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Old Men, the World Has Changed..!
“Speak to the youth!” said one old man to another. So, they found a radio, adjusted the microphone, cleared their
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August 6, 2026
The Examination We Will Never Pass..!
“Papa, how do you know this news is true?” My friend looked at his twelve-year-old son, then at the WhatsApp
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August 5, 2026
Silencing a Fifteen Year Old..!
A fifteen-year-old girl uses abusive language while speaking about the Prime Minister. Immediately, the machinery of power allegedly swings into
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August 4, 2026
Walls That Build…!
As this government insists on building walls between people, here are two walls worth mentioning. The first belongs to an
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August 1, 2026
Controlling Death and Life…!
One of the smallest organs in the body is the tongue, and yet there has been so much that has
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August 1, 2026
Ours, Not to Reason Why..!
A poem that fascinated me in my school days was Alfred Lord Tennyson’s The Charge of the Light Brigade. “Forward,
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July 31, 2026
Belted, Thrashed and Walloped..!
“Did you always thrash your children?” I asked an elderly father. “Of course not!” he replied indignantly. “I only used
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July 30, 2026
Harmony Gets Softer..!
Choral singing has a habit of opening doors in the most unexpected places. Sometimes it opens the door of a
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July 29, 2026
The New Cockroach Spray..!
The White Bearded Chief and his deputy, the Bald Round Head, walked solemnly towards the edge of the village. “We
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July 28, 2026
March on dear Antinationals..!
“Oh dear,” I whispered as the news came in, “the antinationals have won!” A gentleman sitting beside me nearly dropped
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July 27, 2026
Paying for Their Misdeeds…!
Many years ago, as a youngster, I watched a powerful priest praying in church. His eyes were closed. His hands
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July 26, 2026
When I Is Enough For Me..!
My neighbour bought a robot vacuum cleaner. “It cleans the house all by itself,” he announced proudly. The next week
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July 23, 2026