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A mother and daughter. The mother is radicalized first. (opens the original)
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Every story is individual. Each of us has a story. This story touched me - about a mother and daughter. The daughter tells the story of her mum changing from uninvolved to speaking out - “radicalized” - through Tommy Robinson. And we also hear a little of the daughter changing. Plus there is so much more. Poverty and abuse. And lives changing.When I think of “us” - those of us on the side of truth, justice, human rights, good thinking, love of humanity - I think of the millions of stories, the m
Elsa's Quest. WHAT NEXT? I know what's next. (opens the original)
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I know what’s next. To try to get at least some of my words past being ephemeral.I have no idea how many next steps I will be taking, but I know what my next step is.I am making a commitment to something I’ve written, A STORY. The commitment: I will put it into book form and also audio form. Another part of the commitment: to take you along. Right now A STORY exists online. All 142 chapters are on this Substack. I published them as I wrote them. But they might as well not exist. Almost no one fi
A STORY. ALL THE CHAPTERS (opens the original)
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Elsa's Quest - The Story Below the Story. FROM EPHEMERAL TO ETERNAL. (opens the original)
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A butterfly flies by. Ephemeral beauty.A firefly sparks its tiny spark in the night. The tiniest brief flash.When I think of the universe and its billions of years, so clearly we are all ephemeral. But within that brief blink of life, so many of us strive to make a longer mark, to leave some legacy, a footprint in the snow, in the sand. I write this because I have a strong drive to try to give my creations, most of all at least a few of my poems, and maybe an idea or two, a bit of time. I’d like
Elsa's Quest - The Story. Chapter 26 - Escape From Alcatraz. (opens the original)
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There’s a strong beat pounding inside me.Escape Escape Escape from AlcatrazAnd all that jazzThe beat goes on, insistent.Escape Escape Escape from AlcatrazAnd all that jazzEscape Escape Escape from AlcatrazAnd all that jazzWhat is going on here?I understand very well that Alcatraz is no place to spend any more time than needed.The beat goes on.I want to speak my throat is locked I want to reach th
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