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My stories have been read 942073 times and 339 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.

983 of my comments have received 1065 Great Feedback votes

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Britain's astronomically

Posted on Sat, 12 Aug 2023

Britain's astronomically expensive in comparison to much of Europe. Scandinavian countries are probably the exception. I always dread having to go back to England because of the cost. If it wasn't for my kids and grandkids over there I never...

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Posted in The Dentist.

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In Bulgaria our state health

Posted on Sat, 12 Aug 2023

In Bulgaria our state health service makes no provision for dentistry but from my experience our private dentists are extremely good and very cheap.

And waiting lists just don't exist for any aspect of our health care.

So if ever...

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Posted in The Dentist.

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I like the way that the fence

Posted on Sat, 12 Aug 2023

I like the way that the fence plank features as much in your poem as the bird and the meal do. Setting the scene helps the tale to unfold in the imagination.

I hope by now it's been rewarded with the stain.

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Posted in More Than a Snack

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This is great reading. So

Posted on Thu, 03 Aug 2023

This is great reading. So many emotional angles in it. More crises than a family can be expected to cope with but you've melded them so well.

I'm sorry, I didn't read this when you first put it up on the site. There's too much good stuff...

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Posted in Delirium

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It was absloutely awful. It's

Posted on Fri, 11 Aug 2023

It was absloutely awful. It's still at the front of my mind. But if I'd have reacted in any way I'm sure I'd have found my face pressed to the road too.

I was taking my partner to the bus station so she could go to the Black Sea with her...

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Posted in Trip of a Lifetime

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A man called Mustafa comes up

Posted on Thu, 10 Aug 2023

A man called Mustafa comes up our lane every May and August to poison the weeds on the side of the road. In our hot wet weather the vegetation grows at a phenomenol rate so I can understand that something needs to be done so that the road remains...

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Posted in begone

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Perfect words to describe the

Posted on Thu, 10 Aug 2023

Perfect words to describe the beauty and serenity of this incredible place and to highlight the way it has been destroyed in the name of progress, as has happened to so many places in today's awful world.

I'm sorry it has happened but I...

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Posted in Cherished Evenings

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Oh Di mate, this is

Posted on Thu, 10 Aug 2023

Oh Di mate, this is heartbreaking. 

The fact that these monsters are sitting around waiting for a reaction makes matters even worse.

Your words are perfect for describing what was there and what has happened but these stand out......

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Posted in begone

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Yeah! Let's all hope for

Posted on Wed, 09 Aug 2023

Yeah! Let's all hope for nasty things for them. 

I'm sharpening up the pointy sticks for my voodoo dolls as I type.

 

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Posted in Scorn Not His Djezve

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Thank you for your comment

Posted on Wed, 09 Aug 2023

Thank you for your comment IPFN. I found it very interesting, particularly the bit about Di's neighbours' car tyres. I think I'm a little bit afraid of you now. I want my mummy! Perhaps drinking too many double espressos has sent you a bit manic...

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