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Terence Mullan
Down the years I have lived in many places and I have done many jobs. Now I live in Bulgaria and the only work I do is tending to my lovely garden when the sun is shining and scribbling away in my big book of writing stuff when it is not.
I may have left it too late in life to become a famous writer or celebrated gardener but I will persevere anyway. These are the things that occupy me in a seemingly effortless and satisfying way.
My stories
The Targovishte Quandary - Part 2 of 3
My dark and disturbing encounter in Eastern Europe continues.
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The Targovishte Quandary - Part 1 of 3
My dark and disturbing encounter in Eastern Europe.
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The Treadmills of My Mind
It’s that ole devil called insomnia again, where I’m entertained by the dark columns of the world’s problem page.
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Patrick Kavanagh and Me
I’ve got to give a bit of credit for the first line of this to the late Mr Patrick Kavanagh of 62 Pembroke Road, Dublin. It’s from his poem Canal Bank Walk , written in 1954.
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My Verbal Diary Here
I couldn’t match the style of Jenny Skinner’s diary entries but I hope this helps to cheer her up a bit while she’s feeling under the weather.
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I'm fully aware that Bruce
Posted on Mon, 05 Feb 2024
I'm fully aware that Bruce Springsteen is a well-meaning, nice fella who wrote good music with clever lyrics which often questioned the establishment, for people of my generation. I take my hat off to the man. But I'm afraid I found it all very...
Read full commentPosted in Jungleland (by Bruce Springsteen) : A (Belated) Review by Alfred Muggins
Facebook needs an 'absolutely
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Facebook needs an 'absolutely horrified' emoji to click on these days Di. And if yer man Zuckerberg says there's no room for it, they could take away the smiley face one which has outserved its usefulness.
Read full commentPosted in It’s the little things
Tea for the Tillerman...
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Tea for the Tillerman...
Seagulls sing your hearts away
Because while the sinners sin, the children play
Cat Stevens talking about life. It's what Iranians seem to do all the time.
Many thanks for reading and...
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Nice words Rhiannon. You
Posted on Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Nice words Rhiannon. You really bring out the colours of a month that many folks might consider a bit dull.
Read full commentPosted in January Skies
It's good to have nice
Posted on Tue, 30 Jan 2024
It's good to have nice memories Dougie, but it's good to make new memories too. There's nothing we can do about what lies ahead of us and we can't change the past. It's best to live for the moment, as your poem suggests.
I hope the old...
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Tea in shops other than tea shops.
Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024
Hello Jenny.
I'm really pleased that you enjoyed reading this. However I get the impression from your words that you haven't been reading. I hope you're not unwell but if you are I hope that you're feeling a lot better very soon.
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Read full commentPosted in The Great Falafel Kerfuffle
Farsi Photos
Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024
It delights me that you find my writing so interesting Di, so thank you very much for that.
And, in the hope that I'm not twisting the ABC rules and regulations, here's a link to the photographs that I took while I was in Iran.
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This is a really enjoyable
Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024
This is a really enjoyable read, even though it left me feeling sorry for Lucy with the terrible black pudding complaint, poor girl.
Read full commentPosted in Filthy Old Machines
Slithery squelchiness
Posted on Sat, 27 Jan 2024
I really like the slithery squelchiness of this. Great words for a January walk.
Read full commentPosted in Above Weobley
A man written about after his
Posted on Fri, 26 Jan 2024
A man written about after his passing is surely a man worthy of respect.
I'm sorry for the loss of your good friend.
Read full commentPosted in Cheers
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