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Shoelaces
The way he told me, he saw it as a kind of existentialist episode. “It’s like the left side of my brain’s taken over from the right side” he said, “… the sensible side.
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Inspiration Point)
Once upon a time, not so long ago, Goldilocks went for a walk in the woods, but no sooner had she got there than she realized she was wearing six inch heels.
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Las Vegas 3
“So what would happen if we didn’t give it back? If we just kept going?
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Las Vegas 2
It’s half past eight in the evening, but it’s still boiling hot. The temperature gauge says it’s 110, so the first thing we do is put the roof down.
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Las Vegas
We’ve finished laughing at the room. We’ve examined the funny fake ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs that they’ve plastered everywhere.
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so glad to see another part
Posted on Mon, 11 Mar 2024
so glad to see another part of this, and this made me laugh aloud:
‘Spencer?’
‘Yes?’
‘Are you recycled?’
Thank you for cheering up a grim sunless day and I do hope Annie tells her mother to check her privilege at least...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you...Part 21
Nicely wrapped up marandina -
Posted on Fri, 08 Mar 2024
Nicely wrapped up marandina - and the link was interesting too. I was a bit surprised they have a Jack the Ripper in York though? The one in London is bad enough - and I always feel uncomfortable at the idea of people using him as an...
Read full commentPosted in The Golden Fleece (Part Two of Two)
A moving, beautifully written
Posted on Sun, 04 Feb 2024
A moving, beautifully written and fitting end to the best travelogue I've read on here. Thank you very much for sharing it with us Turlough and you managed to circumvent the copyright thing very nicely
ps: motorway service stations. I...
Read full commentPosted in Cherries and Dahlia Petals
‘You’re on normal man setting
Posted on Mon, 22 Jan 2024
‘You’re on normal man setting,’ she said, ‘of course you are and you’re acting just like a normal man.’
an awful lot of money to spend on something she's just got rid of
Brilliant details as always, especially Stu's outfit (if I...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you...Part 15
An air conditioning
Posted on Thu, 11 Jan 2024
An air conditioning salesperson who likes plane crashes and prog rock - and flew Concorde! - your details are so so perfect - and the frenemy dialogue too - also love the way she told the cat to hide. I do hope you find another job soon, but in...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You ...Part 12
This is our Story of the
Posted on Sun, 05 Nov 2023
This is our Story of the Month - Congratulations!
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It's such a shame to hear so
Posted on Mon, 23 Oct 2023
It's such a shame to hear so many of us didn't enjoy those years - some teachers shine out in my memory but they were few and far between. Why are we so rubbish at education?
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This is so beautiful onemore
Posted on Thu, 17 Aug 2023
This is so beautiful onemore - thought-provoking too. I must admit I was on the other birds' side until I read this - now I feel sadness for both. Thank you so much for posting it and congratulations on the very well deserved golden cherries. You...
Read full commentPosted in The Loneliness of a Cuckoo
You are lucky to have NHS
Posted on Sat, 12 Aug 2023
You are lucky to have NHS dentists where you live Maxine. There are none at all here!
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the first (and possibly only!
Posted on Wed, 09 Aug 2023
the first (and possibly only!) time I ever tasted proper Turkish coffee was from a little tent at a free festival in 1975. Generally England in the seventies was the land that taste forgot as you know, so it was a very delicious revelation! I don...
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