Ollie Lind Poetry

A young lady calls me from time to time. We have never met but I, as a writer, imagine what she is like. I try to create a past, present and future for the disembodied voice on the telephone. This gives me a character I can relate to. I hope you enjoy.
Live well,
Ollie Lind
Whitney
I hear [...]

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I have mentioned a couple of times that I try to have at least one meaningful conversation with someone every day. The other day I was privileged to have just such a conversation.
His name is Aleks and he is a Sales Manager. I have trained and mentored him for a while now and we have [...]

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Let me tell you a story. I live on a busy road and, as I leave each morning I am faced with a problem. It’s an interesting problem that used to frustrate me as I railed against the ignorance of the drivers who would not permit me to enter the traffic, which is sometimes extremely [...]

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It’s Sunday morning here in Sydney, Australia. The date is September 2. That means it’s spring. As I drove out from the car park of my gym I turned right. Right into very heavy traffic, not usual for a Sunday. Unless the local football team had a home game.
Yep, the final round before the finals. [...]

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Isn’t it funny how life presents you with lessons in the most unlikely ways? I recently received an e-mail from a sales consultant I was working with. His question seemed quite reasonable, but for some reason it jarred. So I thought about it before I replied.
His question went as follows. “I have put in [...]

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