foundation for a sane human race

25th October 2019 Things I hear

A while ago I saw this meme, “never push a loyal person to the point where they no longer give a damn!!” I thought long and hard on this one, and decided it could mean […]

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The devastating effects of loneliness

18th October 2019 Things I hear

Loneliness is becoming an epidemic in the western world and the African diaspora is catching up fast.  Over the last few years, I’ve heard of people who’d died only to be discovered when the neighbours […]

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