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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.

799 of my comments have received 845 Great Feedback votes

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Congratulations Demo. A well

Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023

Congratulations Demo. A well deserved accolade.

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Posted in The Party

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Possibly the first tanka I

Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023

Possibly the first tanka I have ever read. Interesting!

You have informed and inspired me.

Thank you very much.

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Posted in Breath

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This is powerful stuff. 

Posted on Thu, 16 Nov 2023

This is powerful stuff. 

Every word and every thought hurts... I get it.

I hope you're okay.

Excellent writing. My kind of poem.

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Posted in Anxiety

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Indeed it does.

Posted on Sat, 11 Nov 2023

Indeed it does.

I'm waiting up for it.

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Posted in May 4th (chapter 3 part 2)

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I'm enjoying this more and

Posted on Tue, 14 Nov 2023

I'm enjoying this more and more with every episode. Good on you.

But Vanessa should tell her mum to avoid wearing flip flops as they encourage toe clawing. Shoes with a deep toe box will reduce the likelihood of friction on the dorsal...

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Posted in Parcel for you....Part 8

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Good stuff Mono.

Posted on Sat, 11 Nov 2023

Good stuff Mono.

You always finish with an 'ooh, what's next?' paragraph.

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Posted in May 4th (chapter 3 part 2)

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I feel sad for this poor

Posted on Wed, 15 Nov 2023

I feel sad for this poor family now.

We have a seven-strong feline death squad that deals with our rodent population. So we never see the little visitors, dead or alive.

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Posted in The after Party

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Islands

Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023

I've often wondered but my guesswork suggests that you're living on a Scottish island. I've visited a few and they've all been gorgeous and overwhelmingly friendly. I expect yours is the same. Jura was probably my favourite.

But your son's...

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Posted in My Verbal Diary Here

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Nice one Mono!

Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023

Nice one Mono!

I'm delighted that you got the golden cherries. I hope you'll be saying thank you to your little ratty friends. 

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Posted in The Party

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Is this the real life?

Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023

It's amazing when I sit down and think about it, how real life events rhyme. If Russia had invaded Iraq in the 1980s instead of Afghanistan my poem would have been ruined.

Thank you very much Di for reading my writing and for your nice...

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