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‘unlike the arse feet are forward facing’Growing up, Peter
lived next to a railway track
when trains thundered past his house
crockery rattled in the kitchen cupboards
windows shuddered
train quake
2.
Peter’s girlfriend Geraldine
feeds him pickled herrings
each one of Peter’s fishy kisses
provides Geraldine with half
her recommended daily intake
of Omega 3
fatty acids
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‘the climax of material satisfaction’Abstract: This article offers an informative economic and environmental wakeup call to action by demanding the evolution and maturation of commerce needed for the transformation of society into a sustainable and restorative one.
SLAPPED BY THE INVISIBLE HAND by Barry Tishler
Ouch,

That slap in our face was the “invisible hand” of free markets [...]