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Always worth remembering.

James Baldwin

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was Dostoevsky and Dickens who taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who ever had been alive.”

Boy saves family with 2.5-mile swim in shark-infested waters MANA SHEPHERD/ASAP, ALA James Salmon Perth A 13-year-old boy who swam for four hours through shark-infested Western Australia's waters to save his mother and two siblings after they were swept out to sea has been described as "superhuman" by rescue services. Austin Appelbee swam 25 miles to shore to raise the alarm after getting into difficulties with his mother, Joanne, 47, brother Beau, 12, and sister Grace, 8, police said. He then ran 1.2 miles to find help. Paul Bresland, Naturaliste Volunteer Marine Rescue commander, said that Austin's efforts were "superhuman". The family were on holiday last week Quindalup near Dunsborough. coastal town about 150 miles south of Perth, where they live. Making the most of what appeared to be calm conditions, they paddled out into Geographe Bay 3. Family rescued 9 miles from shore Indian Ocean 1. Austin swims 2.5 miles to shore Geographe Bay 2. He runs 1.2 miles to call for help in Dunsborough Quindalup Jetty 3 miles in the Indian Ocean on Friday morning on a kayak and inflatable paddleboards. At about llam conditions became rougher. They lost their paddles and their kayak flipped over and started sinking as it filled with water. Austin's mother realised their best chance of survival was asking her elder son to swim for shore while she tried to keep her other children from drowning "One of the hardest decisions I ever had to make was to say to Austin, "Try to get to shore and get some help, this could get really serious really quickly she told the broadcaster ABC. *I knew he was the strongest and he could do it." For the next few hours, she and her rounger children clung to their paddle boards. Austin set off on an inflatable kayak wearing a lifejacket. He abandoned the kayak after it took on water, and took off the lifejacket. Austin said he tried to focus on positive thoughts as he swam through rough seas. "The waves are massive and " he said. "I just I have no lifej…

sorry to be sentimental but this is the most amazing heartwarming story

Oh, that “temporarily “…

As parents, we're supposed to remember the first time we did stuff with our kids, but the last time is equally as significant, if not more.

This poem is from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...

Eloquently expresses a thought I’ve often had. The job of poetry perfectly done.

Incredible story

"And we now have María on the line who would like to swap a Nobel Peace Prize for the presidency of Venezuela..."

The quotes and replies to this are an absolute joy.

Yanks sir.
Thousands of 'em.

Can’t follow on Bluesky then? Please get off Musk’s child porn site.

All you missed was a lot of pimply youths dancing to The Cult and pretending to be cool while the steelworker teds got off with their girlfriends. ‘Twas ace…

Bogarts!

Scepticism misplaced. I’ve seen it done.

Great Beast

Aleister Crowley

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of international law

The truth is that statistically more people always don’t care than love… everything. Art, politics, music, film.

The disinterested outnumber the avid. But it’s the first time they’ve industrialised catering to the apathetic to this extent, and threatened to quash the alternative, with menaces.

Having Grok “apologise” for creating CSAM is like punching someone in the face and then having the Sooty puppet on your fist apologise.

Thank you for the laughs.

Perfect.

The Merryneum.

There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.

This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.

Genau.

You’ll be fine, it’s just German with a lisp…

Write it. Write it now.

Setting the points in Vauxhall Viva.

Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

The Pope has a word with the man in 27E who is listening to an action movie on his iPad's speakers.

The bloody Co-Op, of all people!