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Steelie 3
Brodie said, ‘Well, I’ll be off.’ His American accent no longer bugged Steelie. He warmed to it as he warmed to the troubled man. ‘I’ll no keep yae...
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Steelie 2
The big guy walked back with the drinks in his big hands in a stilted way as if he’d a book on top of his head and he was auditioning for America’s...
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Steelie.
A big guy stood at the pub door like he’d just put on a new suit and didn’t want to get his life creased. He slid into the chair beside Steelie, his...
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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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you've caught me and put me
Posted on Wed, 09 Sep 2026
you've caught me and put me in the front row.
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you don't need a nose at your
Posted on Mon, 07 Sep 2026
you don't need a nose at your age. basal-cell carinoma is just a wee scraper. I got my ear done and a bit on my chest years ago. never affected my mottled skin much. sun scream for a hat.
Read full commentPosted in Oh Ambassador You Are Really Scaring Us
I admit to not using dint
Posted on Mon, 07 Sep 2026
I admit to not using dint much nowdays or something similiar.
Read full commentPosted in (Too) Many Happy Returns?
Libya under Turlough could
Posted on Fri, 04 Sep 2026
Libya under Turlough could have been so much different than Libya under Gaddaffi. The so-called Arab spring, well, I'm sure they're still waiting for summer.
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a natural flow.
Posted on Wed, 02 Sep 2026
a natural flow.
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I've lost money and found
Posted on Sun, 30 Aug 2026
I've lost money and found money. Neither mattered much when I was younger and it wouldn't matter much now. But to really need money and there's none and there's some quick fix - who could resist? Great story.
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great turn. This sounds like
Posted on Sat, 29 Aug 2026
great turn. This sounds like something good rather than bad, which is unexpected?
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things changing for the
Posted on Thu, 27 Aug 2026
things changing for the better, mostly, but it's the mostly that I worry about.
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ah, cheques, I've got one
Posted on Thu, 27 Aug 2026
ah, cheques, I've got one somewhere, I'll need to check? This makes so much sense. Temptation is a terrible thing when you're in your cups.
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call of the wild. Jack London
Posted on Wed, 02 Sep 2026
call of the wild. Jack London territory .But it doesn't have to be Alaska. You've captured it well.
Read full commentPosted in The Call of the Night
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