Stories from June 2026

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What about ye? An expression from home, in other words, “Hello”. We are 10 days into July, and I am only completing June. Life lives and doesn’t wait to be written.

I see a pattern in my writing as I pull together the stories from one month. Northern Ireland is mentioned frequently, even though I left almost 33 years ago. Quakers also turn up frequently, but then I turn up to them once a week. Then the everyday turns up, and thankfully, although at times it can be a challenge, I turn up.

Some may be turned off by writing about my inner world, although others may be turned on.

I have noticed recently that my viewing figures have leapt, although not always ‘the reads’. The challenge is to make the story as attractive as the title.

I hope you find something beneficial in the stories, and as I say, a story is not fully complete until it has a response, so happy to hear from you.

Best, g

[embed]How to leave the church without losing your faith by Steve Clough A reviewgordiejackson.medium.com

[embed]Today’s Quaker Meeting Sunday 7th June 2026gordiejackson.medium.com

[embed]All this violence The words from Oliver Twist came back to me as I pondered the violence that unfolded on the streets of North Belfast on…gordiejackson.medium.com

[embed]Every time I have to give blood, I think of that mosquito bite, 10 years ago, in New York Tuesday 9th June 2026gordiejackson.medium.com

[embed]“Who are we waiting for to pick us up?” Quaker Meeting, Sunday 14th June 2026gordiejackson.medium.com

[embed]When I look through the window of my soul, what do I see? Photo by gordie jackson on Unsplashgordiejackson.medium.com

[embed]Past traumas are present in my life every day Tuesday 16th June 2026gordiejackson.medium.com

[embed]The North A Reflection on the Filmgordiejackson.medium.com

[embed]A lack of self-belief remains, but so too does the will to see the task through. Monday 22nd June 2026gordiejackson.medium.com

[embed]Quaker Meeting Sunday 21st June 2026gordiejackson.medium.com

[embed]Life, at times, can feel like playing table tennis; that ball keeps ping-ponging! Sunday 28th June 2026gordiejackson.medium.com

[embed]“… to impoverish the earth now to support outward greatness appears to be an injury to the… Quaker Meeting, Sunday 28th June 2026gordiejackson.medium.com

[embed]The idea of playing ping-pong actually helped tackle the tasks of the week. Monday 29th June 2026gordiejackson.medium.com