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John Ferguson 1/12/1929—11/1/2020
John Ferguson slipped me twenty-quid and I went to the Oasis, loosely termed a nightclub, with the cash. He was about five-foot-five tall, and he...
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SEV 3
I was sixteen when I stole my brother, SEV’s, identity. I’d nipped into the lounge of the Glen Lusset and ordered a pint of lager. I was tall enough...
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SEV 2
My brother watched me playing for the Boy’s Guild on St Stephen’s gravel park. He stood under a tree with his mate Billy Quinn, both of them wearing...
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Pat Powell 1936—2014
Pat Powell 1936—2014 My da was over ten years older than Old Pat, but I asked my da if he knew him, and he gave a shake of his head and glowered. He...
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Stephen O’Donnell 1959—1995 [1]
I was living in the studio flat on Castle Street, when I heard the knock on the door. My eldest sister, Josephine, or Jo as we called her, was...
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you're always a breath of
Posted on Sat, 27 Mar 2021
you're always a breath of fresh air, Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in Pastiche
I'm not a dog or cat person,
Posted on Sun, 21 Mar 2021
I'm not a dog or cat person, but my partner is. Our current cat, which we've had for a few years, is sick. It was a stray that found its way to our back door a few years ago. She did the usual stuff of putting out milk and food for it. Then you...
Read full commentPosted in "The Canine's of My Life"
Lovely memory and poem.
Posted on Thu, 25 Mar 2021
Lovely memory and poem.
Read full commentPosted in The Last Time I Saw Fungie (2005)
I'm a fruitcake too.
Posted on Tue, 23 Mar 2021
I'm a fruitcake too.
Read full commentPosted in I am a Fruit Cake
sharp stuff jenny, but also
Posted on Sun, 14 Mar 2021
sharp stuff jenny, but also kinda cosy.
Read full commentPosted in Escape To Freedom
black holes hold the secrets
Posted on Wed, 10 Mar 2021
black holes hold the secrets of the universe or universes. yeh, gods look on.
Read full commentPosted in Black Holes and Revelations
too late now, too late (you
Posted on Thu, 04 Mar 2021
too late now, too late (you could get a booker, for that line alone).
Read full commentPosted in No one comes here.
very sad indeed that we have
Posted on Mon, 01 Mar 2021
very sad indeed that we have such stories to tell. I could tell you more.
Read full commentPosted in Hand Washing, Glasgow Central
to mars and back and endings
Posted on Wed, 24 Feb 2021
to mars and back and endings become beginings, again.
Read full commentPosted in Forgotten Souls
shit, I missed pancake day.
Posted on Fri, 19 Feb 2021
shit, I missed pancake day.
Read full commentPosted in Yippee!! : Mrs Muggins Gets Officially Rolled Out At Last
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