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Well personally I'm very fond of films and books which don't tie it all up in a neat bow at the end. Leaving the readers to make their own deductions - they'd have to be better at it than Tubby Milton can manage.
Like Turlough, you have the gift of bringing the mundane to life and making it fascinating, Harry. And funny. And sad. And, in this case, just a bit spooky too. Good writers can make great stories out of apparently very little material, and...
Jay, you remind us of the days, before food processors and bread making machines, that we touched the food we were making, and put physical effort into it. I love to grow my own vegetables, even though they are so cheap in the supermarket, but...
Well done Kurt. A very satisfying end for both him and his readers. Sometimes justice (in the true sense of the word) needs a nudge, and too many people just say 'not my business' and look the other way. (That's if they notice at all).
Like Harry I really look forward to your Bulgarian blog too. Am a little worried about Ludo not getting a mention. I know he must be on about number twelve of his nine lives, so I hope he's ok.
I've read a lot about these cases (although I hadn't heard of Ann) and sometimes the man responsible for the pregnancy was the father or brother. Which adds another layer of hypocrisy to the indignant shame heaped by...
Close Encounters
Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2026
I still think aliens abducted him. But we haven't got time for all that space malarky.
Read full commentPosted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 6
Well personally I'm very fond
Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2026
Well personally I'm very fond of films and books which don't tie it all up in a neat bow at the end. Leaving the readers to make their own deductions - they'd have to be better at it than Tubby Milton can manage.
I loved this...
Read full commentPosted in Penny’s Pass the Story Part 6
Like Turlough, you have the
Posted on Wed, 25 Feb 2026
Like Turlough, you have the gift of bringing the mundane to life and making it fascinating, Harry. And funny. And sad. And, in this case, just a bit spooky too. Good writers can make great stories out of apparently very little material, and...
Read full commentPosted in 5. Secondhand Prose
Hi Jane
Posted on Sun, 22 Feb 2026
Hi Jane
This is very intriguing ! Looking forward to what is going to happen to them next.
I think there are a few places where it says 'sight' when it should say 'site' ? As in 'go around the edge of the sight only'. I think...
Read full commentPosted in Purple Mountain - Part 1
Jay, you remind us of the
Posted on Sat, 21 Feb 2026
Jay, you remind us of the days, before food processors and bread making machines, that we touched the food we were making, and put physical effort into it. I love to grow my own vegetables, even though they are so cheap in the supermarket, but...
Read full commentPosted in Recipe for My Daughter
Well done Kurt. A very
Posted on Thu, 19 Feb 2026
Well done Kurt. A very satisfying end for both him and his readers. Sometimes justice (in the true sense of the word) needs a nudge, and too many people just say 'not my business' and look the other way. (That's if they notice at all).
...
Read full commentPosted in Courtesy Calls: The Fire Lane (2)
Working in the book section
Posted on Tue, 03 Feb 2026
Like Harry I really look forward to your Bulgarian blog too. Am a little worried about Ludo not getting a mention. I know he must be on about number twelve of his nine lives, so I hope he's ok.
Working in the book section of Cricklade...
Read full commentPosted in I Feel Like I’m Fixing to Tie-Dye My Raggy Socks
All sorts of things slip down
Posted on Sun, 01 Feb 2026
All sorts of things slip down the cracks in time and/or space. But I never thought about silence itself doing that, until I read your poem.
Personally I like the staccato delivery, I felt it was a good example of form echoing content. ...
Read full commentPosted in While I Wasn't Listening
Hypocrisy
Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2026
Well said, Turlough.
I've read a lot about these cases (although I hadn't heard of Ann) and sometimes the man responsible for the pregnancy was the father or brother. Which adds another layer of hypocrisy to the indignant shame heaped by...
Read full commentPosted in Letter to Ann Lovett (1968 - 1984)
Oh, I thought it said SAGA ..
Posted on Thu, 13 Nov 2025
Oh, I thought it said SAGA ...
Read full commentPosted in Twenty Minutes at the Village Bus Stop
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