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    A Matter of Judgment

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    07/12/2025

    | Reading time:

    5–8 minutes
    A Matter of Judgment

    They say I overstepped. That I put the ship at risk. But you’ll see, when you hear my account, that sometimes the most dangerous choice is playing it safe. I know these waters better than their machines ever will.

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  • Poetry

    Almost

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    07/12/2025

    | Reading time:

    1–2 minutes
    Almost

    Two souls recognise each other in the wrong season – one still unravelling, one already leaving. A lyrical exploration of almost-love, where connection collides with circumstance, and the most profound question isn’t if, but when.

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  • New Corinth

    Domesticated

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    06/12/2025

    | Reading time:

    10–15 minutes
    Domesticated

    Harbour seals and caged brothers on the morning harbour walk. Linda moves through Catherine’s kitchen as if it’s always been shared. Wild foxes cross boundaries without asking permission. A text about deer arrives. Catherine learns domestication isn’t only for animals.

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    Alice Perry: The Engineer Who Built Roads and Left in Poetry – Ireland’s Only Woman County Surveyor

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    06/12/2025

    | Reading time:

    51–77 minutes
    Alice Perry: The Engineer Who Built Roads and Left in Poetry – Ireland’s Only Woman County Surveyor

    A woman who calculated bridge loads and inspected factories speaks candidly about the doors that opened, then closed. From Galway’s county surveyor to Boston’s Christian Science poet, Alice Perry reveals how precision persists across worlds, and why institutions, not individuals, truly leak talent.

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  • Daily Prompt

    Observations Upon the Inferior Orders: A Natural Study

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    06/12/2025

    | Reading time:

    4–6 minutes
    Observations Upon the Inferior Orders: A Natural Study

    You believe yourself safe amongst honest country folk. But what if the gentleman at your hearth possesses a keener understanding of human nature than you can fathom? Some predators do not announce themselves. Observations upon the inferior orders begin.

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  • Poetry

    Warning Label

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    06/12/2025

    | Reading time:

    1–2 minutes
    Warning Label

    What if your peculiarities came with proper instructions? A meditation on the obsessions we carry – the need to organise, to remember every slight, to never let questions rest. Some quirks don’t need fixing; they need acknowledgement, patience, and perhaps their own warning label.

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  • New Corinth

    The Geography of Returning

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    05/12/2025

    | Reading time:

    10–15 minutes
    The Geography of Returning

    As Catherine hosts Michael and Linda for the weekend, muffled voices drift through the guest room wall. With a trip to Quebec looming, she makes a discovery: home isn’t where you arrive perfect, but where you are allowed to keep arriving, imperfectly.

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  • Women In STEM

    Florence Violet McKenzie: Australia’s First Female Electrical Engineer and the Architect of the WRANS

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    05/12/2025

    | Reading time:

    55–83 minutes
    Florence Violet McKenzie: Australia’s First Female Electrical Engineer and the Architect of the WRANS

    Mrs Mac built the infrastructure that forced Australia’s Navy to accept women – and trained 12,000 servicemen in Morse code from a woolshed on Clarence Street. Discover how one electrical engineer created the WRANS, corresponded with Einstein, and proved women could be better than men.

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  • Daily Prompt

    The Glass of Truth

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    05/12/2025

    | Reading time:

    5–7 minutes
    The Glass of Truth

    I speak to you of mirrors and truth, of false love and steadfast principle. Listen, if you dare hear instruction from one who will not bend to the world’s accommodations. This is the path to honour.

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  • Poetry

    The Annual Gathering

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    05/12/2025

    | Reading time:

    1–2 minutes
    The Annual Gathering

    Potpourri and pretence. Boxing Day in parlours unchanged since ’87, where we toast to nothing and photograph our togetherness. Three hours performing the charade of family-hating every moment, yet returning, always returning.

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