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Terence Mullan
I shaved my head again today. I shave it every couple of months to disguise the fact that I’m going bald.
My stories
A Hare's Breath 2 - The Bicycle
The thoughts of a wee boy in a wee town in the North of Ireland in the late 1960s and his love for a white Morris 1000 van and hares and bicycles.
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A Hare's Breath 1 - The Van
The thoughts of a wee boy in a wee town in the North of Ireland in the late 1960s and his love for a white Morris 1000 van and hares.
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When Botev Peaked
Oh Mother Bulgaria!
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The Strange Case of Dr Gunchev and Crazy Ludo
The usual rigmarole. Half a month (this bit being the latter half of November) described using precisely one hundred words per day.
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Papa’s Got a Brand New Chainsaw
The usual rigmarole. Half a month (this bit being the first half of November) described using precisely one hundred words per day.
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I really enjoyed the way your
Posted on Wed, 29 Dec 2021
I really enjoyed the way your words recreated in my mind the cold stillness of the cemetery. Even though you describe a place for the dead surrounded by lifeless objects, you seemed to bring it to life.
I particularly liked your line ......
Read full commentPosted in In Memoriam
'We shouldn't be so harsh on
Posted on Fri, 24 Dec 2021
'We shouldn't be so harsh on Boris Johnson. He's done such a lot to revive the Dickensian way of celebrating Christmas,' said Bob Cratchit's son, Tiny Tim.
An excellent piece of writing Paul. Amusing from start to finish.
Read full commentPosted in A Christmas Boris
Aye, imagine being at Michael
Posted on Sun, 12 Dec 2021
Aye, imagine being at Michael Bublé's house at Christmas. You'd need a lot of Advocaat to survive that.
Read full commentPosted in Saints and Sinners - A Christmas Fable (Part One of Two)
I read news like this almost
Posted on Tue, 07 Dec 2021
I read news like this almost every day. It's sickening that an uncaring world can push people to the point where they have to risk their lives in this way. How bad must the life be that they are trying to escape from for them to accept that...
Read full commentPosted in The Journey. Part Two.
For years I worked with
Posted on Wed, 27 Oct 2021
For years I worked with elderly people and seeing them caught by dementia used to break my heart. Your words describing your Mum's situation have brought back so many memories of complete strangers who I came to love before slowly but ultimately...
Read full commentPosted in Blessings Dear Late Mum And Dad
I love reading diaries.
Posted on Sat, 23 Oct 2021
A long, long time ago I worked on ships. Working and living with people in such close proximity for six to eight months at a time whilst thousands of miles from home made me feel I got a deep understanding of, and closeness to, colleagues that I...
Read full commentPosted in That Was Genesis
A nice bit of secrecy.
Posted on Tue, 12 Oct 2021
I really enjoyed your poem Rhiannon. It hadn't crossed my mind that adults speaking in code in front of their kids was a form of keeping things secret. I remember it being a struggle with my kids, and then an even bigger struggle when they...
Read full commentPosted in Little ears are listening!
Gossip
Posted on Thu, 24 Sep 2026
I am absolutely certain that we are a recurring agenda item within the expansive village gossip network. They seem to know a lot about us. Apart from a Norwegian man who is married to the daughter of the Bulgarian hotel owners, and a crackpot...
Read full commentPosted in Old Walls - Part 4
Village People
Posted on Thu, 24 Sep 2026
I live in a village, but I can’t say I’ve noticed any cleavage. It would get in the way of the chainsaws.
You’ve got me comparing my village people to your village people now. I’m on the lookout for pretentious gypsies, possibly called...
Read full commentPosted in Old Walls - Part 4
Laws
Posted on Thu, 24 Sep 2026
No, you're right Kat. He certainly didn't throw it back. I think his laws were all a bit of a scam.
I love Diane Morgan’s Philomena Cunk character, especially the bit where she asks a scientist ‘So before Isaac Newton invented gravity, was...
Read full commentPosted in A Late Summer Afternoon’s Hypnagogia
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