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8 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 866829 times
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140 of my 3,514 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 151 votes
Richard McDonough
A dinosaur defying extiction.
My stories
The First Corduroys of Fall
I take a deep breath of excitement as an Autumn chill shivers my spine whilst I suck it in and zip up my wrinkly old brown corduroy trousers; my ever...
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Onward I Mutter - A Ramble
I have a new mantra. It popped into my head as I made my way to a downtown train. I hadn’t been in a subway since before the pandemic hit and was...
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Something Stupid
I've been going through some older stuff and came across one I never used. Thought I'd put it out there. *** Something Stupid Betty flipped the...
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Some Assembly Required
Going to bed dismantled has its risks. I’m no longer the man I was in 1983. And the man I was in 1983 never saw it coming. Though he should have...
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Sorry Ends and Bagel Crumbs
“You okay, Renaldo? You’re looking gloomy?” “Frederick, ol’ chum, I feel like the sorry ends on a loaf of bread; unwanted, but tolerated. I should’ve...
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There are so many questions.
Posted on Fri, 05 May 2023
There are so many questions. this was certainly worth a second and third reading. It was wonderful.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in A Flower is Not a Flower
'Tokyo tale told in
Posted on Wed, 10 May 2023
'Tokyo tale told in tranquillity' had such a calming effect by the time I reached that wondrful last line. Just wonderful, Paul.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in Geisha
Hi, Di. Ha. I feel your pain.
Posted on Wed, 22 Mar 2023
Hi, Di. Ha. I feel your pain. And I've always wondered why no litter tray for the dog. Okay, it would probaly need to be as big as a bathtub. Especially with a dog's kickback after dropping a good one. Hmm. Bathtub. It's a thought. Ha. x
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It is a wonderful poece, Mark
Posted on Sun, 12 Mar 2023
It is a wonderful poece, Mark. This conjured up memories of a brother in a similar situation that haunts me to this day. Very good, indeed.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in the ward
Thanks, Jenny. I'm fond of
Posted on Sat, 07 May 2022
Thanks, Jenny. I'm fond of pigeons. Some call 'em dirty boids, but I don't see it. They add something wonderful to a city. In my eyes, anyway. x
Rich
Read full commentPosted in Sorry Ends and Bagel Crumbs
This is is wicked good, as
Posted on Thu, 31 Mar 2022
This is is wicked good, as they say in Vermont. I just say plain awesome.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in The Wanderer or The Exile’s Lament
I feel his pain. When I was
Posted on Wed, 30 Mar 2022
I feel his pain. When I was sixteen my older brother - recently married - gave me his ‘65 Chevy Impala. I sion learned that because of my eyesight I wouldn’t be able ti drive legally on the road. Broke my heart. I still dream of that car, and the...
Read full commentPosted in The Legend of the Pah - 2 (S T Vasectomy Clinic)
Hoping things go well for you
Posted on Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Hoping things go well for you, Jean. Impressed that you were able to write about it so well.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in Janus Look 4
Ha. Made me laugh, Jane. I
Posted on Tue, 29 Mar 2022
Ha. Made me laugh, Jane. I have a few screws in my collection too. Well deserved cherries. Look forward to more.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in The Legend of the Pah - 1 (S T Vasectomy Clinic)
It is so lovely. And that
Posted on Wed, 23 Mar 2022
It is so lovely. And that last line is perfect. Much enjoyed this.
Rich
Read full commentPosted in Lace of our lives...
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