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Trying to Write
I had a lot on my mind and when that happens I know that I won’t get anything written. The only cure I know is to go out and bring some paper and my trusty fountain pen and find somewhere different… more »
The First Word Blog
Trying to Write
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David Raho wrote 4 months ago: I had a lot on my mind and when that happens I know that I won’t get anything written. The only cu … more »
The First Word is Linked to New York Times Article
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David Raho wrote 4 months ago: A first for the site as a link to an article about Okinawan Glassware appears in the New York Times. … more »
Becoming Less
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David Raho wrote 5 months ago: I was met as I came in the door by a woman with a name badge who remembered my name. She took m … more »
The Ghost of Route 331
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David Raho wrote 9 months ago: I was walking alone on a road call … more »
The Sociology of Scars - An Under-Researched Subject Area
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David Raho wrote 1 year ago: I have been giving the subject of scars a fair amount of thought recently and the academic in me alr … more »
Very Short Stories
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David Raho wrote 1 year ago: For those of you who did not read Wired Magazines article entiled Very Short Stories here is the lin … more »
A Nice Cup of British Tea or How a British Tea Shop Should Be
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David Raho wrote 1 year ago: It is a sad fact that in Japan a truly satisfying cup of English tea is something of a rare thin … more »
Who cares What I'm Reading But Here It Is Anyway Part One
David Raho wrote 1 year ago: Haruki Murakami I have worked my way through all of the Haruki Murakami novels (translated) I … more »
Where do you like to Write?
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David Raho wrote 1 year ago: Walter Benjamin ,a personal hero of mine, apparently used to write in Jazz cafes enveloped in peopl … more »
Scars
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David Raho wrote 1 year ago: I had never really thought much about scars before until I had an accident and shattered my left arm … more »
Pieces of Mind and Fragments of Memory Part 1
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David Raho wrote 1 year ago: Days when nothing much happened come back to me now. I am thinking of an innocent time feasting … more »
Lucy the Girl in the Window
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David Raho wrote 1 year ago: I once worked in an office that was separated from the building opposite by a narrow road. All th … more »
The Many Faces of Tomoko Sawada
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David Raho wrote 1 year ago: Tomoko Sawada (1977-) from Kobe is a photographer who lives and works in Japan. She first came t … more »
Call Centre Blues And Activation Anger Sparks Rant On All And Sundry
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David Raho wrote 1 year ago: He was on the phone to India. He did not want to be but that was where the call centre was located. … more »
People are part of the landscape of our daily lives
David Raho wrote 1 year ago: ‘People are part of the landscape of our daily lives but many remain anonymous’ http:/ … more »
The Hands of My Fathers
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David Raho wrote 1 year ago: I have wanted to love you for a long time now. Sometimes I imagine you as a tiny silver fish. Yo … more »
Who Cares What I Am Reading But Here It Is Anyway Part Two
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David Raho wrote 1 year ago: I have just discovered yet another Japanese author who has recently been translated into English … more »
I Am Not David Beckham - Please Do Not Drive Me Off The Road!
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David Raho wrote 1 year ago: <— David Beckham David Raho —> This morning someone who was convinced that I wa … more »
Rebel About To Pause or My Journey to Work on a Honda 50cc Scooter
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David Raho wrote 1 year ago: I was thinking about my scooter journey to work this morning. The road has become very familiar. I … more »
