The Sock Drawer
June 28, 2026
I buy a box of four in nudeTo add to my ever increasingforlorn collection of footwear Last year’s pop socks have mingled, matedand mutated, into
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An Ordinary Life, Intentionally
June 28, 2026
I prefer small moments.They don’t insist.They don’t apply for memory. A kettle considers boiling—not yet a decision,just a tremor. Light enters the kitchenas if it
Off-Season
June 28, 2026
In the gunmetal sky,gull wheel and wheechslim pickings in off-season.A paper merchant shiplists in Bayonne’s bay window. Childrenhover, pivot and scootaround and around the bandstand.Hatted
Celebrating West Herts Speakers’ 30th Anniversary
June 28, 2026
Area 32 members and guests gathered for a memorable Gala Night at Redbourn Golf Club to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of West Herts Speakers Club.
Belfast Toastmasters – Summer Walk and Meeting on Rathlin Island
June 28, 2026
Belfast Toastmasters held their annual summer outing and meeting on Rathlin Island, off the North Coast of Co. Antrim, on Sunday 24th May. About 20
Capital Communicators in Edinburgh Celebrating Smedley Distinguished Status
June 28, 2026
Capital Communicators in Edinburgh celebrated achieving the Smedley Distinguished status award with Zara’s grandmother’s chocolate cake at our Tuesday meeting, following which a few Toasties
When Life Sounds the Alarm
May 28, 2026
Have you ever had a moment where everything changed? A moment you didn’t choose, didn’t expect, and couldn’t control. It might be your health. It
The Prompter
May 28, 2026
He was always a postman called Dinny, in a scratchy, serge, shiny-buttoned suit – An oxtered cap lined with snotty avocado. Delivering the village’s One
The Anglia Turnaround: From Limping to Leading
May 28, 2026
The Anglia Turnaround: From Limping to Leading If your club is currently “limping” toward the finish line, feeling the weight of a fragmented committee or
Starting a new club and leading since then. Mary McHugh – Tallaght Toastmasters
May 28, 2026
Mary McHugh has been in toastmasters over twenty years. She is very quiet and obliging, working for the common good. I told her ten years