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Tinder – Ch 3 – Dee
My younger brother Mike has a terrific sense of humour. He has this infectious laugh that cracks people up.
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Tinder – Part 2 – Terry
For the past couple of weeks I had been on at Deirdre to let me have a go. ‘That’s one way traffic,’ she’d say, cackling like a hyena.
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Tinder
Every kid likes to start a fire. For Christian Cumberbatch, fires went beyond a bit of fun.
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Waiting for this
Alan pressed the buzzer. A young girl answered. He liked what greeted him. Short skirt. A tee-shirt showing a firm and sizeable pair - very tidy, he thought, stepping by as she closed the door.
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You say one thing
As I lay here now, thinking about that night, I wonder about myself. How I let what happened happen.
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Bloody hell. This is great.
Posted on Tue, 17 Aug 2021
Bloody hell. This is great.
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Congrats -- this is our Pick
Posted on Tue, 03 Aug 2021
Congrats -- this is our Pick of the Day. Please do share on Facebook and Twitter
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I like how the momentum of
Posted on Tue, 03 Aug 2021
I like how the momentum of this builds in such a controlled, marshalled way, Great imagery. I was there in the park, watching this unfold.
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Enjoyed this, M. Ambitious
Posted on Tue, 03 Aug 2021
Enjoyed this, M. Ambitious and well executed. Made me think of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. “Past thinking determines our present status, and our present thinking determines our future status; for we are what we think."
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It's really good, Richard.
Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2021
It's really good, Richard. Strong imagery and a message that rings true. Thanks for posting.
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Enjoyed this poem, Richard.
Posted on Tue, 27 Jul 2021
Enjoyed this poem, Richard.
Please share on Facebook and Twitter as this deceptively simple piece us our Pick of the Day.
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I was going to use a pic of a
Posted on Tue, 20 Jul 2021
I was going to use a pic of a vending machine!
Read full commentPosted in When Robert Left Helen
Or "When Helen Left Robert".
Posted on Tue, 20 Jul 2021
Or "When Helen Left Robert". This made me laugh. It's nicely done.
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Brilliantly done. Some great
Posted on Tue, 20 Jul 2021
Brilliantly done. Some great turns of phrase but I love "slick of oil at the boundaries of time".
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A nice piece for Bloomsday
Posted on Tue, 15 Jun 2021
A nice piece for Bloomsday Eve.
Read full commentPosted in June 16
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