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Paul Bell
My name is Paul Bell and being recently retired I have taken up creative writing in order to keep the little grey cells functioning as long as possible.
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Six Thirty-Two
Cedric Dread had a pain in his head So he went into town for a walk He mooched around for an hour or so Looking for relief from the grief he was...
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Violet’s Big Red Bus
Violet was a lovely girl Who drove a London bus From Hampton Wick to Waterloo She stopped and started from hop to hop And never departed until she...
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Born With A Hat On
Apparently, I was a one-in-eighty-thousand birth, what the French term a né coiffé, meaning born with a hat on. According to my mum, and she should...
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Feathering The Nest
There are sofas and there are sofas, and this one is just how a sofa should be. Constructed from seasoned hard wood, jointed and screwed and made as...
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Raining On His Parade
Dan emerged from the endless corridors of comestibles into the crowded checkout area and manoeuvred his trolley onto the tail end of the shortest...
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Wow! Jane, this was quite
Posted on Thu, 03 Apr 2025
Wow! Jane, this was quite something. The first verse was outstanding, especially 'dressed as he was in the worn fibres of his brittle sleeps.' Very powerful.
Read full commentPosted in The Young Man
Hi Turlough
Posted on Wed, 02 Apr 2025
Hi Turlough
Many thanks. Like all systems, mass transit relies on the people running it and thankfully there are many Violets, but too many Ricks. Loved your diary musings by the way, I often fancied living in Switzerland where I spent...
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It's very easy to fall into
Posted on Sun, 23 Mar 2025
It's very easy to fall into the cliche trap when writing on a subject like this Jenny, but you've captured the essence very skilfully. A refreshing read, well written.
Read full commentPosted in Rain
Lovely writing about the
Posted on Thu, 20 Mar 2025
Lovely writing about the insecurities of living alone. An engrossing read.
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It would be remiss to dismiss
Posted on Wed, 12 Mar 2025
It would be remiss to dismiss the slightest hint of hubris.
Read full commentPosted in Bliss
Great rant Airey and I found
Posted on Sun, 02 Mar 2025
Great rant Airey and I found myself agreeing with your thoughts as I read, apart from the bra bit that is, not ventured into that territory... yet. What baffles me with Agent Orange is that the Dems seem to be sitting on their thumbs while he...
Read full commentPosted in Retroactive
An accomplished piece
Posted on Thu, 27 Feb 2025
An accomplished piece Turlough, exotic and mesmeric. Reminded me of Masefield's poem Cargoes: Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ofir etc. where he used exotic words and tempos to mimic a sea journey.
Read full commentPosted in The Lighthouse Keeper of Ras Gombo
A great read Turlough, really
Posted on Fri, 21 Feb 2025
A great read Turlough, really enjoyed it. I know your area well and even one of the teachers at Foxwood, a guy called Malcolm Fisher. Like me, you write with an unmistakeable Yorkshire infusion and it's usually good for a laugh.
Read full commentPosted in The Sogginess of the Long-Distance Runner
I can empathise with such
Posted on Thu, 20 Feb 2025
I can empathise with such behaviour, as I had a geography teacher who was similarly viscious. We lived in constant fear of being held over a desk and caned in front of the class and as a result blanked out any learning of the subject. Such...
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Like you, I was surprised how
Posted on Mon, 17 Feb 2025
Like you, I was surprised how writing about our school days dredged up so many memories long forgotten and many surprising emotions long since buried. A cathartic exercise for us all. I greatly enjoyed your piece and found this IP quite...
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