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Shoelaces
The way he told me, he saw it as a kind of existentialist episode. “It’s like the left side of my brain’s taken over from the right side” he said, “… the sensible side.
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Inspiration Point)
Once upon a time, not so long ago, Goldilocks went for a walk in the woods, but no sooner had she got there than she realized she was wearing six inch heels.
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Las Vegas 3
“So what would happen if we didn’t give it back? If we just kept going?
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Las Vegas 2
It’s half past eight in the evening, but it’s still boiling hot. The temperature gauge says it’s 110, so the first thing we do is put the roof down.
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Las Vegas
We’ve finished laughing at the room. We’ve examined the funny fake ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs that they’ve plastered everywhere.
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I note the phrase 'crazy cat
Posted on Sun, 08 Feb 2026
I note the phrase 'crazy cat lady' has stayed long after the cats left - didn't realise it was set in the future until she went to the library. Cats gone, patriarchy still present and correct : )
I really enjoyed this story - thank you!
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This wonderful response to
Posted on Sun, 01 Feb 2026
This wonderful response to our new Inspiration Point is our social media Pick of the Day
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Thank you very much for your
Posted on Sun, 01 Feb 2026
Thank you very much for your summing up of two weeks in Bulgaria Turlough and the new word. Not unalive sadly - I knew that one - but philtrum - never knew it had a name!
I did wonder where you'd vanished to. Hopefully your machine is back...
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I really enjoyed both the
Posted on Mon, 01 Dec 2025
I really enjoyed both the comments and the first half of November, so thank you very much!
I still have hedgehogs in my garden luckily, and feed them every night, even through winter as they often don't completely hibernate. Other reasons...
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All as readable as the first
Posted on Fri, 21 Nov 2025
All as readable as the first part well done
If you're looking for suggestions (if not please ignore) - I can see you're making it clear that neither one has the intention of taking it further than friendship (at first) but quite early on...
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A brilliant pick - thank you
Posted on Fri, 29 Oct 2010
A brilliant pick - thank you so much for choosing it Di. I'd never read it before - what an amazingly talented person she was (as well as all-round lovely)
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what a wonderful poem, so
Posted on Sat, 12 Jul 2025
what a wonderful poem, so moving - thank you! I particularly like this line:
I ironed his grief with hands still small,
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I had a friend whose new
Posted on Wed, 11 Jun 2025
I had a friend whose new boyfriend offered to upgrade her car. He did something to the engine that made it go really fast, and she was so impressed! Then the police turned up and said he'd been using it as a getaway vehicle in several armed...
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Oh this is fabulous Jane - I
Posted on Fri, 06 Jun 2025
Oh this is fabulous Jane - I'm very glad you posted it. Swearing entirely appropriate given the characters - well done - now I can read part two again
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A real cri de coeur -
Posted on Thu, 05 Jun 2025
A real cri de coeur - straight from the heart. Did you know someone's given it a name now? 'The overwhelm'. Turlough's right, and we mustn't look away, but perhaps we should try to look a little bit at a time - small steps. This little patch of...
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