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I was reading it at midnight
Posted on Sun, 01 Mar 2026
I was reading it at midnight in bed, and it really was a spooky coincidence.
It's actually a book of short stories. The first story, set on Achill, is called 'A Long and Painful Death'
I'm having a Claire Keegan binge at the moment...
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Walk The Blue Fields
Posted on Sun, 01 Mar 2026
About a week ago I took out a library book by Claire Keegan called 'Walk The Blue Fields'. I've just started it tonight, and the first line of the first story is - "It was three o'clock in the morning when she finally crossed the bridge to...
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Considered one of the
Posted on Mon, 02 Mar 2026
Considered one of the greatest tactical generals of all time. (Although you have to feel sorry for the poor elephants).
Great to have a story on a classical theme for a change. Very well written, I loved it. Five stars out of five.
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Just changed the last verse
Posted on Sun, 01 Mar 2026
Just changed the last verse cos I'm a fan of Dennis the Menace, and what else would a dentist's dog be called ?
Read full commentPosted in Teeth Tales – a Song For My Dentist
Al-bear it in mind.
Posted on Sat, 28 Feb 2026
Al-bear it in mind.
Although to be honest I'm sure I could call him Mitzi so long as he got his food.
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Gosh I didn't even know we
Posted on Sat, 28 Feb 2026
Gosh I didn't even know we had a Notice Board, I've only just seen it !
It worked quite well putting the entries on my blog I think. The eds put a link to it on the Home Page, maybe they could do the same for yours and say that actual...
Read full commentPosted in Another fund raising challenge for you. 32. Teeth Tales.
Working in the book section
Posted on Wed, 25 Feb 2026
Working in the book section of the charity shop is great though. I get introduced to all sorts of new (to me) authors. Somebody local must be into contemporary Japanese literature written by women, because three have come in recently - ...
Read full commentPosted in 5. Secondhand Prose
Jane Austen said much the
Posted on Wed, 25 Feb 2026
Jane Austen said much the same sort of thing as Jim Jarmusch.
Thanks for the recommendation. I've just ordered the Joseph Mitchell book, and also John McNulty's This Place On Third Avenue, which is on my recommendation list and I...
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Semiotics
Posted on Tue, 24 Feb 2026
Semiotics. One of my favourite subjects. The art of reading - or misreading - signals.
Your story is so well written and very gripping. I was wondering all the way through how it would end. Loved it.
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Brilliant writing, you
Posted on Mon, 23 Feb 2026
Brilliant writing, you portray the atmosphere of tension and doubt and agression so well. I really like the fact you're hinting at some bigger picture, how "Everything’s fraying. You can’t pretend this is normal" but you leave it dangling, a...
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