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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.
We were always more of a pie
Posted on Tue, 27 Jun 2023
We were always more of a pie sort of family. The myriad of blackberries that we picked as kids from the railway embankment near my Nan's house could be more quickly consumed in that format, with a tin of Carnation Milk in true 1960s style....
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Thank you.
Posted on Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Thank you.
It's always nice to be in touch with someone who's on the same wavelength.
Good on you.
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All Lives Matter
Posted on Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Hello Maxine.
When I've a minute I'll have a read of your pieces of writing that you've mentioned.
I live in Bulgaria which is a bit of a hub for refugees fleeing in all directions. I had no idea about Balkan history until I came...
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It must have been very
Posted on Thu, 22 Jun 2023
It must have been very difficult for you to write this piece. I really admire your bravery. I don't know if I could have done it but we never know what we can do until a situation arises.
I hope Lena doesn't feature in your future writing...
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Hello Maxine.
Posted on Thu, 22 Jun 2023
Hello Maxine.
This is truly awful news but I feel that the world needs to put the event into perspective.
Hundreds of people remain missing in the aftermath of the capsizing of a ship carrying refugees and migrants off the coast of...
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Had your husband really gone
Posted on Wed, 21 Jun 2023
Had your husband really gone back to find the guidebook that you had dropped or was he just using it as an excuse to hide at the back? Whenever I find myself in a situation that requires facing something fearsome I always say that I'm just...
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Enjoy your trip!
Posted on Tue, 20 Jun 2023
I've been to Gibraltar. I went in July 1983. My sister worked in the communications bit of the WRNS and she was stationed there for about a year and a half so when I was on holiday in Morocco I flew over from Tangiers to visit her. It was an...
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It's terrible that you and I
Posted on Tue, 22 Mar 2022
It's terrible that you and I can see what's happening and what needs to happen but world leaders can't.
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Good words and good thoughts
Posted on Tue, 19 Apr 2022
Good words and good thoughts Rhiannon. I can't for the life of me understand why people in the world don't seem to want to change their approach to hate and war.
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When I worked with elderly
Posted on Mon, 18 Apr 2022
When I worked with elderly people I often used to think I could tell as much about a person's life from their hands as I could from their face. Hands that when touched for a second or two would make an old face light up in an act that might be...
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