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Confessions of a campsite courier, Part 3

8th March 2021 Going Postal 3578 Comments

Il jouait du piano debout C’est peut-être un détail pour vous Mais pour moi, ça veut dire beaucoup Ça veut dire qu’il était libre Heureux d’être là malgré tout Il jouait du piano debout Il [more…]

Jacques Hughes, Going Postal
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Confessions of a campsite courier, Part 2

27th January 2021 Going Postal 3724 Comments

Je vous parle d’un temps Que les moins de vingt ans Ne peuvent pas connaître …..  C’est là qu’on s’est connu Moi qui criait famine Et toi qui posais nue….. Charles Aznavour – La Bohème [more…]

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Confessions of a campsite courier, Part 1

24th November 2020 Going Postal 2431 Comments

Background For some of you, the title of this piece has probably resurrected memories of certain quality films from the 1970’s. Here, however, I have used the word “confessions” mainly for alliterative purposes. Not that [more…]

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