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WHOOSH!

31/01/2026 Mike Stanton

WHOOSH! A poem about my earliest childhood memory.

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Critical Mass

28/01/2026 Mike Stanton

Critical Mass takes up temporary accommodation on Penumbrage and Bruce Springsteen has penned a song on the Streets of Minneapolis.

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Starlight by the Barrow

25/01/2026 Mike Stanton

Sirius, a poem I wrote for Starlight by the Barrow, an initiative by Barrowfull featuring workshops and events to encourage dance, science, writing and a whole lot more in Barrow-in-Furness.

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Stanton Family Christmas Newsletter 2025

22/12/2025 Mike Stanton

Hi All, Not much happened this year. Our travel plans were restricted when a routine eye appointment led to Dee learning she had a hole in her retina in March.…

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Open Mic Poetry

20/07/2025 Mike Stanton

Last Thursday I went to the Poetry Open Mic event at Barrow Underground Music Society. It was organised by my good friend, Caleb, to raise money for Mind-in-Furness. My last…

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2025: Year of Hope?

31/12/2024 Mike Stanton

There is always a sense of urgency around New Year. Resolutions. Determinations. Termination perhaps. We are all a year closer to death and feel the urge to live our lives…

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Stanton  Family Christmas Newsletter 2024

21/12/2024 Mike Stanton

To all our friends and family who keep in touch online, and anyone who wants to be friends, our Christmas newsletter.

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Tom and Louise and the Underground Adventure

28/09/2024 Mike Stanton

Tom and Louise are back in the Lake District. If they are going to help the dwarfs and elves they will have to journey underground

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Counting the Cost

26/09/2024 Mike Stanton

The statistics of death and destruction, the millions of refugees and displaced persons and the economic cost are horrific. But the figures only hint at the true cost of war…

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Tom and Louise and the Sock Monster

12/09/2024 Mike Stanton

Tom Louise, fresh from their adventures with the fire fairies, have a magical encounter with the water sprites.

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