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Ugly Puggly 31
Jeff put the suitcase he was holding on the table. He edged forward and tapped at Harry’s leg with the toe of his shoe. ‘Fuck sake,’ he said, ‘he’ll...
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Ugly Puggly 30
Ugly Puggly had a hard and fast rule never to fling out food just because it was out of date. Potatoes could go soft and grow a beard of buds but he...
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Ugly Puggly 29
Ugly Puggly stared into space. Dave stroking the back of his neck, brought him out of his reverie. ‘I need the money,’ he said, ‘to place a bet.’ ‘...
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Ugly Puggly 28
We trooped down the stairs, out of breath and excited, as if we’d just returned from a long cross-country run. Ugly Puggly had that distant look, as...
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Ugly Puggly 27
We’d the pole stuck in the ground, falling sideways at the front of the house with a FOR SALE sign. The latest ruse was to add the name of the...
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Nigel Farage. Stick him and
Posted on Mon, 05 Aug 2024
Nigel Farage. Stick him and his family in a rubber dingy. Then nudge him away with a gunboat. Two lessons. Humility and payback.
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their buzzing lifts us out of
Posted on Sun, 04 Aug 2024
their buzzing lifts us out of the mundane, like your words, Jenny.
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the weight of youth is never
Posted on Mon, 05 Aug 2024
the weight of youth is never heavy but sometimes lasts too long.
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we all speak our own truth,
Posted on Mon, 05 Aug 2024
we all speak our own truth, but nobody listens. He'll learn. Eventually.
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wonderful storytelling. we do
Posted on Sat, 13 Jul 2024
wonderful storytelling. we do internatlise shame and project it onto others. the ending it special.
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sounds enthralling. My mate's
Posted on Wed, 31 Jul 2024
sounds enthralling. My mate's sister told me about those orbs that are meant to show energy in action, precursors to ghostly presences. I'm not sure, the same as I'm not sure about a lot of things. Something wonderous like this story doesn't need...
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stairs grow and wind and we
Posted on Sat, 27 Jul 2024
stairs grow and wind and we grow wiser to the world with stories like this. wonderfully wise in a world that fails so many in so many different ways.
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we're all easily broken, but
Posted on Wed, 24 Jul 2024
we're all easily broken, but sometimes we're more than that as you show.
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A stop-start year.
Posted on Fri, 26 Jul 2024
A stop-start year.
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Wow, she's turned to drink.
Posted on Sun, 21 Jul 2024
Wow, she's turned to drink. Who can blame her? Spencer certainly won't.
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