celticman
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creative writing for losers
Our creative writing class was full of the usual kind of beatific-faced losers. Most of them elderly. There was one girl with brown hair and bad skin...
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new dog for old
After his mum’s death Bob decided to get a dog. He’d been laid off after working for the same company for almost thirty years, his wife had left him...
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Ramadan
I’m trying to find a piece of paper with the dates of Ramadan on it. The Muslim religious festival. For those of you that know me, you’d be right on...
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before she could not
Time slept away Scarred by dreams Swelled by sorry Blaze of golden autumn Slips green from the bed Skeletal, breastbone visible Grief roars in her...
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Tour de Falkirk
Bod, my wee brother, was still in lockdown mode, hoarding Digestive biscuits and t-bags, but he lived in Grangemouth and they’re used to that kind of...
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I guess he's gone to the big
Posted on Thu, 26 Jan 2023
I guess he's gone to the big doggy Valhalla
Read full commentPosted in Eric the Viking
seems like the not to distant
Posted on Mon, 13 Feb 2023
seems like the not to distant future (30 years).
Read full commentPosted in Waiting for the Flyers (Sally ten years on)
I guess we're all essence,
Posted on Tue, 07 Feb 2023
I guess we're all essence, although I suspect some of us are nonsense.
Read full commentPosted in The Edge of Heaven
the green man is one of lore.
Posted on Mon, 06 Feb 2023
the green man is one of lore. You've flung a net and captured him with words.
Read full commentPosted in Secrets Of A Green Man
you've let yourself off the
Posted on Sat, 04 Feb 2023
you've let yourself off the leach here to great affect.
Read full commentPosted in two paths (may be distressing)
a dream tax is a devlish idea
Posted on Mon, 30 Jan 2023
a dream tax is a devlish idea. Why didn't the tories think of it?
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the colour is coming jenny,
Posted on Wed, 01 Feb 2023
the colour is coming jenny, but you brought it earlier.
Read full commentPosted in England's Harmony
there are very few fllms I've
Posted on Thu, 26 Jan 2023
there are very few fllms I've seen more than once. It's a Wonderful Life still stands true. Pottersville is nowsville.
Read full commentPosted in Escaping to Serenity
It's a dog's life. I like the
Posted on Thu, 26 Jan 2023
It's a dog's life. I like the way you dress some folk as doggy people.
Read full commentPosted in Eric the Viking
being whole takes more than
Posted on Wed, 25 Jan 2023
being whole takes more than one lifetime. Good story.
Read full commentPosted in memiors past and present
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