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The Subway Episode

This incident took place in 2007 when I was visiting with relatives in Maryland. Back then, I often took the Metro Subway to commute between Rogers Avenue and Johns Hopkins Hospital....

Susan Smith
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Recurring Nightmare

I have this recurring nightmare.

The year is 2022 and Qatar have just bribed sorry I mean won the world cup....

Paul McDougall
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Being a net hero

Once I was on Facebook when I saw something earth shattering. It was an event invitation for a comedy debate about whether it was okay to joke about a divisive topic....

Jackson Clarke
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What if .......

Recently I had this great trip to America, which was REALLY AWESOME …… except for one moment where I was kind of crapping myself....

Melinda Marengo
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Adjusting for Your New Country

It is 40 years since my husband immigrated as a qualified Aeronautical Engineer to Australia from Egypt. However at the time of his immigration aeronautical engineering was not a skill in demand....

Lorraine Penn
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The Long and Winding Road

Who is worse; Kyle Sandilands or Adrian Bailey, Justin Bieber or Peter Dupas, Todd McKenney or Ivan Milat? I bet everyone would say "the latter" in all those comparisons....

Jackson Clarke
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