Doug Woods
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My writing is a collection of thoughts, stories and observations. Sometimes short pieces, sometimes long pieces and also excerpts or speeches. I write not only for the pleasure it gives me but also to share with others.
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Three Stories About My Mother
As a parent, have you ever had trouble getting your offspring out of bed, dressed, fed and off to school, in the morning? If you have, it may be a one-off incident or a regular event. In any case, you will know how difficult and time-consuming (I might even say, time-wasting) experience it can be. That’s without mentioning the psychological questioning you undergo; “am I a bad parent?”, “Could I do things better?”, “Why is this happening to me?”.
By Doug Woods4 years ago in Families
Three Stories About My Mother.
There are many stories I could tell you about my mother. This story, though, has had the most lasting effect upon my life. It is a story that is both amusing and thought-provoking, … but mostly amusing. This is a story of how my mother almost ruined any chance I would ever have of a meaningful relationship in my life.
By Doug Woods4 years ago in Humans
The Tale of the Leopard Eagle
Not many of us will have seen a Leopard Eagle nor, indeed, have even heard of it but, at one time, it was widespread across the world from East Asia, through Southern Europe, parts of Africa and into North America. The ‘Leopard’ Eagle is so called because of the dark spots against a golden brown plumage, which resembled the markings of the Leopard. There is a claim that the North American Leopard Eagle was a separate subspecies but this is something we may never know.
By Doug Woods4 years ago in Earth
