tales from the village Archives - Graham Lawrence https://www.grahamlawrence.net/tag/tales-from-the-village/ Writer, Publisher, Retired Wed, 18 Sep 2024 04:25:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.grahamlawrence.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-Favicon-152-32x32.png tales from the village Archives - Graham Lawrence https://www.grahamlawrence.net/tag/tales-from-the-village/ 32 32 59298246 The Eggman https://www.grahamlawrence.net/the-eggman-a-tale-of-eggs-by-graham-lawrence/ https://www.grahamlawrence.net/the-eggman-a-tale-of-eggs-by-graham-lawrence/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2024 07:12:28 +0000 https://www.grahamlawrence.net/?p=5966 It was around seven or eight years ago that I first noticed him, this aging man. Quite exactly how old he was, was hard to tell as he had the start of a curved back and looked constantly at the floor with his bewhiskered jowls hanging from each side of his mouth. His hair was white or silver, but […]

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]]> https://www.grahamlawrence.net/the-eggman-a-tale-of-eggs-by-graham-lawrence/feed/ 2 5966 Holding Rice https://www.grahamlawrence.net/holding-rice-a-story-by-graham-lawrence-from-tales-from-the-village/ https://www.grahamlawrence.net/holding-rice-a-story-by-graham-lawrence-from-tales-from-the-village/#comments Thu, 15 Feb 2024 08:26:45 +0000 https://www.grahamlawrence.net/?p=5874 The sky was darkening by the minute as the clouds turned from white to light grey to a darker shade, to charcoal and now indeed black with a rapidity rarely seen. A wind had suddenly sprung up. Starting as a light breeze with a vague hint of coolness. Then gradually becoming a more noticeable breath […]

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]]> https://www.grahamlawrence.net/holding-rice-a-story-by-graham-lawrence-from-tales-from-the-village/feed/ 4 5874 Family https://www.grahamlawrence.net/family-a-story-by-graham-lawrence-from-tales-from-the-village/ https://www.grahamlawrence.net/family-a-story-by-graham-lawrence-from-tales-from-the-village/#respond Sat, 16 Dec 2023 05:33:09 +0000 https://www.grahamlawrence.net/?p=5778 Nim was a family man. Like many poor farmers in the villages of rural Thailand he held strong beliefs. All he lived for were his wife, daughters, nephews and any other member of the extended family. Not a wealthy man and one who was blighted by every farming venture he tried turning to dust in […]

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