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Never Relax?
Week 40 of 2024 brings my first real ‘down-time’ since Spring – but leaves me open to attacks?
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Theft And Ore Riches
Life gradually returns to normal following the death of Gloucester, though Sam continues his attempts to appease Fate by showing gratitude.
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Encouraging Reading with No Books at Home?
If Reading for Pleasure is “the single biggest factor” to children’s future success, how do you support children in families that genuinely can’t afford…
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The Hearse in Rehearsal
Week 39 has me struggling to find hope in foiled plans, only to find it in an alternative meaning to ‘foil’…
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Justice of One Piece
When Sam laughs at the reading in Westminster Abbey, the building itself attacks him, prompting a new approach to life...
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September 2024

Settling for More
Week 38 of 2024 shows us how the best redress for unfairness can in fact be OVERfairness – and why keeping a daily diary could be a life-saver…
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Mourning to Morning
In a week that sees both the burial of the king's brother and the lavish state welcome for a Spanish prince, what could be causing Sam's unease?
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Like a Star in Daylight
Week 37 of 2024 asks, “Perhaps you can’t see the way to Nirvana/God because you’re already there…?”
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Of Loss and Gloucester
The death of a young prince prompts Sam to reflect on the mortality all around him, including in his own family...
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You Neanderthal you!
How should I have responded to a challenge that I was inciting prejudice against my neanderthal ancestors?
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Have Money, Will Dally
As Sam's friends hold him in high esteem, he celebrates by dallying with a neighbour's daughter. Will his transgression teach him a lesson?
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Last-Minute Luck
Could a standoffish energy supplier, a door without a lock, and a missing set of keys shine a light on how we make our own luck?
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