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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    Fleeting Fame

    9 February 2025

    Ed N. White — Excerpt: I would explain to the judges that Bob saved his delicate voice for his musical performance.

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    Trick or Treat

    2 February 2025

    Sarah Masters — Excerpt: You’re a witch, Jan. A bloody witch. Are those eyeballs?

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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    A Dead Dad’s Confession

    2 February 2025

    Frederick Charles Melancon — Excerpt: I can’t pick the beer cans up, but I can change the flow of air just enough to knock over whatever I want.

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  • Culture - Food - Humour - Weekly Features

    A sonnet about a 24K gold plated rack of lamb

    19 January 2025

    Stuti Sinha — Excerpt: Dubai’s a destination for the rich / to spend their money, all without a twitch.

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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    White Elephant

    12 January 2025

    Benjamin Brindise — Excerpt: “There’s no shame in this family is there?”

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