Terrence Oblong

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I have 918 stories published in 51 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1318972 times and 667 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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The Donaldson Controversy (3)

By Terrence Oblong on Mon, 20 Apr 2026

“I think I’ll have a salad today,” said Miss Groves when we met for luncheon. “What about you?” “Jacket potato.” “And filling?” “I’ll wait to see...

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McCalliog and his hens (3)

By Terrence Oblong on Mon, 20 Apr 2026

I went into town. I wasn’t going to ring Tilly before I had all of the facts. Meirson’s didn’t look the site of a kerfuffle, it looked the same as it...

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McCalliog and his hens (2)

By Terrence Oblong on Mon, 20 Apr 2026

The next day my wife went into town to meet a friend for coffee while I pottered in the garden. She rang me mid-tulip sounding breathless with...

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McCalliog and his hens (1)

By Terrence Oblong on Sun, 19 Apr 2026

“I went into Meirson’s Antiques today,” my wife said one night, as we sat in bed, reading. “Oh yes,” I said distractedly. “He’s got a painting, one...

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The Donaldson Controversy (2)

By Terrence Oblong on Sun, 19 Apr 2026

I arrived early for the next lecture, and took my usual seat at the front of the class. I noticed a figure lurking at the side of the lecture hall, a...

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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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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...

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