GlosKat

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Season of Mists

We walk through the park, holding hands, out of habit. Together. Apart. The November air has that kind of stillness you only get in autumn. Not just...
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Death on the Beach

Written after I saw a French and Saunders skit on the iconic scene where the Knight plays chess with Death on the beach, from Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal . This has been previously posted on ABC, so it might look familiar. There are a few stories I'm putting back up.
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Some You Win ..

'Would you like a beer', asks the host. I think he's called Mark. I open my mouth but before I can speak, James says 'She doesn't drink'. He tries to...
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Storm Wracked Sky

Can you be drowned in a storm-wracked sky As deep as a storm-wracked sea ? Can you run aground on a pale full moon And shelter in her lee ?

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179 of my comments have received 215 Great Feedback votes

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I know what you mean about

Posted on Tue, 09 Jun 2026

I know what you mean about stories taking on a life of their own.  Personally, I don't necessarily want an ending where everything is tied up.  I rather like the books/films where you have a long conversation with your friends about what actually...

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Jenny - all large Tesco

Posted on Mon, 08 Jun 2026

Jenny - all large Tesco supermarkets have a quiet hour Wednesday and Saturday, from 9am-10am.  My neighbour goes to the one in Cirencester because he doesn't like noisy and crowded environments.  They dim the lights and lower the checkouts noise...

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Oh god I can't see where this

Posted on Tue, 09 Jun 2026

Oh god I can't see where this is going at all except it's a place beyond my imagination.  

I have so many questions - what is Arlene going to do that results in her being taken away ?  Who took her away ?  What can Arlene see about Buddy...

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Thank you ! 

Posted on Mon, 08 Jun 2026

Thank you ! 

Haven't been in exactly that situation myself, but one very similar.  Always get suspicious if your boyfriend/husband makes a point of telling you, several times, that he really doesn't like some other woman ..

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Yay it worked !

Posted on Sun, 07 Jun 2026

This is what I had to do in Edge based on a combination of your original and new instructions. 

Works for Edge v148.0 in an Android v15 phone.

Open ABC tales on phone / Login / Click the 3 bars lower right / settings / site settings...

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Posted in Mo rún

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Doesn't make me feel down at

Posted on Mon, 08 Jun 2026

Doesn't make me feel down at all, Jenny.  Just sympathetic.  Well done for posting it, I know it wasn't an easy decision. Kat x

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Oh Jenny I'm so sorry you're

Posted on Sat, 06 Jun 2026

Oh Jenny I'm so sorry you're having such a tough time.  All I can say is that my relative Geoff went through exactly the same thing.  When the NHS finally got into gear they were great, and he's still here 3 years later with a very reasonable...

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This is fascinating me. 

Posted on Sun, 07 Jun 2026

This is fascinating me.  Where it's going.  Where it's been.

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Loved it !  What does 'Mo rún

Posted on Sun, 07 Jun 2026

Loved it !  What does 'Mo rún' mean please ?

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This is great writing, Jay. 

Posted on Sun, 07 Jun 2026

This is great writing, Jay. 

The story within the story.  The surface story which is told (beautifully) with words, and the story behind it which is written by the reader's imagination.

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Posted in Heel - § 1: The After

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