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Terence Mullan
Down the years I have lived in many places and I have done many jobs. Now I live in Bulgaria and the only work I do is tending to my lovely garden when the sun is shining and scribbling away in my big book of writing stuff when it is not.
I may have left it too late in life to become a famous writer or celebrated gardener but I will persevere anyway. These are the things that occupy me in a seemingly effortless and satisfying way.
My stories
Priyatelka, Turlough and the House of Cats
She was sleeping in a gas station, south from here on route E85. I asked the pump attendant, ‘You think that little feline’s still alive?’ He said ‘...
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Keeping Teeth and Kidneys for Beginners
According to my team of researchers, Bulgaria has the cheapest beer in the world. At least one bottle of rakia, that well known cure-all,...
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Before The Year Is Gone
Around New Year and before Lent, the Kukeri walk and dance through villages to scare away evil spirits with their elaborate costumes and the sound of multiple large bells attached to their belts. They are also believed to provide a good harvest, health, and happiness to the village during the year. The Kukeri tradition has been practiced since Thracian times, predominantly in Bulgaria but also in other Balkan countries.
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Haemorrhoid Android
As long as I have known my dear Priyatelka, she has radiated great warmth and kindness. She is a charming woman who loves life, adores children,...
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The Chips at Twerton Park
When Raleigh’s ship came into port the gentry gathered round To see the cargo in its hold of veggies small and brown. But little did the people know...
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In Bulgaria where I live,
Posted on Wed, 16 Mar 2022
In Bulgaria where I live, taking off your shoes to enter someone's house is a centuries old tradition. It causes great offence if we don't take them off. The host will usually have a supply of knitted woollen slipper / sock type things to offer...
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It saddens me to say that
Posted on Fri, 04 Feb 2022
It saddens me to say that that part of Ireland is probably more grey than green but I'm pleased you recognised what I was aiming at in the poem.
Thank you Frances for taking the time to read and leave a comment, It's greatly appreciated...
Read full commentPosted in Her Troubles
We've been taking some stuff
Posted on Wed, 02 Mar 2022
We've been taking some stuff to a collection centre in a nearby town. They are sending trucks to Ukraine's borders. We've also given a few quid to a Geordie bloke who lives here and drives his truck to their border with Poland. He takes as much...
Read full commentPosted in Listening to the News 2/3/22
Thank you Frances for taking
Posted on Fri, 11 Mar 2022
Thank you Frances for taking the time to read and your kind comment.
I can understand why you haven't been able to find the words. When I was writing my own I my mind was filled with sadness and anger. I couldn't get the words out quick...
Read full commentPosted in 502 Kilometres
I can't think of a worse
Posted on Fri, 11 Mar 2022
I can't think of a worse dilemma. How do they know that what they are going to is any better than what they are leaving behind?
I think of all those people from the Middle East and Africa who risk their lives and their children's lives to...
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Excellent words Di. I read
Posted on Wed, 02 Mar 2022
Excellent words Di. I read your poem more than a couple of times to take it all in. I feel your frustration. It matches my own.
As innocent people and brainwashed young troops die in their thousands and the rest of us live in fear for the...
Read full commentPosted in Listening to the News 2/3/22
Great words to describe
Posted on Sat, 05 Feb 2022
Great words to describe nature's great explosion, which is almost upon us.
The thought of rebirth and new growth always brings a smile to my face.
Than you for this Jenny. An enjoyable read.
Read full commentPosted in Stirring Of The Senses
Great words to depict a
Posted on Sun, 06 Feb 2022
Great words to depict a forest scene on a cold February day.
I really liked
full of stipply falling feathered ice
which is such a good way to describe snowflakes.
Nice one Di!
Read full commentPosted in February Rainbow
I know that and you know that
Posted on Fri, 04 Feb 2022
I know that and you know that but far too many other people don't know that, or if they do they don't care.
Read full commentPosted in Her Troubles
I find it takes less time to
Posted on Fri, 04 Feb 2022
I find it takes less time to write a poem about putting a duvet in its case than it actually does to put the duvet in its case. There should be machines to do this for us. I'm surprised there aren't poor children in south east Asian sweatshops...
Read full commentPosted in Duvet!
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