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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.
622 of my 2,229 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 649 votes

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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.

 

 

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When One Is One

When One Is One As our wee woman reaches one I wonder where the time has gone Those first twelve months so quickly passed As a list of skills you...
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502 Kilometres

502 Kilometres Just up the road from my wife and me A fire’s burning constantly Folks just like us are in the street No food to eat Nowhere to sleep...
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Her Troubles

Her Troubles Tuesday’s fish supper grease still lingers On grubby stubby stiff little fingers Cracked by cold and each one bleeds From overuse of...
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Elisabeth and the Bonbon Girls

Elisabeth and the Bonbon Girls Alone, I walked along the dusty path that led away from the termite-ravaged back gate of the small French colonial-...
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Maglic Moments

A piece of writing I did a good while back for the travel company, Exodus Travels. Neither the trip nor I were very glossy but they were very happy to include it in their glossy promotional literature. The Green Visions Travel Agency in Sarajevo used it too. And no, there isn’t a typo in the title.
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622 of my comments have received 649 Great Feedback votes

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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...

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Posted in Enoshima (Part One of Two)

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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...

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Posted in New Directions (1)

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It was the Farsi word for

Posted on Sun, 14 Jan 2024

It was the Farsi word for farcical that had me beaten. 

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Posted in A Fistful of Rials

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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!

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Posted in One Night, in Berlin

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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!

 

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Posted in January Panorama

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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.

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Posted in Abyss

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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.

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Posted in Autobiography (but not mine!)

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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. 

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Posted in This Sort of Thing - December 2023 - Side B

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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.

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Posted in New year

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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....

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Posted in New year's rant

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