PinnedMember-onlyNEW INDEX to Fred’s Story Boxes + a READ-for-READ InvitationREAD ONE OF FRED’s STORIES and YOU WILL BENEFIT TOO! — First … An invitation to ‘READ-for-READ’ ** (** ‘READ for READ’ [R-f-R] is designed to promote more than a simple ‘clap’) If you clap on an author’s story, the author will of course be happy, but if you read the story IN FULL and then leave a comment, you may give that author an earnings boost, and…Indexing2 min readIndexing2 min read
PinnedMember-only“Mirror Mirror, Is This ‘Me’? … Tell me … What Do Others See?”Are you what you think you are? What do you see in the mirror? — Have you looked at yourself in a mirror lately? Bet you have! What do you see? Do you think that others ‘see’ the same as you, or do they perhaps see ‘the real you’? What is the real you? A Fun exercise: Here’s a fun exercise to introduce you to some visual realities. Try…Life Lessons5 min readLife Lessons5 min read
PinnedMember-only“Me” Stories From Around the WorldTHESE WORLD EXPERIENCE STORIES FROM FRED ARE ALL TRUE — Hi, my name is Fred (aka Fred: Almost Famous). I have traveled to several countries … some for work, some as a tourist, others to visit friends and relatives overseas. My wife Katie is Indian. Raised and educated in England, I now live with Katie in Australia. I’ve worked in…Biography4 min readBiography4 min read
Nov 19Member-onlyMore Birthdays For King Charles!LIKE HIS BELOVED MAMA, HE’LL GET PLENTY OF PRESENTS — Before King Charles’ mother Queen Elizabeth II died, it was her (as British Monarch ) who had the privileged … or was it a burden? … to have multiple birthdays every year! Yes, it’s true … the British Monarch has many many birthdays … every year! …King Charles Iii5 min readKing Charles Iii5 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Nov 17Member-onlyNeed A New Friend or A Date? Here’s a New Idea I Picked Up In Singapore.And MEDIUM WRITERS could use it to GET MORE FOLLOWERS — Whilst on holiday in Singapore recently, my wife & I went out for an evening drink and meal to one of Singapore’s waterside eateries, and we found a lovely place overlooking the water and the tourist boats. …Singapore5 min readSingapore5 min read
Published inThe Shortform·Oct 23Member-onlyThe Man Who Would Be ‘Saved’ … A Lesson For All Who Seek A New LifeHE ‘SAW-THE-LIGHT’ & GAINED A NEW LIFE … BUT DID IT LAST? — Billy Graham2 min readBilly Graham2 min read
Published inCreative Passions 💖·Oct 16Member-onlyI Tried to Cheat God and got a Miracle Response! … But I Paid the Price!I PUT THE ‘Feeding of the 5000’ TO THE TEST, AND IT BACKFIRED! — It is said that Jesus once fed a crowd of 5000 people using only five small loaves and two fish, and on another occasion, that he ‘walked on water’. ‘The Feeding of the 5,000’, and ‘Walking on Water’ miracles can be found in The Bible’s New Testament: [John (6: 9–12)…Miracles3 min readMiracles3 min read
Oct 9Member-onlyFred’s Gold Map Story №5: ‘EXTRA, EXTRA! re KIRIBATI’STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR NEW & OLD READERS — This golden map was first mentioned in an introductory article that I titled: “Found! Golden Version of World Map” which was the stimulus for regular reminiscences … a re-presentation of some of my true world stories. Today’s Gold Map Story (published in October 2023), is an extra piece of info…Kiribati3 min readKiribati3 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Oct 4Member-only“Me, Myself & I”: Healthy, Wealthy, & WifeNOT QUITE THE EXPECTED: “Healthy, Wealthy, and WISE” ! — This is one of my “Me” and … stories … true stories from my life. №.17: “Me” and ‘The Wife’! I imagine that when you first saw my headline, you read it as: ** “Me, Myself, and I … HEALTHY, WEALTHY, and WISE” ** That’s why I added the sub-title…Health And Wellness4 min readHealth And Wellness4 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Sep 24Member-onlyFrom ‘Famous’ to ‘Almost Famous’ … A Family: A Tobacco Tin: and Me!I FEEL LIKE CHINGACHGOOK … ‘THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS’ — From ‘Famous’ to ‘Almost Famous’ I feel like Chingachgook: ‘The Last of The Mohicans’ … I am the last of my tribe too ! A 1992 film: ‘The Last of The Mohicans’, featured a Mohican Indian named Chingachgook who declared himself to be just that: The last of his tribe.True Story6 min readTrue Story6 min read