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No Johnny, No! ( 1 of 2)
I met Johnny in 1997. He was one of those guys that you instantly take a liking to. We sat opposite each other at the Courier company. He worked on...
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The Decisions Of Billy Kimble.
Billy Kimble was at a crossroads. He had a decision to make, and Billy wasn’t good at making decisions. He went to the fridge and took out his third...
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Blue Whale On A Bed Of Nails
I’ve been awake since 3.45 am. I got up to take a piss and then went back to bed. Big mistake, I should have got up, made a coffee and started the...
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10 Life Lessons. Number 10.
1968 came along and suddenly I was ten years old and in my final year at Junior school. That was the first time I heard the words “Eleven Plus.” The...
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10 Life Lessons. Number 9.
And then it happened. A life-changing event. Sometime in 1967, Mum and Dad got a letter from the council. They’d got what they wanted. An offer of a...
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Liked this Ed. You open with
Posted on Wed, 12 Feb 2025
Liked this Ed. You open with drifting icy kapok. Great imagery that sets the scene for the rest of the poem. Trees looking like fairy cakes, weeping cars... whats not to like? Great poem mate.
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Hi Di, I just had this idea
Posted on Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Hi Di, I just had this idea that maybe this long last watch was just hanging about somewhere with everyone thinking it was a fake. Its a true story about the watch. It was Buzz Aldrins and it has been missing since 1970!
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Wow, there's a lot going on
Posted on Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Wow, there's a lot going on here. Electric Radiator, Dogs deep bark, and then my favoutite. Mossy tiles and piano keys, what a great description and for me, a visualistion. I have mossy tile on my roof! And when it rains it does seem like a tune...
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Ive been to too many funerals
Posted on Tue, 11 Feb 2025
Ive been to too many funerals lately, heh, but thats just a sign of getting older. Great lines in this. My favoutite was.
Recognising faces that have morphed
like a red-headed 18 year-old
now in his 50s with sleek grey hair...
Read full commentPosted in Joyful Reunion at a (double) funeral!
Ahh the old school reunions.
Posted on Sun, 09 Feb 2025
Ahh the old school reunions. They can often go two ways, either enjoyable or a total nightmare. Yours seemed to go fine and possibly put to bed some old demons. I only went to one. Left after twenty minutes...
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Really enjoyed January's
Posted on Sun, 09 Feb 2025
Really enjoyed January's snippets, especially the 29th. I felt sorry for the cat. Not sure castration has ever brought joy to any ones life! Keep them coming...
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He's a bit of a legend is
Posted on Wed, 05 Feb 2025
He's a bit of a legend is Joseph Locke in Ireland. Great voice, great character. Nice story, as Sooz said, just needs a quick edit, but nice work. Enjoyed this on a very dull day in London.
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Weird, wonderful, funny,
Posted on Sun, 05 Apr 2020
Weird, wonderful, funny, bizarre and creative. As I'm reading it I'm seeing it as a comedy sketch in my mind. Brilliant stuff.
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I could read this and
Posted on Sun, 29 Mar 2020
I could read this and instantly know it's you! That's a good thing. Imaginative, thoughtful and visual. All the things I like. Nice one mate!
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Fuck me...this is good. Very
Posted on Wed, 20 Feb 2019
Fuck me...this is good. Very good. I've been to every place you mention in Paris and for all the same reasons. But not with the same outcome. Brilliant piece of writing. More please...
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