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I have 260 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1118327 times and 376 of my stories have been cherry picked.
1127 of my 3,750 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 1239 votes

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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.

1127 of my comments have received 1239 Great Feedback votes

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Curry tales

Posted on Wed, 05 Jun 2024

Ah, thanks Jenny.

Strange that both you and Insert have said that Joan reminds you of your ex-mothers in law. Maybe they were all the same person.

My dad used to love curry but no other adults in the family did and it was assumed...

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Posted in The Spice of Life

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Books like that

Posted on Tue, 21 May 2024

With books like that around, the world has no place for all the artificial intelligence nonsense that's going on.

But will we get to read what appears on its blank pages?

A great idea and a great read.

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Posted in "Book of All Answers"

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Special time of day

Posted on Mon, 27 May 2024

Great words to suit this special time of day. Calming moments.

I really liked your  

A smile to melt the cold stare

of all the hardest days

as that's exactly how the dusk has made me feel down the...

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Posted in Dusk

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Brave stories

Posted on Thu, 30 May 2024

But you've probably other experiences to tell Marley about Di. We all live our lives differently. 

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Posted in Bill or Bob?

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Poor Bob the Grandad

Posted on Thu, 30 May 2024

Apparently Irish people claim that Bob Marley has Irish blood through his father's line but Irish people always claim stuff like that about people, especially if they are a bit poetic or good story tellers. I've read somewhere that Bob's father...

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Posted in Bill or Bob?

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Nine Monkeys

Posted on Tue, 28 May 2024

Nine monkey puzzle trees must be quite a sight to see, as must be the views from the ridge that your words describe so well. 

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Posted in On top of the world again!

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Scary!

Posted on Fri, 24 May 2024

I think it was that great philosopher, Sting, who once wrote / sang, There's no such thing as a winnable war.

This is a great read Paul. Your very descriptive words create a situation as worrying and scary as the sitution in real...

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Posted in The 16:03 to Purgatory (Part Two of Two)

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A walk throught the woods

Posted on Wed, 22 May 2024

A walk throught the woods brought to life beautifully by your words Jenny.

A lovely, enjoyable read.

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Posted in State Of Bliss

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Artichokes

Posted on Wed, 15 May 2024

Your wish is my command, so I've booked a shipping container for you. 

laugh

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Posted in This Sort of Thing - April 2024 - The Sporophyte Stage

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Memories

Posted on Wed, 15 May 2024

Hello Jenny.

The first couple of lines of your poem brought to my mind Cher's song 'If I Could Turn Back Time' and the video that accompanied it, so I imagined you dancing around in your cozzie with two thousand American sailors on the...

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Posted in Waterfall

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