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ShoutOut: “Beneath The Langley Cross” by Andrew James Murray

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 19 May 2025 13:58:37 +0000

What kept my attention? The stories told that are held within its pages. This is well-written (edited interview transcriptions), well-curated and covers a lot of ground. Spanning the years from 1954-present, it is easily understood in that the overarching story is told by those still living it. Additionally, as a non-Brit, I was able to […]

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A Roundabout Post for Black History Month

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 01:01:15 +0000

Note: It would not be prudent for me to share how the past 29 days of our lives have been personally & directly changed within our family and friends since 1/20/2025. Or specific instances of how those changes reach farther than just us. Instead, what follows is an attempt at showing in a less threatening […]

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Yep, Still Technical Difficulties, but I’m Back Anyway

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 05 May 2024 23:29:59 +0000

And what should appear in my email but a notice from a certain Manc Bud Poet that he’d filmed a snippet of a song I love during a concert he attended just Friday night. He wanted me to know that the vid was too large to send so – get this – he decided to […]

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Remembering the Children

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 22 May 2022 11:22:00 +0000

Re: The Manchester Arena Bombing

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Poetry Shoutout: “In Brigantia” by Andrew James Murray

laura bruno lilly — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 02:26:44 +0000

Good poetry meets you wherever you are then draws you into its world. Seamlessly weaving place, perception; revelation, inspiration. Touching both the mind and soul. The poetry of Andrew James Murray does just that and his second published poetry collection, In Brigantia does not disappoint. ~~~ I prefer reading poetry in the deep of night, […]

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Andy's Insights from a Parisian

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 23:37:37 +0000

Reprinted here from Andy’s blog: After Speaking With A Parisian Surviving Revolutions and World Wars, Notre Dame’s spire has long been a familiar sight to generations of Parisians, puncturing the capital’s skyline for over 800 years. Back in the 1500s, the culture that we had built in the West embraced multigenerational projects quite easily. Notre Dame. Massive […]

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longest night, Reflections during

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 02:09:58 +0000

Winter Solstice: a day with the least amount of sunshine potential; the shortest day and longest night; a time of reversals. To me, the Winter Solstice feels more like the ending of the past year with the dawning of the true ‘new year.’ An organic New Year’s Eve, so to speak. What better time to […]

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For all the children who will not know – collaborative poem

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 22 May 2018 07:09:50 +0000

For all the children who will not know Laura Bruno Lilly, Andrew James Murray ~ 5/22/2017 ~ For all the children who will not know the warmth of sunshine upon their cheeks; the cold of dug snow-forts and candy-land castles. For all the children who will not know the slurpy free love of an old […]

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a belated thank-you to my NOMA Dancer

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 16 May 2018 10:42:27 +0000

“To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: …A time to mourn, And a time to dance…” Ecclesiastes 3: 1, 4b Thank-you, Millie, my NOMA Dancer* *My wish to dance in front of the NOMA Earth Tubes was first mentioned in a prior post found here. And fulfilled in proxy […]

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The Manchester Bee

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 09 May 2018 12:21:54 +0000

By now, my Manc Bee Badge is becoming a familiar sight to readers of this blog. I’ve alluded to the history and significance of the symbol, but never really wrote about it other than to link readers to its historical background. In short, the worker bee is an emblem for Manchester, England symbolizing the city’s […]

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