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Paul Ariss

@scribblerpaul.bsky.social
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Written comedy for BBC Radio 2, 4 and 5, shortlisted in BBC Writers Prize and Red Planet Prize. Songwriter. Blogger. Springsteen nut and occasional gym bunny.

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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sunday Stills #Orange #Photography #https://slicedyogurt.com/2026/09/20/sunday-stills-orange/
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Sunday Stills #Orange
The British Insulated Calendar Cables (BICC) was, for many decades, the biggest employer in my town of Prescot in Lancashire, later Merseyside. Founded in 1891 they supplied cables for telephone an…
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
THE THIN EDGE OF THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WEDGE THAT IS PUSHING ALL OF US TO THE BRINK slicedyogurt.com/2026/09/17/t...
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THE THIN EDGE OF THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WEDGE THAT IS PUSHING ALL OF US TO THE BRINK
A couple of months ago I went into Scratch studio in Liverpool to have an old song of mine remastered. The song, called The Last Fool on Earth, was recorded in about 1983. See, when I said old, I m…
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Looking back to a day spent at Studio B in Nashville, and how it resonates strongly nearly 40 years later. #SundayStills #Photography #Nashville #DollyParton slicedyogurt.com/2026/09/13/s...
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Sunday Stills – Going Back to Nashville, Studio B
I remember in a record shop in Liverpool buying a Dolly Parton single called The Seeker, sometime in the mid 1980’s. Dolly released the song in 1975. I wasn’t aware of the song when it …
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Nash Farms Music @nashfarmsmusic.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 24/08/2026
OUTFIT slicedyogurt.com/2026/08/23/o... #photography
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In my hometown of Prescot in Merseyside on the 21st and 22nd of August it was the Serious Nonsense Festival which featured lots of great street performers and artists, many dressed in costumes, and…
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
#photography #OneWordSunday slicedyogurt.com/2026/08/23/o...
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OUTFIT
In my hometown of Prescot in Merseyside on the 21st and 22nd of August it was the Serious Nonsense Festival which featured lots of great street performers and artists, many dressed in costumes, and…
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Street Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 19/08/2026
8 of the Most Loved Photos on Street Art Utopia: streetartutopia.com/2026/08/19/8...
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Terrible, tragic hounding of a mentally vulnerable individual who had already been proved innocent of the claims made against him. But for the media and many self-righteous, and in many cases racist individuals, that would never be enough.
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
WELCOME TO THE AMAZING WONDER OF BETTY'S SECRET GARDEN slicedyogurt.com/2026/08/10/w...
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WELCOME TO THE AMAZING WONDER OF BETTY’S SECRET GARDEN
Deep in the heart of suburbia, in a small area of Warrington in north-west England, a secret garden of wonder lies out of sight. Down an avenue that looks like any other lives Betty Smith, who has …
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
What's the point of having a Bluesky profile if I'm not going to shamelessly use it to post my latest song video? #SongVideo #RealLove #TheWayYouAre www.youtube.com/watch? v=fDnjxau0B2w&list=RDfDnjxau0B2w&start_radio=1
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The Way You Are Official video
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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 02/08/2026
HOW THE NEED FOR SELF-EXPRESSION BECOMES A BATTLE FOR SELF-RESPECT slicedyogurt.com/2026/07/30/w... #music
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HOW THE NEED FOR SELF-EXPRESSION BECOMES A BATTLE FOR SELF-RESPECT
At the moment I am in the process of promoting my new song that came out on July 8th. I hate promotion. It’s like admin. It sort of begins when I send a press pack to influential music bloggers in …
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Sharing for #BlueSkyArtsShow #ShakespeareNorthPlayhouse #PrescotMerseyside #Photography
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
HOW THE NEED FOR SELF-EXPRESSION BECOMES A BATTLE FOR SELF-RESPECT slicedyogurt.com/2026/07/30/w...
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HOW THE NEED FOR SELF-EXPRESSION BECOMES A BATTLE FOR SELF-RESPECT
At the moment I am in the process of promoting my new song that came out on July 8th. I hate promotion. It’s like admin. It sort of begins when I send a press pack to influential music bloggers in …
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Well Zach Braff likes my new song. To decide whether he has good or awful taste, you could always have a listen to 'The Way You Are' on all streaming platforms. #TheWayYouAre
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
My long forgotten BBC Radio 5 competition win brings back happy memories and a brilliant performance from Kwame Kwei-Armah #WorldCup #SaltAndVinegar slicedyogurt.com/2026/07/13/m...
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A SPRINKLE OF SALT AND VINEGAR ON MY FISH ‘N CHIPS DRAMA
20 years ago, England were playing in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. It ended in another inglorious failure, an apparent Golden Generation of English players that included Stephen Gerrard, Joe Cole…
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Clive @clivechip.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
SLS: From Memphis To Levon For this week's Song Lyric Sunday Jim is inviting us to play a song written or performed by someone who was born in the month of July, as he tells us in his post Mid-Summer State Of Mind. I have found a good website for these monthly posts and having consulted it I…
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SLS: From Memphis To Levon
For this week's Song Lyric Sunday Jim is inviting us to play a song written or performed by someone who was born in the month of July, as he tells us in his post Mid-Summer State Of Mind. I have found a good website for these monthly posts and having consulted it I realised that I was really spoilt for choice: July is the birth month for Nanci Griffith, Cat Stevens and Linda Ronstadt, among several others that I also like a lot.
