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A long time ago, I had a girlfriend and I used to sing to her. Continue reading
Featured Posts
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I met Mrs Clown at the airport. You’ll never guess what happened next. Continue reading
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I had twenty quid, a St Christopher and a change of clothes. I didn’t look back. Continue reading
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Mrs Clown thought I needed cheering up so she sent me an ad for a show with naked dancers Continue reading
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Score one point for things you’ve done that most people haven’t. Continue reading
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The Ragged Clown finds his home at last. Continue reading
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Did people in the old days experience new paintings the way we experience new technology? Continue reading
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I’ve always thought of automats as lonely, melancholy places. Continue reading
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Not every philosopher was wrong about everything but most were wrong about most things. Continue reading
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At least she could get some enjoyment out of being alone. Continue reading
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The first thing they say is “Whatever you do, do not Google for information about your tumour.” Continue reading
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Chapter three of my memoirs. Schooldays. Continue reading
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I haven’t told my story in a while. I’ll start with some symptoms from the old days. Continue reading
Recent Posts
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Chasing after rainbows I may never find again. Continue reading
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Line dancing gave us permission to dance without being embarrassed Continue reading
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All I wanna do, is have some fun… Continue reading
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The day I signed up for the Royal Navy. Continue reading
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Is it over? Continue reading
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What is it like to study philosophy with the OU? Continue reading
More Posts by Ragged Clown
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I was looking for a picture of a freshly inked tattoo. I knew it was there somewhere… Continue reading
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My story pops back into my memory sometimes in those twilight moments between waking and sleeping. Continue reading
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“If it’s the last thing I do, I’m going to destroy every fucking grammar school in England.” Continue reading
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Mr Gooden was terrifying and a tyrant and he altered the course of my life more than anyone else. Continue reading
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“How about you think about it overnight and let me know tomorrow?” Continue reading
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Crossing the line is an important milestone in a young sailor’s life. Continue reading
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Did your teachers leave them kids alone? Mine didn’t. Continue reading
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A terminal cancer diagnosis sucks. Does it help to know long you have left? Continue reading
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What would life have been like if Ken and Bill had headed down to those desolate islands? Continue reading
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Folks on the left often say that fear of immigration is just a thinly disguised appeal to racism. I disagree. Continue reading
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A kiss is still a kiss. Continue reading
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Diamond nights and ruby lights. High in the sky. Continue reading
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Nan was less than two years away from her century. She was born before the First World War. Continue reading
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Was it yesterday that we got married? Or the day before? Continue reading
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New Entry training in the Navy was the hardest thing I have ever done. Continue reading
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Inside every old person is a young person who doesn’t really understand that he’s old now. Continue reading