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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.
My stories
Street Dreams
Middlesbrough, the town of my recurring dreams.
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Dolly Blue Monday
She'd never had it so good.
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At Home with the Rhizomes
Back to life. Back to reality. Back to writing exactly one hundred words per day.
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Saturday Night's Alright for Peaches
As I swilled back a final deoch an dorais in the cosy and serenely atmospheric old bar, my mind was puzzled by how much a city could have changed in under half a century. Or perhaps it was me and my mind that had changed.
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Turlough Ó Carolan's Farewell to Turlough Ó Maoláin
The Donegal and Derry Diary. The ninth and final part, though I’m hoping to be back there in 2027.
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If only the kings and queens
Posted on Fri, 15 Apr 2022
If only the kings and queens and the richest men in the world would go away and leave the rest of us alone there wouldn't be so many crying mums. Unfortunately the kings and queens have big families and there are men with big fat piggy banks...
Read full commentPosted in two men
I get this!
Posted on Tue, 18 Jan 2022
I get this!
For decades, possibly even a century or so, places like little shops and pubs hardly changed. I know that some change is necessary but it seems like in the last twenty years everything has changed and it can never change back....
Read full commentPosted in Things I Did On My Day Off
I really enjoyed the way your
Posted on Wed, 29 Dec 2021
I really enjoyed the way your words recreated in my mind the cold stillness of the cemetery. Even though you describe a place for the dead surrounded by lifeless objects, you seemed to bring it to life.
I particularly liked your line ......
Read full commentPosted in In Memoriam
'We shouldn't be so harsh on
Posted on Fri, 24 Dec 2021
'We shouldn't be so harsh on Boris Johnson. He's done such a lot to revive the Dickensian way of celebrating Christmas,' said Bob Cratchit's son, Tiny Tim.
An excellent piece of writing Paul. Amusing from start to finish.
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Aye, imagine being at Michael
Posted on Sun, 12 Dec 2021
Aye, imagine being at Michael Bublé's house at Christmas. You'd need a lot of Advocaat to survive that.
Read full commentPosted in Saints and Sinners - A Christmas Fable (Part One of Two)
I read news like this almost
Posted on Tue, 07 Dec 2021
I read news like this almost every day. It's sickening that an uncaring world can push people to the point where they have to risk their lives in this way. How bad must the life be that they are trying to escape from for them to accept that...
Read full commentPosted in The Journey. Part Two.
For years I worked with
Posted on Wed, 27 Oct 2021
For years I worked with elderly people and seeing them caught by dementia used to break my heart. Your words describing your Mum's situation have brought back so many memories of complete strangers who I came to love before slowly but ultimately...
Read full commentPosted in Blessings Dear Late Mum And Dad
I love reading diaries.
Posted on Sat, 23 Oct 2021
A long, long time ago I worked on ships. Working and living with people in such close proximity for six to eight months at a time whilst thousands of miles from home made me feel I got a deep understanding of, and closeness to, colleagues that I...
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A nice bit of secrecy.
Posted on Tue, 12 Oct 2021
I really enjoyed your poem Rhiannon. It hadn't crossed my mind that adults speaking in code in front of their kids was a form of keeping things secret. I remember it being a struggle with my kids, and then an even bigger struggle when they...
Read full commentPosted in Little ears are listening!
Positivity
Posted on Tue, 05 May 2026
But there are still good things and good people around us. We must cling on to them and make the most of what we have. That's my daily mantra which sort of helps, at least until I turn on my computer.
Read full commentPosted in The World That Was
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