Terrence Oblong

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So farewell then Smiley Culture

By Terrence Oblong on Sun, 17 Nov 2024

The first reggae album I every bought was Tongue in Cheek by Smiley Culture (real name David Victor Emmanuel). The first single from the album,...

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So farewell then Simon Veness

By Terrence Oblong on Sun, 17 Nov 2024

The first in the gang to die. On 20 June 2002, Simon Veness, a 35 year old financial risk manager for the Saudi French Bank , was killed by an Al al-...

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A hundred moments in autism - What about the Infadels?

By Terrence Oblong on Thu, 07 Nov 2024

I am at a writers group. One of the people at the group is a DJ on local radio and is preparing a show for later in the week. “Can anyone think of a...

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Lordy Lordy - Buses

By Terrence Oblong on Sun, 03 Nov 2024

I was woken by Box with my tray of coffee, toast, and assorted toast adornments. "Thank you Box," I said, expecting him to go away, the B oxes of...

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Many thanks Di. I had

Posted on Sun, 07 Aug 2022

Many thanks Di. I had problems logging in to my account just now, thought my story had come true!

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Thanks L. I would be torn

Posted on Sat, 12 Feb 2022

Thanks L. I would be torn between Gillam and the Coen brothers. I think the Coens would give more for Billy the Fish to do

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I've booked that day off work with a vague plan of going somewhere, I'll have to check with Mrs Oblong, I'll hopefully know later tonight

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I scared a heron on a run

Posted on Sun, 14 Jun 2020

I scared a heron on a run along the river the other day, I hadn't seen it and ran right up to it. Instead of flapping its wings and tearing off in a panic like any other bird would do it just gracefully glided across the river, calm and gracious...

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Many thanks Ewan. I wrote

Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2020

Many thanks Ewan. I wrote this while waiting for Mrs Oblong to get ready for bed, it's lovely when they come fully formed lkke that

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Thanks Jenny. This was

Posted on Sun, 02 Jun 2019

Thanks Jenny. This was inspired by listening to Brahm's (which I described to Mrs Oblong as the sort of music an old Prussian colonel would listen to whilst looking out of his window watching his pants dry). It almost fits with this week's...