David Aitken

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Do You Mean that Literally?

Waiting for a bus, I'm burning to death in this heat.  To make matters worse, I'm dying of thirst.  And I'm so hungry I...

Words All in a Jumble

Some of us can develop vaccines, others can unscramble anagrams.  I can't develop vaccines. When my beloved schoolteacher Mrs McInnes explained that an anagram was...

No Man is an Island — Or Not Yet…

We each carry a whole world inside our head, apparently, which sounds like it might give you a sore neck, but I don't think...

We Could Go On Shopping Forever

You would think being dead might severely limit a person's shopping habits.  As well as most of their other vital functions.  But no.  Or...

Avoid Dustpans if You Can

I find myself scouring the skies lately with my powerful contact lenses.  I've begun behaving like an escaped jailbird with the law in pursuit. ...