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Castle Pillock 13
Does a hostess really have to attend her own party?
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The Girl With Colitis Goes By
We’ve all got them, those song lyrics corrupted somewhere between our ears and our brain cells
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The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Seven)
'You needed someone you could manipulate,' I said. 'You just had to be given the right job,' said Hamish.
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Lustrum (IP) (With apologies to Robert Harris)
It is, or should be, a truth universally acknowledged that a world run by David Attenborough and Mary Beard would be a sane and civilised place and a much better bet than we have at the moment
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The Net Caster (Part Twenty-Six)
'It's government,' said Madam. 'They choose what they will and won't tell the governed. And in this case, they are completely and utterly right.'
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Thank you so much for reading
Posted on Fri, 13 Mar 2026
Thank you so much for reading. Yes, she is indeed the one in the profile picture. My editor in chief!
Your turkey urges made me smile, because Zsa Zsa was the same with chicken. She never looked at anything quite as longingly as the she...
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Sun, 08 Mar 2026
Makes the reader laugh and shiver at the same time. This is our social media Pick of the Day!
Picture by R-P Ribiere, free to use at Wikimedia Commons: ...
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It's the scent of wisdom,
Posted on Sat, 07 Mar 2026
It's the scent of wisdom, Hudson. Of course it is. We just have to keep reminding other people of that. Who needs soap?
Brought a laugh to a grey chilly day. Many thanks!
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Absolutely wonderful response
Posted on Sun, 08 Mar 2026
Absolutely wonderful response to the IP. A magical poem, and a totally absorbing story.
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I was glad to see, in the
Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026
I was glad to see, in the obituaries, acknowledgement of the accomplished songwriter he was. I caught his 'revival' in the 70s, and the songs are just so listenable. It's lovely to hear how significant he was in your life. Thank you for posting...
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I'm so sorry to hear about
Posted on Fri, 06 Mar 2026
I'm so sorry to hear about this, Jenny. A trip to A&E is always an endurance test, especially when there's so much uncertainty. The antibiotics may be a good sign, that it's a very nasty infection rather than anything else. Let us know how it...
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Wed, 25 Feb 2026
This is our brilliant social media Pick of the Day! Please do share if you can.
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This is great, Harry. The
Posted on Wed, 25 Feb 2026
This is great, Harry. The place and the people just come alive. Wonderful piece of writing.
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Sat, 14 Feb 2026
This beautiful and moving poem is our social media Pick of the Day. Please do share if you can.
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Pick of the Day
Posted on Thu, 11 Dec 2025
A rather beautiful snapshot of a moment, and it's our social media Pick of the Day. Please do share if you can.
Picture by Carlo Cainelli, free to use at Wikimedia Commons:...
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