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    Echoes from Hope Road: A Reason with the Gong

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    Bob Lynn

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    06/02/2026

    | Reading time:

    20–29 minutes
    Echoes from Hope Road: A Reason with the Gong

    At 56 Hope Road, the Tuff Gong returns. Marley reasons on surviving assassins, football as meditation, and why he genuinely baffles at insurance. An Earthstrong dialogue exploring true wealth, unity, and the rhythms of revolution. One Love.

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  • Daily Prompt

    Welcome Stranger

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    Bob Lynn

    on

    05/02/2026

    | Reading time:

    20–30 minutes
    Welcome Stranger

    They call it the Welcome Stranger, the biggest lump of gold the world ever saw. But I’ll tell you the truth of it: the finding took a moment, but the carrying of it… that took the rest of my life.

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  • Daily Prompt

    The Gilded Reliquary

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    Bob Lynn

    on

    04/02/2026

    | Reading time:

    3–5 minutes
    The Gilded Reliquary

    They call me proud, as if ’twere a sin to know one’s worth. Let the timid pray for crumbs; I shall feast. Step closer, if thou darest, and behold the only divinity truly worthy of worship: myself.

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  • Women In STEM

    Margaret Crosfield: Mapping Deep Time on Suffragette Paper

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    Bob Lynn

    on

    03/02/2026

    | Reading time:

    57–85 minutes
    Margaret Crosfield: Mapping Deep Time on Suffragette Paper

    She traced Earth’s history through fossil graptolites while fighting for women’s future on the streets. Discover the silenced story of the geologist who wrote scientific breakthroughs on the back of suffrage pamphlets – and why her forgotten work still shapes modern science.

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  • New Corinth

    The Taste of the Creek

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    02/02/2026

    | Reading time:

    4–5 minutes
    The Taste of the Creek

    The groundhog hides, but the river rat swims. Thomas forbade the smell, but he’s gone and the pot is simmering. I’m eating the swamp on his mother’s gold-rimmed plates. It tastes like winning.

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  • Psychology, Sociology

    The Wisdom of Refusal: An Exploration of Chosen Ignorance

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    01/02/2026

    | Reading time:

    28–42 minutes
    The Wisdom of Refusal: An Exploration of Chosen Ignorance

    “I’ve survived this long without it.” Explore the hidden psychology of wilful ignorance and the sociology of resistance. Discover why refusing to learn isn’t just stubbornness – it’s a rational survival strategy for navigating an information-saturated world.

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  • Poetry

    The Truce

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    31/01/2026

    | Reading time:

    1–2 minutes
    The Truce

    I gave my panic a spare key. My younger self calls it surrender; I call it a captive audience. He’s horrified I’m laughing at the apocalypse, but frankly, the material is gold.

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  • Daily Prompt

    The Spinner’s Thread: 78 Years After the Final Prayer

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    30/01/2026

    | Reading time:

    32–48 minutes
    The Spinner’s Thread: 78 Years After the Final Prayer

    In the garden where he fell 78 years ago, the Mahatma returns to break his silence. Beyond the legend lies a father’s regret and a radical’s truth. Discover what the apostle of peace finds comfort in when the world screams.

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  • Daily Prompt

    The Game of Pawns

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    29/01/2026

    | Reading time:

    16–24 minutes
    The Game of Pawns

    Captain Omelchenko asked what sports I loved before sending us to die. He called it chess – sacrificing pawns to save a King. But in the freezing mud at Kruty, I learned the board bleeds, and the game never truly ends.

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  • Daily Prompt

    The True Strike

    Published by

    Bob Lynn

    on

    28/01/2026

    | Reading time:

    3–5 minutes
    The True Strike

    They call it false silver, but my King’s face is sharper than any minted in the Tower. The bell tolls for thieves, yet I am only correcting the world’s balance – one beautiful, beautiful lie at a time. Hush now, the road listens.

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