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I have 242 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1023986 times and 345 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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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.

1011 of my comments have received 1096 Great Feedback votes

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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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Posted in My Verbal Diary Here

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You express so many emotions

Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023

You express so many emotions in this Mono... sadness, bitterness, resent, humour... and I like your rhyming. Good on you for sharing your feelings in this way.

I was in Kerry myself a few weeks ago, near Glenbeigh. Under the right...

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Posted in Motherly love

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An apocalypse will come. They

Posted on Sun, 12 Nov 2023

An apocalypse will come. They've been before. The planet survived, by the skin of its teeth, and regenerated. It would probably be much better off without its current dominant species.

In the meantime we all need to be regarded as...

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Posted in children of the coming apocalypse

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Harry Potter AND cheeky

Posted on Sat, 11 Nov 2023

Harry Potter AND cheeky bedroom shenanigans in the same story! The nuns'll be after you.

Entertaining stuff. You've got me wondering what'll happen next. I'm just back from a holiday so I'm playing catch up.

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Posted in May 4th (chapter 3 part 1)

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