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The Chicago 1893 Media Project

In 1893 the city of Chicago celebrated the 400th anniversary of Columbus’ arrival with the World’s Columbian Exposition. I have...
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Adrian Bell and the Wisdom of the Fields, by Richard Hawking

One of the first actions the British Government took after their withdrawal from the EU on the 1st January was...
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Rose Petals
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Yumi’s Petals, by Poppy Johnson

Yumi sat crossed-legged on the floor. She had spread out onto the carpet an ugly lime green table cloth that...
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Magpie and Mouse, poems by Liz Quirke
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3 Poems by Liz Quirke

Boluisce I root my fingers, burying them back and down. A twist into black, acidic soil, deeper than anything man-made....
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Night Shopping, by Noah Siela
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Night Shopping, a song by Noah Siela

Lyrics: Night Shopping Best thing that happened to mom Was  Hy-Vee opening all night long So she could use food...
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The scabby sheep
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Scabby Sheep’s Second Chance, Sally Urwin

Scabby Ewe (affectionately known as Scabs or the Scabster) is one of our friendliest sheep. This is her story. In...
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Was that my life? by George Sheils

‘Tick-tock, tick-tock’ goes the clock in the bedroom he shares with no-one. He sees that it is time to rise...
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story by Roseanne Fahey
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Lighthouse with a Broken Light, by Roseanne Fahey

Sheets of rain slice your face. From this distance, you should be able to see Salthill’s bars and restaurants but...
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the year 2020 sucked
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The Year that was In It! by Paddy McMenamin

Paddy McMenamin shares his thoughts on the year 2020 with an extract from his book Walking Through a Story of Life....
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the art of field drainage by Philip Walling
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The Beauty of Field Drainage, by Philip Walling

That works of draining are most ancient and of divine institution we have the testimony of Holy Scripture …  That...
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Teardrops by Martin Keaveney
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Teardrops, by Martin Keaveney

The dog had been missing since morning. It was getting late in the day, but I still wasn’t too keen...
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Café de la Paix, flailing
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Flailing, by Samantha Rogers

Last days in August The tarmac heats the rubber soles of my boots. It’s hotter here than I had expected...
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