Book Review: The Good Man Jesus And The Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman

Pullman presents a retelling of the central narrative of the bible that questions the foundations of the beliefs of all the devout Christians. So if you're a devout believer and easily offended, you might want to steer clear of this. If you do have an open mind and a capacity to entertain...

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Hope Kills

It's the hope that kills. Hope, that in the morning As you wake up all dreamy A ray of sunlight will glint in your eyes and it will click. Like Magic. Sunshine will travel through your thoughts like a tide and touch that dark room in which I reside. All ball and chains. The warmth will melt all my chains and set me free. I will rise and course through your veins, you'll see. A new me. Alas, I...

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The Fall

The problem with the fall? It ends. Splat! Broken. Pieces everywhere.Down! Squat! Pick them all. One by one. They're all in my hand. Together! Again! Do you have a band? I need to splice these Pieces of my heart One by one. Everybody is looking. Hide! Smile! Gonna be okay in a while. She won't notice Years will go by One by one. What kind of love is this? Unspoken! Unrequited! Smells of rotten...

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In Trouble

Here in Dublin with all its sights to see The streets, the bars, the music And all I wanted was to be with you I knew I was in trouble When the cold wind made you shudder And all I wanted to hold you close to me To give you all my warmth I knew I was in trouble When the girls of Dublin passed us by And I couldn't help but think that the Most beautiful one is right by my side I knew I was in trouble When...

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Smitten

When I close my eyes and try to think Dublin passes me by in a blink But these few things I'll never forget Memories etched in my mind's net How your face lit up when you heard the bagpipes. How your eyes tried to take in the bright Galway sky. How your body moved and swayed, to the sweet notes of the guitar, that the buskers played. How you hummed with laughter, at the smallest of things, so...

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Happy Birthday - Memories

Oh the memories attached to this day Do you remember them all? Or have new ones replaced them And has time taken its toll? Don't let them fade away Try to remember once in a while Have a Happy Birthday year after year Remember us, our time, with a smil...

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Book Review: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway My rating: 4 of 5 stars But a man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed 
but not defeated. This quote sums up the book perfectly. For a few hours, I was there on the skiff sitting right beside the old man, egging him on as the great fish kept...

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