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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
Marlene Dietrich’s Gappy Teeth
June is busting out all over… the month’s first fifteen days, each described in 100 words.
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Up to Their Ears in Tears
Good people raise their voices in anger but nobody hears them. It seems that nobody wants to hear them. Meanwhile Palestine and her children bleed to death.
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Those Shameful Blue Pyjamas
You are what you eat but you’re not what you wear.
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The Sad Demise of the Plastic Triceratops
A bit of retail psychotherapy.
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Fifty-One Empty Places at the Dinner Table
Who can sleep while the genocide goes on in Gaza? Certainly not me.
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Beasts of the field
Posted on Sat, 08 Aug 2026
Thank you Di.
We have loads of exotic insects in our garden that I don’t know the names of. I keep meaning to do the Google Lens thing to identify them but I never have my phone with me when I see them and also I can’t really be bothered....
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I love white
Posted on Sat, 08 Aug 2026
All of those places your genes are from are quite exciting. I've been to the Isle of Wight once and found it a bit dull but I expect the crowd of shipwrecked Spanish jolly Jacks brightened the place up a bit. Are you able to get a tune out of a...
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Bags and dears
Posted on Sat, 08 Aug 2026
Someone in Aisle 3 in Tesco in Calne once took my trolley containing a bit of fruit and veg that I hadn't yet paid for at that early stage of the expedition but also my entire collection of bags for life, some of which I'd acquired in...
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War
Posted on Sat, 08 Aug 2026
But a lot of people like war. It makes them money.
It makes my heart and brain bleed.
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Ley lines
Posted on Fri, 07 Aug 2026
I used to live in Ley Street. It joined Ilford Town Centre with an Irish pub called the Bell. Its magic worked every time.
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The wall
Posted on Thu, 06 Aug 2026
I think it's alright to quote medieval poetry provided that the medieval poet is dead, but don't quote me on that.
I've read the Bible but I don't remember the writing on the wall. I read it fifty-odd years ago so maybe there are some new...
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Havez vs Saadi
Posted on Thu, 06 Aug 2026
I’d heard of your man Omar Khayyam but I knew very little about him so I’ve been off having a read the last hour or so and I’ll go back to him later. His verse is exceptionally good and he’s not the bloke who said "I liked the shaver so much, I...
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Our Omar
Posted on Thu, 06 Aug 2026
Thank you Kat. That’s my hope too.
It’s incredible how many wonderful poets Persia / Iran has produced. Many countries (Bulgaria included) have fabulous literature, art and music that are unknown beyond their borders. It’s always worth...
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Like a horse and carriage...
Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2026
I never write about the immediate family I grew up with. There is so much I could write about my mother but just the thought of doing so darkens my mind every time. My prude of a sister has recently divorced, her husband having walked out on her...
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Pointless
Posted on Mon, 27 Jul 2026
On the other hand, I had many other clients whose marriages lasted a long time and people congratulated them for it, but secretly they had been far from happy. As a therapist visiting their homes I was almost a stranger so they felt comfortable...
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