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The power of the word. Nonsensical squiggles of ink on white that trace the letter, group to word, and corral to sentence and meaning; carrying over distance and time the seed of an idea, the plot for a murder, the command for insurrection, the word of God. The power of word fills spaces into which a brand new world will grow - or die - second by second, minute by minute, hour by inexorable hour, each and every day. And the substance we harness to power those words, will define which way we go. Just as the photograph brings back the memory ...where we were, who we were with, and our eyes glaze over thinking back to those moments, some now, some so far away; some nowadays, only distant recollections. But the photograph brings so many of them flooding back. So too, the word once written brings back so much more than mere brick, mortar and flashes of recollection. From dark recesses and hidden fears, vicious stabs of jealous spite, love and cruelty; all feature in the words of the poet, paying tribute, criticizing in disgust or celebrating in awe, as he looks on at a world so far beyond the mere realm of touch. And after time irrelevant, his feelings are still recalled and understood. View From a Cocoon Looking In is a view from my perspective based on my values, my dreams and aspirations, my criticisms and my 'better ways'. Are they...better ways? Who knows, but they are mine from my heart, mind and soul. They are my view from my cocoon looking within for answers to what I think lies without, in a big crazy world. I hope you find some worth the read.

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Gavin Mills was born in the little town of Springs in South Africa where he attended school at St Brendan's Christian Brother's College. After school he had no clear idea what he wanted to do with his life. Engineering sounded good, so he applied and was accepted by the University of the Witwatersrand to study Chemical Engineering. When that didn't work out, he did two years military service becoming a 2nd lieutenant and serving as transport officer for 52 Battalion out of Ogongo in Namibia in the late '70s. Coming out of the army, he went into computers as a programmer and later a systems analyst before giving up corporate to become a professional dancer, performing first in SA and later in London, Paris, Spain and Portugal - some of the highlights being principal dancer in Moulin Rouge Paris, Scala in Spain and Canary Islands, and Estoril Casino in Lisbon. On returning to South Africa, he performed in the first Miss World Pageant at Sun City in 1992, falling in love with Miss Hungary, who would return to South Africa two years later to become his wife. They have been together ever since, have two sons and live in Johannesburg. Whenever not writing or working, Gavin gets his kicks enjoying quality time with close friends and those most precious to him, his family.

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