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Scottish Racism
I am venturing northwards and I have a job offer. As I journey north, the people of the lowlands send me warnings and messages to be wary of strangers. I stop at the side of the road and need help so I wander into a village to repair my car. I discover an inn, at Tain and the locals are mysterious, they keep to themselves and don’t say much at all. I told them to help me but they are timid. They gave me looks and speak with words I am not really aware of like “like” in every sentence. The English warned to keep my distance, but I thought I would say to the highlanders that I myself have a Scottish surname, Fraser, and they soon warm up that these people are the nicest and warmest people. They spoil you rotten with lavish gifts and food and a warm fire. Nothing like the crazed and violent highlanders that the English told me about. I am sort of confused as to why they would say something like that, the English gossip and publish cartoons of Bonnie Prince Charlie as a rogue and they did the same thing to Napoleon.
By Karl McBeathabout 2 hours ago in Art
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By David Williamabout 3 hours ago in Interview
The Smart Guide to Female Hair Systems
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By Alex Morganabout 6 hours ago in Styled
The Woman He Played
I painted this piece from a place of deep thought about relationships and control. At first, it looks like a man playing a guitar, with three women standing behind him. But to me, the guitar is not just an instrument — it represents a woman. The way he holds it, the way he plays it… it feels more personal than just music.
By Damola adejareabout 8 hours ago in Art
You Will Go Up!
I love decorating sometimes. I hate it when things go wrong, and I hate getting on ladders. My husband has disabilities that can cause some distressing symptoms, which can cause him to unknowingly hurt me at night. Due to this, I needed a safe space to sleep and somewhere to focus on myself during the day.
By Carol Ann Townendabout 9 hours ago in Humor
The Legend of Don Conrado Pt. 6
He stepped back from this curb — our don (or perhaps we could now refer to him as our newfound philosopher?*) — just in the nick of time; for a paceline of cyclists — in some blazing hurry down the narrow bridge adjacent to his person — cursed indignantly in his direction. With one enthusiastic chap (from yonder down the end of the line) hurling the following salutation: “Out of the way, you muppet!” It was as if — in some bizarre foreshadowing from another famous tale** — this one particular high-ranking two-wheeler would’ve run him clean over, and without so much as a second thought; perhaps even (and in good measure) tossing a single circulated one-pound coin at his person and thus fulfilling an ancient prophesy — and, indirectly igniting an uprising in all the cyclists who ruled these here parts in this rendition.
By Delusions of Grandeur about 11 hours ago in Humor