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
It is brilliant to visit the place of my birth Hong Kong through my anonymous little blog, and get the kind of attention I was never expecting to have. #WordPress #HongKong slicedyogurt.com/2026/06/29/h...
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HOW MY LITTLE BLOG REACHES THE PLACE THAT USED TO BE HOME
Wordpress, the hosting site host of my blog and pretty much each one I follow, have recently been giving out badges in recognition of a blogging milestone that your blog may have reached. It’s a li…
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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 29/06/2026
Are WordPress ‘Like’ buttons genuine support or empty clicks? An honest look at how bloggers use (and misuse) likes—and what really matters. #MondayBlogs #WordPress #BloggingTips
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The Truth About WordPress ‘Like’ Buttons: Support or Empty Gesture?
Are WordPress ‘Like’ buttons genuine support or empty clicks? An honest look at how bloggers use (and misuse) likes—and what really matters.
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
When scary feels like the right way to feel. #change #actingout slicedyogurt.com/2026/06/02/w...
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WHEN CHANGE FEELS SCARY AND SCARY FEELS GOOD
Forgive me Wordpress, readers and bloggers, it is two months since I last posted. I have no excuses, but I do have reasons. First off, I didn’t have anything to post about, but I knew you’d muddle …
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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
"Three young Barn Owls looking out of the quatrefoil of a church in North Norfolk."
Richard Brooks photographed the three young Barn Owls looking out of the quatrefoil of a local church one evening in July after staking out the site most evenings over a three week period. Anglia News on 23 February 2010.  http://www.richard-brooks.co.uk/3BarnOwls.html
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BadRedhead Media, LLC / Rachel Thompson / RachelintheOC @badredheadmedia.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
#Writers 💥 Why Taking It Slow Is a Smarter Creative Strategy for Authors and Content Creators | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social geni.us/SlowStrategy How slowing down leads to better work, stronger trust, and sustainable growth in a speed-obsessed culture.
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
The video for my new song 'Looking Through The Past' featuring photographs, mainly by my father, that inspired the video and my life. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wL4...
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Leaving my childhood home involved the difficult task of sorting through photos of loved one's from my past, and how best to honour their memories. slicedyogurt.com/2026/04/02/h...
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HOW THE BURDEN OF SORTING MEMORIES BECAME A VIDEO TRIBUTE
In the last few months I have had the unenviable task of working through a huge pile of old family photographs and items that needed to be either kept or thrown away. Anyone who has ever been in th…
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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Bees are small, fragile, and easily overlooked. And yet, in their heavy pollen-laden wings, they hold something of the planet's balance. With every flight, with every touch of the petals, the bee gathers not only nectar—it gathers life, color, hope.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Humpback whales perform an incredible bubble feeding spectacle right in front of a lodge in Canada. Witnessing this behavior is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
As an older songwriter, does the world of creating music make me feel old? Out of place? I explored these questions at yesterdays Music Industry Careers Festival in Liverpool. #ImposterSyndome #MusicCity #Liverpool #SentricMusic slicedyogurt.com/2026/03/23/h...
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HOW TO NOT TO FEEL OLD IN A MUSIC WORLD DICTATED BY THE YOUNG
Yesterday at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street, Liverpool, between the city’s two iconic Anglican and Catholic cathedrals, I attended the Music Career Industry Festival. The festival, …
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Stanley Park in Liverpool is home to literally thousands of daffodils. Simply stunning, and a way to lighten the soul.
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I don't live in the US but I do live in the UK and having twice been to Niagra Falls I can at the very least vouch for this.
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Libby Fino @efino87.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The cool thing about Wyoming is how quickly you can disappear into the wilderness when you need to.
Mountains northwest of Horse Creek Wyoming. Tie City entrance in Medicine Bowl National Forest, Wyoming. Pinball Trail in Curt Gowdy State Park, Wyoming. Aspens in Curt Gowdy State Park, Wyoming.
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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 26/02/2026
Blogging - Is It All That You Want It To Be? hughsviewsandnews.com/2026/02/16/b... #writingcommunity #BloggingCommunity #Engagement
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Blogging - Is It All That You Want It To Be?
How long have you blogged for? A brief and honest look at the world of blogging over the last 12 years.
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
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THE DAY I DISCOVERED JAMES DEAN HAD BEEN STAYING IN MY SPARE ROOM
For about 15 years a painting by Alice Dalton Brown hung on the wall in front of me in the small bedroom where I did all my writing. The painting is called Tomorrow Morning. It is a large print, 24…
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
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Cross If You Dare To #WordlessWednesday
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 31/01/2026
Catherine O’Hara spent decades elevating comedy with precision, warmth, and an instinct for the absurd. She is missed.
