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I have 247 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
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I shaved my head again today. I shave it every couple of months to disguise the fact that I’m going bald.

1038 of my comments have received 1127 Great Feedback votes

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It's good to have nice

Posted on Tue, 30 Jan 2024

It's good to have nice memories Dougie, but it's good to make new memories too. There's nothing we can do about what lies ahead of us and we can't change the past. It's best to live for the moment, as your poem suggests.

I hope the old...

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Tea in shops other than tea shops.

Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024

Hello Jenny.

I'm really pleased that you enjoyed reading this. However I get the impression from your words that you haven't been reading. I hope you're not unwell but if you are I hope that you're feeling a lot better very soon.

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Posted in The Great Falafel Kerfuffle

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Farsi Photos

Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024

It delights me that you find my writing so interesting Di, so thank you very much for that.

And, in the hope that I'm not twisting the ABC rules and regulations, here's a link to the photographs that I took while I was in Iran.

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Slithery squelchiness

Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024

I really like the slithery squelchiness of this. Great words for a January walk. 

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A man written about after his

Posted on Fri, 26 Jan 2024

A man written about after his passing is surely a man worthy of respect.

I'm sorry for the loss of your good friend.

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Good stuff Paul. I love the

Posted on Fri, 26 Jan 2024

Good stuff Paul. I love the optimism that comes with the melting of snow. 

Bring on the trillion burning candles,

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Posted in After the Snow

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It's called the wolf moon

Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024

It's called the wolf moon (valcha luna / вълча луна) in Bulgaria too. Mysterious and exciting it may be, but it makes our dogs think they are wolves too. Even though one of them is only a shih tzu they'll howl through the night tonight, and...

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Posted in Silent Mystic

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I have similar experiences of

Posted on Thu, 25 Jan 2024

I have similar experiences of language classes, though as the student rather than as the tutor, and it's small children kept in the corner that require feeding instead of snakes. Whatever happens it's always a million times more enjoyable than...

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I read once that the magpie's

Posted on Sat, 20 Jan 2024

I read once that the magpie's name was an abbreviation of 'maggot pie' but your explanation makes more sense.

Your words of mystery describe the charachteristics of this creature of mystery beautifully. 

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This is wonderful Paul.

Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2021

This is wonderful Paul.

They say that India challenges and excites every sense in the human body and your words reinforce that suggestion perfectly. I love those adventures packed with chaos and not knowing what's going to happen next....

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Posted in The Haunted Fort of Bhangarh

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