The Best of The Bentilean

The Best of The Bentilean

July 1994

**** Contents ****

Editorial Page -- Welcome to the Best of The Bentilean (page 3)
Acknowledgements page -- Who did what this issue (page 3)
Is there a God? -- Article by Kevn Strider (pp 4 & 5)
Reply to Kevin Strider -- The Christian Poetess replies to the above article (page 5)
Positively Negative -- Poem by Debra Kuppers (page 6)
The wind whispers.... -- Poem by Gary Lewis (page 6)
Our Times -- Poem by Ann Lewis (page 6)
Food for Thought -- Poem by Irene Smith (page 7)
Just a little wine? -- Poem by Sharon Elton (page 7)
A poor old gardener... -- Poem by Miriam Pass aged 11 (page 7)
Introducing Mortimer & Mears -- The first episode featuring Dick & Sarah (pp 8 & 9)
Letter to Sir Robin of Ubberley -- Spoof letter by Elsie Procter (page 10)
Initiation -- Poem by Barbara Jones (Originally attributed to 'Anon') (page 23)
I lie in a meadow... -- Poem by Ann Pass (page 24)
Accident Unit -- Poem by Ann Pass (page 24)
To Joan (From Ernest ) -- Poem by 'Ernest' (page 24)
The Waiting -- Ghost Story by Irene Smith (page 25)
Two Love Poems -- by Josephine Griffin (page 26)
Ode to a Suicide -- Poem by Charlie Barker (page 26)
On Intelligent Computers -- Article by Kevin Strider (page 27)
In Praise of Older Women -- Article by Elsie Procter (page 28)
The Charm of Waiting -- Poem by Julie Turner (page 29)
Untitled & The Fox -- Two Poems by Tessa O'Reilley (page 30)
Staring at a window.. -- Poem by Gary Lewis (page 30)
The Custard Creams -- Story by Kevin Strider (page 31)

Local History Pullout

Interview at "The Meadows" rest home -- with resident Edna Biddulph (pp 11 & 12)
Stoke-on-Trent -- Poem by Charlie Barker (page 13)
Saints Reward -- Poem by Charlie Barker (page 13)
Grass Roots -- Article by Irene Smith (pp 14 - 16)
The Day the Rains Came Down -- Article by Elsie Procter (page 17)
Lighthouse Letter -- Letter from John Dixon (pp 18 - 20)
The Haggler -- Poem by John Steele (page 21)
The Day IT Landed -- UFO article by John Steele (page 22)

NB The page numbers in brackets refer to the page no. on which the item appeared in the original mag.

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