Meditations From The Abyss

The musings of a poet, blogger, activist and social and political commentator with a 35 year history of depression. Always outspoken, always controversial, sometimes dark, sometimes humourous. Meditations From The Abyss is a proud member of the My Blogworld Forum on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/myblogworld/).

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Here’s your expiry date, young man

Here’s a lovely Christmas present for me to come home to yesterday – a letter from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) telling me th...

Monday, 10 December 2012

Pet peeves

Recently, a couple of situations have come up that have highlighted some of my pet peeves so I thought I’d write them down and see if any o...

A Christmas poem

Here's a poem I wrote that highlights the fact that Christmas is not always the happy time of year for some people that it is for others...

Friday, 7 December 2012

I don’t think the Liberal Democrats will like me now

A few days ago I received an e-mail from Liberal Democrat MP Danny Alexander, the contents of which are below (minus the graphics): Dear ...

Thursday, 6 December 2012

The Your Thurrock unseen news items

Below are three news items submitted to Your Thurrock but not posted. They are here for your entertainment only. Adult Social Care Per...

The Object in The Mirror is My Soul (first draft)

Here's the first draft of my new poem. Feel free to comment. The Object in The Mirror is My Soul The journey seems endless Spe...

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

I know God hates me but she’s really testing my patience right now!

Just as I’m about to try to expand my writing ‘career’ into other avenues, God decides that I haven’t got enough obstacles in my way so she...

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