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Blog entryHelen Dunmore (2010) The Betrayal. celticman02 months 3 weeks ago
StoryGo On! Ewan12 months 3 weeks ago
Blog entryClarissa Pinkola Estes (2008 [1992]) Women Who Run With The Wolves: Contacting the Power of the Wild Woman. celticman02 months 3 weeks ago
StoryWelsh Lessons-1 Ivan the OK-ish52 months 3 weeks ago
StoryThree of a Kind - Part One luigi_pagano22 months 3 weeks ago
StoryMurmuration -Chapter 22 – Gloria Vincent Burgess12 months 3 weeks ago
Blog entryAn evening with a literary giant - John Banville talks to Kevin Curran Robert Craven12 months 3 weeks ago
Blog entryAndrew G.Ralston (2017) The Real Taggarts: Glasgow’s Post-War Crimebusters. celticman02 months 3 weeks ago
StoryTom All Alone 14 (v) HarryC12 months 3 weeks ago
StoryTom All Alone 14 (iv) HarryC102 months 3 weeks ago
StoryTom All Alone 14 (i) HarryC122 months 3 weeks ago
StoryOctogenarian randy-johnson22 months 3 weeks ago
StoryTom All Alone 14 (ii) HarryC122 months 3 weeks ago
StoryTom All Alone 14 (iii) HarryC82 months 3 weeks ago
Blog entryEdna O’Brien (2013) Saints and Sinners. celticman02 months 3 weeks ago
StoryPenny's Pass the Story - Part 10 Jane Hyphen142 months 3 weeks ago
Blog entryDead Letters: The Storm SoulFire7742 months 3 weeks ago
StoryA Most Unexpected Place Makis142 months 4 weeks ago
StoryThe Amazing Adventure of Amanderella Gottsnobbler Eric Marsh52 months 4 weeks ago
StoryThe Donaldson Controversy (5) Terrence Oblong13 months 44 min ago
Blog entryMastermind: To Think Like a Killer (2024), BBC, BBCiPlayer, directed and produced by Abby Fuller. celticman03 months 52 min ago
StoryA Gourmet Seagull luigi_pagano83 months 4 hours ago
StoryMaking Sense Of It All Paul Dunn113 months 5 hours ago
Blog entryDesperately Seeking...Aefelthrith? philwhiteland63 months 10 hours ago
Story"Rein Me In" Reprise Lille Dante33 months 1 day ago

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Matronage

I met the boy who shat himself years later. Beaky Behan. Not the full shilling. Shit running down his shorts and into his socks and shoes. He...
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Anthem

To all who have not died but are dead Cold, no heat within was proof Man can stand yet have no rest Nothing to see but have seen all That echo of...
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The Gods of Selfies

Gods of selfies lets you rip yourself in two Make yourself anew Like a river bursting its banks And the sky licked ashore You were pure as snow...
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A statue of you

A statue bright as a new grave Thick and unquick stone The best laid to rest Glory, glory, glory! Gene ology drowned in unbright light Framed in a...
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what comes after Christmas 3

The basement smelt damp and faintly of pee. A knot grew in Carl’s gut. He hurried with Naama in his arm. He was a wee man and she was no weight at...

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1874 of my comments have received 1931 Great Feedback votes

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peaceful days are too easily

Posted on Sun, 31 May 2026

peaceful days are too easily discouted. Not by you Jenny. 

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Posted in On This Peaceful Day

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I remember this story well.

Posted on Tue, 02 Jun 2026

I remember this story well. But I'm not sure the last time is was a 7, with a dash through it (a French seven). It was the same horrible bullying by a teacher. Sad and maddening. 

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Posted in Tom All Alone 17 (i)

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Looks like a ready-meal deal.

Posted on Tue, 26 May 2026

Looks like a ready-meal deal. 

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Posted in Prophesy: The Immortal Witch (22)

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ah, sad, in a good way. 

Posted on Tue, 26 May 2026

ah, sad, in a good way. 

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Posted in Tom All Alone 16 (ii)

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intriguing and sad. 

Posted on Thu, 21 May 2026

intriguing and sad. 

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Posted in The Residue

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it's a wonderful story,

Posted on Thu, 21 May 2026

it's a wonderful story, wondefully told, although it's not a story but  a little life. 

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Posted in Tom All Alone 15

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gets into your bones. 

Posted on Sun, 17 May 2026

gets into your bones. 

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Posted in Stay

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the fat one is fat for a

Posted on Mon, 11 May 2026

the fat one is fat for a human purpose. Reminds me a bit of one of those films were humans were fattened up for the same purpose. Doug McLure might even have been in it. 

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Posted in The Fat Ones

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it sounds so exciting. where

Posted on Mon, 11 May 2026

it sounds so exciting. where can I sign up for this fantastic cruise ship! Having worked in Butlins, I know the score. Butlins is just the name for a seacruise for the dummies. 

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Posted in Life on Berth

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true and beautiful too. 

Posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2026

true and beautiful too. 

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Posted in After You'd Gone

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