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unkissed
Many my days and many my tomorrows Until you no longer remember me in your prayers Shame burns away our ignorance and confusion Some unholy night’s...
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Twosies or Threesies
I said to Archie, ‘But you could get put up against a wall and shot’. My wee brother was standing huddled beside us in the close, out of the wind and...
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Wednesday Club
We yakked on about God and laughed at the devil. Really, it should be the other way about. I met the devil when I was nine or ten, but I blanked most...
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Tuesday Club
The Tuesday Club wasn’t what it looked like, older men in short and sannies panting and out of breath after playing three-a-side fitba on the wooden...
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You are not your illness.
The girls left a heady brew of perfume behind. I poured Etian some water and he was well enough to sit up in bed and sip it. He began coughing and...
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the cold old days. Ronnie
Posted on Thu, 12 Oct 2023
the cold old days. Ronnie Simpson, for example, played for Queens Park at 14. It was better than working down the pit, but ofen just a blast from the past
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you've pouured centures into
Posted on Thu, 12 Oct 2023
you've pouured centures into so few words. Bravo!
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technology is pretty
Posted on Thu, 12 Oct 2023
technology is pretty wonderful, even though the stuff that keeps you alive is a killer You can google likely prognosis. Good and bed, like most things, I expect.
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we alays chase our dreams
Posted on Tue, 10 Oct 2023
we alays chase our dreams Jenny. New tomorrows is what we crave.
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sleep, don't weep.
Posted on Thu, 05 Oct 2023
sleep, don't weep.
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Assad is no Muggins.
Posted on Wed, 04 Oct 2023
Assad is no Muggins.
Read full commentPosted in Holidays in Timbuctou, by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue reporter!)
Frank was greeted by his
Posted on Wed, 04 Oct 2023
Frank was greeted by his smiling wife who was sitting up, smiling [sometimes you can get too much smiling]
$20 is a good deal.
I like your notes at the end. But in fiction, unnecessary. If I listed my influneces, I'd run out of...
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thanks iinsert. you're right.
Posted on Tue, 03 Oct 2023
thanks iinsert. you're right. no eyelashed. no eyebrows. bit of a mess. but I guess you're use to that. thanks for pick of the day, drew. jenny, as always, thanks for your continued support. you make me sound as if I know what I'm doing. marinda...
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Alfred goes back in time. I
Posted on Mon, 02 Oct 2023
Alfred goes back in time. I guess divorce is out.
Read full commentPosted in The Courtier From The 21st Century Who Would Be King : The King Behind The Throne : King Henry VIII (Alfred the Great II) : Ch.5 by Alfred Muggins (himself) Part 2 : Wives
wife better? deal with the
Posted on Mon, 02 Oct 2023
wife better? deal with the devil? But we know it doesn't work. What next?
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