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Eight Out of Ten Bulgarians
Described at the rate of exactly one hundred words per day (which isn’t many but at least I try), this is the crazy sort of stuff I found myself doing during the latter half of November.
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A Tale of Two Balkan Cities
Described at the rate of exactly one hundred words per day, this is what Turlough Ó Maoláins do for entertainment during the first half of the November month.
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The Meeting of the Waters
A few words about my love affair with one of Europe's great rivers and her little sister.
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Kathleen’s Secret
Based on an oft-told story of my father’s. Kathleen and the hat definitely existed until the early 1960s but I’d be a fool to promise that the rest of his tale is true.
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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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A-ha were (maybe still are) a
Posted on Sat, 15 Jul 2023
A-ha were (maybe still are) a brilliant band. I've a couple of their CDs myself. Not so fond of Geldof though.
Your words remind me of a time when I was looking through second hand CDs at a market stall near where I lived. As I browsed I...
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Great stuff Paul! This is a
Posted on Mon, 18 Apr 2022
Great stuff Paul! This is a really entertaining read though I had to keep reminding myself that it is a work of fiction.
It leaves me wondering if in the future you might be writing a piece on Boris Johnson's appearance on the television...
Read full commentPosted in Pointless Boris (Part One of Two)
If only the kings and queens
Posted on Fri, 15 Apr 2022
If only the kings and queens and the richest men in the world would go away and leave the rest of us alone there wouldn't be so many crying mums. Unfortunately the kings and queens have big families and there are men with big fat piggy banks...
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I get this!
Posted on Tue, 18 Jan 2022
I get this!
For decades, possibly even a century or so, places like little shops and pubs hardly changed. I know that some change is necessary but it seems like in the last twenty years everything has changed and it can never change back....
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I really enjoyed the way your
Posted on Wed, 29 Dec 2021
I really enjoyed the way your words recreated in my mind the cold stillness of the cemetery. Even though you describe a place for the dead surrounded by lifeless objects, you seemed to bring it to life.
I particularly liked your line ......
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'We shouldn't be so harsh on
Posted on Fri, 24 Dec 2021
'We shouldn't be so harsh on Boris Johnson. He's done such a lot to revive the Dickensian way of celebrating Christmas,' said Bob Cratchit's son, Tiny Tim.
An excellent piece of writing Paul. Amusing from start to finish.
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Aye, imagine being at Michael
Posted on Sun, 12 Dec 2021
Aye, imagine being at Michael Bublé's house at Christmas. You'd need a lot of Advocaat to survive that.
Read full commentPosted in Saints and Sinners - A Christmas Fable (Part One of Two)
I read news like this almost
Posted on Tue, 07 Dec 2021
I read news like this almost every day. It's sickening that an uncaring world can push people to the point where they have to risk their lives in this way. How bad must the life be that they are trying to escape from for them to accept that...
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For years I worked with
Posted on Wed, 27 Oct 2021
For years I worked with elderly people and seeing them caught by dementia used to break my heart. Your words describing your Mum's situation have brought back so many memories of complete strangers who I came to love before slowly but ultimately...
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I love reading diaries.
Posted on Sat, 23 Oct 2021
A long, long time ago I worked on ships. Working and living with people in such close proximity for six to eight months at a time whilst thousands of miles from home made me feel I got a deep understanding of, and closeness to, colleagues that I...
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