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Terence Mullan
An itchy insect bite on my finger drove me mad all day and restricted my movements. The pinkie position whilst drinking tea from an ornate china teacup was almost impossible.
My stories
I Fought the Law
Apart from having a wee behind a bin down a back alley in Middlesbrough when I was eight years old and a tiny bit of embezzlement around six years...
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A Hot Little Model from France
The kitchen took on the appearance of an overfilled Greetings from Murmansk snow globe as the door flew open and in gushed a torrent of winter’s...
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For Yer Women, the Women
All the year they scrub the homes From Skibbereen to Portglenone. They work their fingers to the bone, Afraid to pause to moan or groan. They milk...
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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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Sorry won’t be enough...
Posted on Tue, 26 Dec 2023
Sorry won’t be enough... exactly!
Their thoughts and prayers worth even less..
Read full commentPosted in Even Croesus Had To Sleep
Snake belts...
Posted on Thu, 21 Dec 2023
I'm often told that I write like an eight-and-a-half-year-old. And I did indeed have a snake belt, but I didn't tell anyone because they were considered sinful.
Many thanks indeed Ewan. I'm delighted.
Read full commentPosted in Children of the Absolution
Nice words Paul. Good on you!
Posted on Wed, 20 Dec 2023
Nice words Paul.
Good on you!
Read full commentPosted in By the Candelight of Saints
You've hit your usual high
Posted on Wed, 20 Dec 2023
You've hit your usual high standard of writing here Jenny.
Very best wishes to you.
Read full commentPosted in Charms Of The Season
That's the answer Ed. I had a
Posted on Tue, 19 Dec 2023
That's the answer Ed. I had a couple of Christmases in Tenerife and one in Marrakech. The Marrakech one was brilliant because there was absolutely no mention of Christmas at all.
Any road, whatever you do this year I hope you enjoy it.
Read full commentPosted in Dreaming of a Grey Christmas
The labyrinth of contemplation.
Posted on Tue, 12 Dec 2023
I love the idea of the labyrinth of contemplation. Whether we are intrepid or not, this seems like a good place to spend at least part of each day, possibly never finding the way out.
I'm languishing in mine at this very minute...
Read full commentPosted in Treasures Of The Subconscious
Beautiful and thoughtful
Posted on Thu, 14 Dec 2023
Beautiful and thoughtful words, Jean, and an absolute pleasure to read
Read full commentPosted in Happy Christmas
Thank you!
Posted on Mon, 11 Dec 2023
Dear cherry picker of the day, thank you very much indeed for today's golden cherries.
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I live in Bulgaria where we
Posted on Mon, 11 Dec 2023
I live in Bulgaria where we have long, hot sunny summers so when the darkness falls in the autumn it's an even bigger shock to the system than it was in the days when I lived in Ireland and Britain. The temporary nature of the gloominess and the...
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In our house it's always tea
Posted on Wed, 06 Dec 2023
In our house it's always tea time and, it embarrasses me to confess, there are many spots where flies land. We even get the occasional scorpion.
In intriguing and enjoyable poem Jane. Good on you!
Read full commentPosted in In Your House
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