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The Island at the End of the World (ii)

By HarryC on Tue, 23 Dec 2025

A few days later, Finn did his weekly trip to the mainland, docking in the town harbour as usual. It was a bright morning - fresh and vibrant, like...

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The Island at the End of the World (i)

By HarryC on Tue, 23 Dec 2025

After his wife died, Finn MacLeod decided on a complete change of life. At fifty-eight, he knew that it was his last chance. One Friday night, he...

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Tom All Alone (8) (ii)

By HarryC on Mon, 22 Dec 2025

The dinner was the next most exciting part of Christmas for Tom. He loved all the rituals of it. Dad carving up the turkey and putting some on each...

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Tom All Alone (8) (i)

By HarryC on Mon, 22 Dec 2025

Continuing my novel based on my childhood in South London in the 1960s. Christmas Day. Nan's scullery downstairs sweated and heaved with the heat and...

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Excellent!

Posted on Tue, 20 Jan 2026

Excellent!

'Donald, however has initiated a category uniquely his own – one in which any real engagement proves unnecessary because he already knows everything worth knowing.'

And he only has to follow his conscience to know he's...

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I think 'Even the strong are

Posted on Wed, 14 Jan 2026

I think 'Even the strong are pathetic' is right.

What's the old saying? A pessimist is an optimist with the facts. And as George Carlin said: 'Scratch every cynic and underneath you'll find a disillusioned idealist.' I...

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Just read this... since

Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2026

Just read this... since making my own comment. Yes, it's a fine, though harrowing book. And film. Claire Keegan is a fine writer. Her short story collection 'Walk The Blue Fields' is one I'd recommend. Also, another fine Irish writer (though not...

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A fine poem, Jane, and a very

Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2026

A fine poem, Jane, and a very strong and fitting testament. I can't add more to what's been said already.

Posted in Letter to Ann Lovett (1968 - 1984)

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You'll love those books, then

Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2026

You'll love those books, then, as they cover that period. Mitchell spent a lot of time at the Fulton Street Fish Market. He also went out with the clam fishermen from New Jersey, and did a piece on the Mohawk Indians who worked on the skyscrapers...

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Thanks, Turlough. Full

Posted on Sun, 18 Jan 2026

Thanks, Turlough. Full agreement on that - though, to be honest, I've never been much of a pub person. Unless, like Mole, I'm on my own in the darkest corner! It's old stuff that I'm giving a new spin, many years later.

Haven't had a telly...

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I remember it very well, too.

Posted on Mon, 05 Jan 2026

I remember it very well, too. I was 21. Elvis had only died 3 years earlier, but that had nothing like the impact on me. I taped all Lennon's songs on both sides of a cassette and played it all day at the shop where I worked at the time. A...

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Thank you, Di. I

Posted on Tue, 23 Dec 2025

Thank you, Di. Have a lovely Christmas! x