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7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 531881 times
and 247 of my stories have been cherry picked.
763 of my 2,785 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 807 votes
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
The Sogginess of the Long-Distance Runner
A fond but terrifying recollection of my childhood sporting achievements.
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Fathoms Above
Oh I do like to be beneath the seaside.
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Shenanigans with Catkins
January 2025 (the latter part) and the things that I saw and did in my usual one hundred words per day sort of way.
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The Mandarin Cherries
January 2025 (the early part) and the things that I saw and did in my usual one hundred words per day sort of way.
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Eleven Thousand Silent Playmates
When an old song revives a memory that uncovers an astonishing secret. You might call this a sequel, or even a prequel, to Making Do with Dusty Springfield.
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Tibby
Posted on Sun, 06 Jul 2025
Cats come and go but they're always loved and always remembered.
Your words tell me that Tibby was very much a loved cat and character.
Nice one Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in Tibbs Out On The Tiles
Can’t we somehow coexist?
Posted on Mon, 07 Jul 2025
Excellent words to describe the most inhumane circumstances.
infanticide’s a great success
It is indeed. I don't know how Israel's butchers can get through a minute, let alone life, with that on their conscience. Oh hang on...
Read full commentPosted in Fifty Shades of Death
The solution
Posted on Wed, 02 Jul 2025
It shouldn't have gone on at all David. It should have been stopped decades ago before it even started. But now it has started it could be stopped with a cut in the supply of arms to Israel whilst severing all business and aid ties with them....
Read full commentPosted in Up to Their Ears in Tears
Magic and mystery
Posted on Mon, 30 Jun 2025
Magic and mystery make stories special and I'm sure there's lots of it on the slopes of Pen y ffrwd.
It's also a wonderful thing to see a story start out as one part and then multiply and spread.
Thank you for your explanation. I...
Read full commentPosted in A Pen y ffrwd Love Story Part Two
Who is he?
Posted on Mon, 30 Jun 2025
I read both parts in one go. A lovely and intriguing story that kept me entertained from start to finish. I can't imagine how you'd do it but I hope there'll be a part three. I'd love to know more about who 'he' is and where he comes from so you...
Read full commentPosted in A Pen y ffrwd Love Story Part Two
Blue proddy shite
Posted on Sun, 29 Jun 2025
Dunno why but I thought of you a few times while I was writing it CM.
Read full commentPosted in Those Shameful Blue Pyjamas
Outlet Village
Posted on Fri, 27 Jun 2025
You've brought back memories Jenny. I remember shopping for shoes with my kids in the Swindon Outlet Village. We always had to stand and gawp at the big 'City of Truro' steam locomotive in the food hall for twenty minutes to keep my son happy as...
Read full commentPosted in The Sad Demise of the Plastic Triceratops
Palestine
Posted on Sun, 22 Jun 2025
There are many things that we should remember about Israel's occupation of Palestine since 1948, and about Britain's occupation of it for thirty years before that. But we don't. This problem is more than a century old.
Read full commentPosted in Fifty-One Empty Places at the Dinner Table
Hurt
Posted on Fri, 27 Jun 2025
These are brilliant words so filled with sadness. I'm very sorry that it's been necessary for you to write them and I sincerely hope the hurt subsides.
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Fighting fit
Posted on Fri, 27 Jun 2025
Yes Di, I'm absolutely tip top now. Many thanks for asking.
And I hope you're fit and well yourself.
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