A Friend shares a glimmer of light and love in their life with Eye, a reader tells of a trail of coincidences, and Eye offers some words for mindful colouring.…
by Elinor Smallman
Oaty connections In overturning every pebble in Friends’ collective literary rockeries, a host of oats has been found – though not porridge. Eye was delighted when Owen…
There once was a Friend who liked limericks, Inspired by linguistic mavericks, So he contacted Eye To inspire a wry Look at Quakerly topics. Thankfully Roy Payne, from Shropshire,…
Moby’s first mate An avid fan of Herman Melville got in touch to remind Eye of the other side of the literary coin in his book: ‘Anne Adams (2 November) is right about the…
The influence of Friends Together we’ve been discovering Quaker quotes and references scattered throughout literature. However, Eye was fascinated to learn of the influence of…
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