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7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 618764 times
and 264 of my stories have been cherry picked.
799 of my 2,903 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 845 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.
My stories
Eleven Thousand Silent Playmates
When an old song revives a memory that uncovers an astonishing secret. You might call this a sequel, or even a prequel, to Making Do with Dusty Springfield.
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Making Do with Dusty Springfield
Remembering Patricia, a young Middlesbrough girl with great dreams. I hope her best ones came true.
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All the Chai in China
The last half of the last twelfth of 2024, described at a rate of one hundred words per day.
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Mad Dogs and Donkeys
The first half of the last twelfth of 2024, described at a rate of one hundred words per day.
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The Day of the Drone - Luton to the Rescue
Christmas Chaos Part Two - The tale of a complicated and frustrating journey across Europe from east to west to enjoy the festive period with my family. Roy Wood and all the members of his band, Wizzard, said it’s a good job it’s not Christmas every day.
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Love
Posted on Fri, 11 Jul 2025
True, honest, proper love lasts forever.
This is a wonderful description of your emotions Caldwell. I got a real feel for what you were going through.
Read full commentPosted in An Afternoon in Lausanne
Dreaminess
Posted on Thu, 10 Jul 2025
Can you die inside a dream?
That's something I've always wondered too. I've sometimes dreamt that I was facing death in a dream and knew that if I didn't escape the danger I might not wake up, but I always have done... so far. But...
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Well done and well said!
Posted on Mon, 07 Jul 2025
I'm very pleased that this was the pick of the day. Congratulations on your golden cherries and well done for speaking your mind.
Read full commentPosted in Fifty Shades of Death
Paint pot
Posted on Wed, 09 Jul 2025
The pot of paint was to signify how angry he was with his wife and Michael the painter and decorator who was doing up his house... and his wife by all accounts.
Read full commentPosted in Maybe.
Mike vs Phil
Posted on Wed, 09 Jul 2025
Living less than a kilometre from us here in Bulgaria there's an eccentric reclusive Englishman called Michael Burberry who once had an affair with Phil Collins' wife and caused the break up of his marriage.
Here's a link to a Daily Mail...
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Flora and Fauna
Posted on Wed, 09 Jul 2025
According to Google Lens, the flower is from a plant called Woolly Foxglove, Rusty Foxglove or Grecian Foxglove and its correct botanical name is Digitalis Lanata. We found them growing wild so we're going back this week to see if the seeds are...
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Gnashers
Posted on Tue, 08 Jul 2025
That's exactly what happened Di. How did you know?
Read full commentPosted in Marlene Dietrich’s Gappy Teeth
Tibby
Posted on Sun, 06 Jul 2025
Cats come and go but they're always loved and always remembered.
Your words tell me that Tibby was very much a loved cat and character.
Nice one Jenny.
Read full commentPosted in Tibbs Out On The Tiles
Can’t we somehow coexist?
Posted on Mon, 07 Jul 2025
Excellent words to describe the most inhumane circumstances.
infanticide’s a great success
It is indeed. I don't know how Israel's butchers can get through a minute, let alone life, with that on their conscience. Oh hang on...
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The solution
Posted on Wed, 02 Jul 2025
It shouldn't have gone on at all David. It should have been stopped decades ago before it even started. But now it has started it could be stopped with a cut in the supply of arms to Israel whilst severing all business and aid ties with them....
Read full commentPosted in Up to Their Ears in Tears
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