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Ugly Puggly 45
I checked the bedroom for booze, I might have missed, before going into the toilet. My face in the mottled mirror above the sink wasn’t pretty. ‘Who...
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Ugly Puggly 44
‘Och, alright,’ Ugly Puggly said. ‘The locks werenae up tae much. Just as you’d expect. They looked solid, but they’re chocolate. You could open up...
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Ugly Puggly 43
‘The last time I was up here, it was my aunt’s funeral—and it always freezin’. I hadn’t brought a jacket and tried to rub some warmth into my arms. ‘...
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Ugly Puggly 42
‘I’m gonnae nip oot to get a carry-oot,’ I said. ‘You want anythin?’ ‘Nah,’ Dave screwed up his face. ‘We need tae get this done.’ Ugly Puggly rubbed...
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Ugly Puggly 41
I filled a mug with tap water. Drank it. Rinsed the mug and wandered through to the living room with Dave at my back. I took the seat near the window...
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weeds or the world-unite-and
Posted on Sat, 24 Feb 2024
weeds or the world-unite-and rise up.
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seems too bad to be true, but
Posted on Sat, 24 Feb 2024
seems too bad to be true, but we all know. Some choose not to see.
Read full commentPosted in whispers.
wow. I'm not a robot. I'd
Posted on Fri, 23 Feb 2024
wow. I'm not a robot. I'd quite forgotten about her daughter, Annie. I'm a doomonger too. Nothing makes me happier than doomongering. But I've got those crampons on, I'm left-wing of the eat the rich variety. Donald Trump was always too much for...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you...part 20
I think I said the last time,
Posted on Tue, 20 Feb 2024
I think I said the last time, no spoons, but probably seasons and football is how my life was measured. Fling hatred into the hat and you've half a story.
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sadness and anger and grief
Posted on Sat, 17 Feb 2024
sadness and anger and grief are bullets enough for any gun.
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you are your camera.
Posted on Fri, 16 Feb 2024
you are your camera.
Read full commentPosted in Two kinds of crying : 15th February 2024
how may days sadden memory?
Posted on Fri, 16 Feb 2024
how may days sadden memory? slowly and then all at once.
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we are holograms. not one
Posted on Tue, 13 Feb 2024
we are holograms. not one person, but many people.
Read full commentPosted in "Life is but a Dream"
I'm reminded why NATO came
Posted on Mon, 12 Feb 2024
I'm reminded why NATO came into existence. The threat that the USSR with many of its divsions intact and battle ready outnumbered Ally forces. Stalin's forces were seen as capeable to sweeping across Europe. Hence the need to spend money and make...
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I've been on it. Only I haven
Posted on Sun, 11 Feb 2024
I've been on it. Only I haven't of course. But who can tell. Certainly not me. Wonderful story telling, as always.
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