Tag: Life
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Static
There’s a slight fizz in the air. An electrical charge that seems to be all around. Sparks leap forth from the button – I decide to walk. I touch the banister. It touches me back. A sharp jolt. A quick shock. A loud crack. I pull my hand away, but decide to try again. And…
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Top Ten Tips for a wannabe superhero: 4: Personality
Some people need to become someone else when in their role as a citizen’s saviour. Especially when they are trying to protect their secret identity from work colleagues and family members. Although keeping secrets from those we are close to isn’t always the best option to take, sometimes it is a necessary evil. Particularly due…
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Une Minute Ramble: Étienne et Étienne
Just a quick post, this one.Yesterday, I wrote about my name in French class at school being Étienne. I wrote this as I had discovered that Étienne de Flacourt, Governor of Madagascar from 1648, may have been the only western person to have witnessed the huge Elephant Bird. I wrote it due to the coincidental…