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A Life Well Lived
by Michael Bloor [first published in Literally Stories, Sept 9th, 2026] When a farmer dies in Scotland, it’s the convention that he gets a big…
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Nothing Lasts For Ever
by Michael Bloor [First published in Saragun Springs, August 31st, 2026] In the next seat to Alan on the plane, his fellow-passenger sighed as he…
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A Coalfield Legacy: an Essay
by Michael Bloor (first published in Saragun Springs, August 5th 2026) I’ve lived most of my life on the periphery of coalfields. As a child,…
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The Poem That Changed His Life
by Michael Bloor [first published in Literally Stories, June 23rd 2026] I was reading James Fenton’s ‘Selected Poems’* and was very taken by one called…