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Lactobacillus Bulgaricus or Bust!
Other yoghurts are available, though scientists have proved that our Bulgarian yoghurt is by far the best in the world.
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Error in Account 4275
Even last night I just knew that there would be matters of great portent today. We had gone to bed as usual at 8.30 after watching our recording of...
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Life's fuel
The farmers tend it, and then they send it to shops, we spend on it, for we depend on it, and … some, corrupt, supplies disrupt, grow rich and fat in greed on that which …
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Earl Beardie at Glamis (A Legend)
He sits in a narrow chamber forever, throwing dice with the Devil, wearily feigning outrage at Auld Hornie's underhand tactics. The dice rattle like...
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The Full English
Goodbye to all that.
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“Are You Ready to Go Back to Titanic?”
Apparently not. Today is the celebration of Durten’s life. In the Universal Hall. Last Thursday I asked a friend when it was arranged. I felt my...
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Killing Scorpio - Part Two
It was upstairs in the smaller of the O2 venues and the place was only half full so we had no trouble in threading our way through to the front. We...
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Killing Scorpio - Part One
You must have had this conversation in your head. We all have haven’t we? Or no, maybe I’m wrong. Yes, when I think about it I probably am wrong, I...
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Yellow Blooms Of Late May
My eyes are windows to the world, focused on charms of each sweet day; in such a place that's so alive with sweeping acres of green and yellow...
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The Foggie Neuk (pronounced / foe-ghee nuke /
I love a Farmer’s Market. It makes me feel all wholesome and not at all annoyed that wicker baskets catch your clothes. Moving through the fayre in a...
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The Singing Corner Boys
The Singing Corner Boys By Paul McCann The singing corners boys of old Ardoyne knew how to harmonise , they could cut out a song like a choir of...
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Driving in My Car ('Dead Reckoning' series - Part 5)
After a brief hiatus (for us, not them) Josiah and Archibald are now on their way to Evanley Hall with the promise of a prestigious client luring them on.
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"The Appointment in Samarra"
During lockdown I had daydreams of running away to join the circus. I just wanted to get away from all the death I suppose. Those numbers on the news...
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New Directions (17)
Tiny specks of light penetrated the darkness. Sitting on a dusty floor with my back against a rough wall, dust motes glittered in the narrow shafts...
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In This Garden
In this garden they hid the truth. A lie behind the tulips, their dirty secrets buried beneath truer dirt than theirs. How they piled up the earth,...
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The world is getting old
I was walking down the street when I heard hip hop music blaring out from somewhere. I looked around, expecting to see a car with its windows wound...
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Getting Older Sucks...
…but it’s better than the alternative. This morning’s snail mail was an advert, with vouchers, for Tena lady pants and an advert from the...
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Mammy’s Break In Boy
Mammy’s Break In Boy . By Paul McCann . Mammy looked a bit worried , she had locked up the house and forgot to take the key . We walked through the...
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New Directions (16)
Things get rough. I've not written much action stuff, I hope it makes sense
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