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Ugly Puggly 76
Molly made toast, but she’d only brown bread which was like cheating at breakfast, and eating low-calorie cardboard because it was good for you...
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Ugly Puggly 75
Some dirty bastard had been sick in the close, on the first steps to the half-landing. It stuck to the wall and the pitted surface of the stair. A...
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Ugly Puggly 74
We did a lot of crying in the kitchen, in the living room and even in the bedroom. Dave got my bedroom. And Molly let me sleep beside her and cuddled...
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Ugly Puggly 73
They say when your near death your life rushes up to meet you. I’d a memory of being tamped down like a new bit of turf on top of another body. He...
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Ugly Puggly 72
Ugly Puggly’s house was familiar and unfamiliar as an aged aunt. We crept up four stairs near the door, looking and listening like kids learning the...
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I enjoyed reading the Outrun.
Posted on Sat, 12 Oct 2024
I enjoyed reading the Outrun. Now it's a film, I'd quite like to watch. I think we've all gotten into the house, just ahead of the wind and rain and thanked whatever god we didn't believe in.
Read full commentPosted in Who Needs Orkney Anyway
one of the lads..or lassies.
Posted on Fri, 11 Oct 2024
one of the lads..or lassies. Getting a gaffer's job was seen as moving up and moving out. A bit like getting married.
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I'd think Spellbound, which
Posted on Fri, 11 Oct 2024
I'd think Spellbound, which published Beastie, would consider it and would publish it. But you'd have to wait at least a year for publcation and perhaps longer. You'd face the same problem we all do. Writing the book is the easy part. Selling...
Read full commentPosted in Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - A day out
good health, indeed. And
Posted on Fri, 11 Oct 2024
good health, indeed. And great writing.
Read full commentPosted in Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - A day out
It's a wonderful take on
Posted on Fri, 11 Oct 2024
It's a wonderful take on something sad and happy at the same time.
Read full commentPosted in Gift: A Son's Story (extract) - Mother's Day
reading is my main habit. I
Posted on Wed, 09 Oct 2024
reading is my main habit. I spend too much time reading to track it. But I'm aware of my excess.
Read full commentPosted in Habit Tracking - It's a Thing
nothing much is perfect, but
Posted on Tue, 08 Oct 2024
nothing much is perfect, but if it means a lot it should be treated with lots of consideration.
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The Crow Road novel and TV
Posted on Mon, 07 Oct 2024
The Crow Road novel and TV series.
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Ian's possessed, but not in a
Posted on Sun, 06 Oct 2024
Ian's possessed, but not in a bad way. Glad the walk found sannies were better than shoes.
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we're all Peter Pans with
Posted on Mon, 07 Oct 2024
we're all Peter Pans with notions we can fly back to our youth. Sometimes we can.
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