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A View From The Greenhouse; Hooptedoodle And Other Matters

3rd February 2026 Colin Cross 0

I return from a bit of a hiatus where, due to several factors, not the least of them a little bit of self pity, I allowed what passes for my creative flow to dry up. [more…]

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A View From A Hospital Bed; Folk (Nowt So Queer As Edition)

11th November 2025 Colin Cross 0

It’s the waiting that gets to you. I’d arrived, as requested, at 7am and was escorted to a curtained cubicle. The people looking after me, although my needs were minimal at this time, were all [more…]

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(Not) A View From The Greenhouse; After The Goldrush. The End

21st January 2025 Colin Cross 0

I recently had the pleasure of visiting a hospital. Not an A&E, thankfully, but a famous hospital in the North West of England where I attended for a “pre-op” appointment. It’s an indictment, albeit a [more…]

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