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Ugly Puggly 20
Ugly Puggly’s garden may have been a death trap with all that broken glass running down the slope, and the turning frame of a windmill, but the...
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Ugly Puggly 19
The newsagent asked how my wife was doing, which put me on a downer. I guessed I was being racist, thinking Asian folk shouldn’t be trained to read...
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Ugly Puggly 18
Ugly Puggly was doing something with broad beans and peas, boiling them to death. ‘Whit have you got in the oven?’ I smacked my lips together, after...
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Ugly Puggly 17
We balanced plates of linguine dappled with parmesan on our laps in the living room. Ugly Puggly sat in his armchair across from us and sipped green...
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Ugly Puggly 16
Hands deep in my pockets, I whistled Come on Irene for some reason, as I didn’t even like the song when it first came out. The pavement was speckled...
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chocolate fingers are always
Posted on Fri, 15 Dec 2023
chocolate fingers are always a worry. Robotic fingers and real feelings moreso.
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you...Part 10
we don't ever believe, until
Posted on Tue, 12 Dec 2023
we don't ever believe, until it's too late.
Read full commentPosted in If We Don't Talk About It, It Won't Haunt Me
Great idea. Keeping that big
Posted on Wed, 13 Dec 2023
Great idea. Keeping that big idea kettled. I'd love to try it. But I can't think of anything big enough.
Read full commentPosted in Brodie's Big Idea
bah, humbug. But since it's
Posted on Tue, 12 Dec 2023
bah, humbug. But since it's Christmas I'll let a happy ending go.
Read full commentPosted in 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
we like to step outside our
Posted on Tue, 12 Dec 2023
we like to step outside our comfort zones, Jenny, but not too far!
Read full commentPosted in Treasures Of The Subconscious
we ne'er step into the same
Posted on Thu, 07 Dec 2023
we ne'er step into the same stream twice, especially not if it's polluted.
Read full commentPosted in I went back to Birmingham
aha, small miracles.
Posted on Sun, 10 Dec 2023
aha, small miracles.
Read full commentPosted in "Starlight And Miracles" (A Christmas tale)
Oh, hex. I wrote a simliar
Posted on Fri, 08 Dec 2023
Oh, hex. I wrote a simliar story, but not as good. keep at it.
Read full commentPosted in Bird Hex Accusation
I always love reading people
Posted on Tue, 05 Dec 2023
I always love reading people's diaries. You don't even have to be dead. You're snowed under with cats and dogs. Wonderful. But not for me.
Read full commentPosted in This Sort of Thing - November 2023 – Second Half
yes, we live in hope.
Posted on Wed, 29 Nov 2023
yes, we live in hope.
Read full commentPosted in Black and White Survival.
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