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Am I the only man to admit to a total lack of everyday skills? slicedyogurt.com/2026/01/12/t...
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THE EMBARRASSED CONFESSIONS OF A HIGHLY IMPRACTICAL MAN
I often wonder when gripped by one of my regular feelings of severe inadequacy whether there are two types of person in this world -those who can do DIY and those who can’t. I’ll take it further; i…
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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A SOBER WARNING #WordlessWednesday
Dog and Gun Public House, Keswick, Cumbria. Photo by Paul Ariss
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Clive @clivechip.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Advent 2025 Part Two ☃️🦌 We're beginning to get into the Advent swing, and here are five more songs that I like. I've played four of these before but one is making its debut - the video is newly released so I'm showing that I'm down with the kids and keeping my fingers on the pulse of that pop…
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Advent 2025 Part Two ☃️🦌
We're beginning to get into the Advent swing, and here are five more songs that I like. I've played four of these before but one is making its debut - the video is newly released so I'm showing that I'm down with the kids and keeping my fingers on the pulse of that pop music thing. Or maybe not... This first one was newly released last year, and I played it then.
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
An informed and compassionate blog from Clive at Take It Easy on World Mental Health Day 2025
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Dove Cottage, home of William Wordsworth from 1799 to 1850. I visited this incredibly charming and cosy cottage on Friday. Though a very happy family home for William it looks like it may be in need of a damp course! #GrasmereCumbria
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
My recent visit to the hometown of the Bronte's was a mixture of reverence and sadness #Howarth slicedyogurt.com/2025/09/22/t...
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THE SAD BUT IMMORTAL LEGACY OF THE BRONTE’S HOMETOWN
As this weird period of my year continues in my sisters spare room, waiting as the legal palaver grinds on and on for my new property 130 miles away, I try and find new ways daily to fill the hours…
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
The work of Jane Austen meets the beautiful location of Derwentwater and The Theatre By The Lake #JaneAusten #TheatreByTheLake #LakeDistrict slicedyogurt.com/2025/09/18/j...
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JANE AUSTEN AND THE THEATRE BY THE LAKE
Jane Austen was born 250 years ago in Hampshire and is regarded by many as England’s greatest female author. Writing in an age when women were not considered to have credibility in the arts she had…
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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 18/08/2025
How easy do you make it for visitors to your blog to contact you without attracting the spammers and spambots? #MondayBlogs #WordPress #WordPressTips #Contact #BloggingTips #Blogging
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5 Reasons Why Every Blogger Should Have a Contact Page and How to Build One
How easy do you make it for visitors to your blog to contact you without attracting the spammers and spambots?
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
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THE DREAM VACANCY #WordlessWednesday
Photograph by Paul Ariss. Mason Arms, Gilcrux, Cumbria
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
During the last few weeks I have been able to see the interesting parts of Cumbria and the Lake District that most tourists don't get to. Seeing the mist over Whitehaven Bay, a literal launch pad for the trade in rum in the 18th century, was eerily atmospheric. slicedyogurt.com/2025/08/13/m...
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MIST OVER WHITEHAVEN BAY #WordlessWednesday
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
A flying visitor to the gardens of Hutton-in-the-Forest, Cumbria, UK
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Staying with family while I wait for my new property to go through the legal stages of completion. I may be living out of bags and boxes at the moment but staying in the Lake District definitely has its advantages #Derwentwater
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I'm moving from the home I've lived in since I was eight years old later this week. I'll miss the house, but one room in particular means far more than just bricks and mortar. slicedyogurt.com/2025/06/23/f...
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FROM THIS SMALL ROOM TO A THRILLING,WAITING WORLD
This coming Friday I will be moving out of the house that I have lived in since I was eight years old. The biggest part of my lifetime has been spent within these walls and I am the only one of my …
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Paul Ariss @scribblerpaul.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
My relationship with the America I am now worried about, began years before I was born when my grandfather lost his life along with over 1000 US military personnel. And even that was hushed up by a paranoid government. slicedyogurt.com/2025/06/17/t...
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TRYING HARD TO RECOGNISE THE AMERICA OF MY DREAMS
My grandfather Gordon Ariss from Birmingham UK, boarded the ship HMT Rohna on the 25th November 1943, along with 1,981 American soldiers. The next day the ship was attacked by a wave of German airc…
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Hugh W. Roberts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🏳️‍🌈 @hughsviewsandnews.com · 16/06/2025
Mike embraces change and love, symbolised by blue skies and blue wings. But where will they lead him? #FlashFiction #Gay #GayFiction #BlueSky #LGBT #Acceptance #MondayBlogs
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Flash Fiction – Blue Sky
Mike embraces change and love, symbolised by blue skies and blue wings. But where will they lead him?
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Natrice Rese 🇨🇦 @natrese.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
We are ALL part of the Human Race!!
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