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I have 179 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
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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.

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Boško’s Clouds

You never know what might happen when you delve into an old plastic ice cream tub.
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The Tale of the Housemaid’s Knee

My contribution to world events during the second half of October 2024, again described at the rate of one hundred words per day.
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Seven Roofers Roofing

My contribution to world events during the first half of October 2024, described at the rate of one hundred words per day.
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Ex Crete

More whimsy, this time from the second half of September 2024, at the rate of 100 words per day.
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764 of my comments have received 810 Great Feedback votes

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The women!

Posted on Fri, 23 May 2025

Where I live now, the dark days of Communism pushed women out to work and the feeling of importance and value to the community has stayed with them long after the fall of the regime. Many businesses here are run by women and in many walks of life...

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Posted in A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Four

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Pint

Posted on Thu, 22 May 2025

Now if I'd been arriving so far ahead of schedule I'd have sent a text message to let the people know, or just gone for a pint to while away the time until I was expected.

How times change.

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Posted in A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Three

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Llandoger Trow

Posted on Thu, 22 May 2025

When I worked in an office near Bristol Bridge I would often go to the Llandoger Trow. It was a brilliant old pub with some great literary connections. Apparently it inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write about the Admiral Benbow Inn in ...

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Posted in A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Two

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The poor and needy

Posted on Thu, 22 May 2025

I vaguely remember you mentioning hanging round the docks in some of your previous writing. Maybe a specialist subject!? But seriously, well done to you for bringing that sordid side of nineteenth century England to life in your story.

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Posted in A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part Two

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Sea life

Posted on Tue, 20 May 2025

his motto being; what happens at sea, stays at sea.

And a fine motto that is. As a former seafarer myself, perhaps I should adopt the same.

 

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Posted in A Victorian Lady's Memoirs Part One

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A good start

Posted on Mon, 19 May 2025

Oooh Jenny, you've written loads of instalments and I'm only starting to read them now. Apologies for that. However, if they're all as well written as this one it'll take me no time at all to catch up.

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Posted in A Victorian Lady's Memoirs

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Tropical

Posted on Wed, 21 May 2025

Great writing with a typically tropical taste... and smells. In fact you took me through the whole range of senses, imagining the scene and wishing I was there.

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Posted in African Memories

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Treasure

Posted on Fri, 16 May 2025

Well worn old things are always more attractive and interesting to look at than the pristine new stuff, in my opinion. We have three very old trunks that use to store linen. From the outside their appearance suggests treasure but inside there's...

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Posted in Without Wheels

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Pink

Posted on Fri, 16 May 2025

When my partner and I buy plants from a garden centre near to where we live, we ask what colour the flowers will be. The lady proprietor always replies 'mixed' which means that she has no idea. Generally they turn out to be pink.

The next...

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Posted in Unsung Hero

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Weather or not

Posted on Thu, 15 May 2025

I used to treasure the words of my dear old Nan from Sunderland but I could never agree with her 'Cast ne'er a clout 'til May is out' proverb.

My determination to wear shorts and sandals from April to October means that sometimes a...

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Posted in Facing Adversary A Medieval Winter

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