Turlough

Primary tabs

I have 209 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 719845 times and 293 of my stories have been cherry picked.
854 of my 3,116 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 906 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.

http://thissortofthing.dinstudio.co.uk/11/60/this-sort-of-thing/

854 of my comments have received 906 Great Feedback votes

1 Vote

Great words to depict a

Posted on Sun, 06 Feb 2022

Great words to depict a forest scene on a cold February day.

I really liked

full of stipply falling feathered ice

which is such a good way to describe snowflakes.

Nice one Di!

Read full comment

Posted in February Rainbow

1 Vote

I know that and you know that

Posted on Fri, 04 Feb 2022

I know that and you know that but far too many other people don't know that, or if they do they don't care.

Read full comment

Posted in Her Troubles

1 Vote

I find it takes less time to

Posted on Fri, 04 Feb 2022

I find it takes less time to write a poem about putting a duvet in its case than it actually does to put the duvet in its case. There should be machines to do this for us. I'm surprised there aren't poor children in south east Asian sweatshops...

Read full comment

Posted in Duvet!

1 Vote

Hello Jenny.

Posted on Wed, 02 Feb 2022

Hello Jenny.

I love visiting other countries and meeting their people. Speaking a different language just makes the conversations more of a challenge. Trying to make myself understood always generates a bit of laughter. I can appreciate,...

Read full comment

Posted in Elisabeth and the Bonbon Girls

1 Vote

I like the way you've

Posted on Thu, 03 Feb 2022

I like the way you've structured your poem Rhiannon. And I like a poem that asks questions and / or makes me think, as this does.

I suspect I may be a little of all of those things.

Read full comment

Posted in Character Masks

1 Vote

Poor Laird!

Posted on Mon, 31 Jan 2022

Poor Laird!

I remember having job interviews. They were always awful, even when I was successful. Your story brought back a lot of memories of feeling terrified, embarrassed, drained, unemployable and grudge bearing ... but in a loving way...

Read full comment

Posted in The Candidate

1 Vote

I love a bit of mythology and

Posted on Sun, 30 Jan 2022

I love a bit of mythology and you have used your words to tell this story so well. I could see Narcissus' reflection in the pool as I read.

I'll add a little background information too if I may ...

The Devil's Throat Cave in the...

Read full comment

Posted in Poet's Narcissus

1 Vote

Ah, the magic of the pebble.

Posted on Sun, 30 Jan 2022

Ah, the magic of the pebble. I have one from a river in Ireland where I used to play when I was a kid. I used to carry it with me everywhere in my pocket but I stopped when I moved to Bulgaria to live. Probably because I feel at home again....

Read full comment

Posted in The Locksmith (Part 2)

1 Vote