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Evening Prayer Before Lockdown

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Scribe Doll

I went to evening prayer the night before this second lockdown began. I’ve always loved choral evensong.  The first one I ever heard, in the Chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, in early Michaelmas Term 1984, made such a life-changing impression … Continue reading →

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Short Story: ‘Christmas Eve’

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Scribe Doll

Instead of the usual blog, a short story, for a change.  A gift.  The season demands it.  I hope you enjoy it. Christmas Eve* She scratched the paint off the woodwork with her fingernails.  There was a hollow, there, on … Continue reading →

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