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I have 140 stories published in
7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 234875 times
and 183 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Terence Mullan
In the movies, the people who are writers only ever drink coffee and write. I could do that. They never have to work in their garden or take their cat to the vet or go shopping in Kaufland.
I admire you for taking a
Posted on Wed, 17 Jan 2024
I admire you for taking a crash course in Japanese (or was that just in the story?). A Chinese friend of mine here in Bulgaria tried to give me a crash course in Mandarin but in the end (well, after thirty minutes) my brain crashed.
Your...
Read full commentPosted in Enoshima (Part One of Two)
I love this bit...
Posted on Mon, 15 Jan 2024
I love this bit...
Heavy cloud in fashionable grey spread from horizon to horizon leaching the colour out of greens of any remaining foliage and reds of brickwork.
It contributes a lot to creating the scene.
And...
Read full commentPosted in New Directions (1)
It was the Farsi word for
Posted on Sun, 14 Jan 2024
It was the Farsi word for farcical that had me beaten.
Read full commentPosted in A Fistful of Rials
A terrible story, a sharp
Posted on Sat, 13 Jan 2024
A terrible story, a sharp reminder and a well written poem.
Nice one Luigi!
Read full commentPosted in One Night, in Berlin
Optimism
Posted on Tue, 09 Jan 2024
There's a lot of hope in your well thought out words Paul.
I hope the hope comes true.
Good on you!
Posted in January Panorama
Having lived in the West Country
Posted on Wed, 03 Jan 2024
Having lived in the West Country for twenty years, none of this surprises me Paul.
A well written and gripping tale.
Read full commentPosted in Abyss
I really like this. I like
Posted on Sat, 06 Jan 2024
I really like this. I like the way you've highlighted how water is used over and over again in nature; many times in the past and many times in the future, as well as here and now.
Read full commentPosted in Autobiography (but not mine!)
Hoover
Posted on Wed, 03 Jan 2024
Thanks to you too Di.
Send your Hoover over here with a nice crisp tenner and we'll have it fixed for you before you can say Dimitar's your uncle.
Read full commentPosted in This Sort of Thing - December 2023 - Side B
There's a lot of thinking
Posted on Tue, 02 Jan 2024
There's a lot of thinking going on here, and wondering. Involuntary thinking, perhaps. I like the way the raindrops dictate the rhythm of your morning.
Read full commentPosted in New year
Very best wishes to you.
Posted on Tue, 02 Jan 2024
Ah, 6th January... Women's Christmas in Ireland. I hope all goes well for you and Siobhán and you both have a great time then and long after.
It's good and brave of you to share your story, problems and personal thoughts with us here....
Read full commentPosted in New year's rant
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