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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.

 

 

621 of my comments have received 648 Great Feedback votes

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It saddens me deeply to think

Posted on Tue, 07 Dec 2021

It saddens me deeply to think that people's lives that have been filled with terror should end in this way. 

I enjoyed (if enjoyed is the right word) your account of what might happen in such circumstances. It's a difficult subject to...

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Posted in The Journey. Part One.

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A long time ago I worked on

Posted on Tue, 07 Dec 2021

A long time ago I worked on ships and was often rebuked for my lack of respect for nautical terms. I found it quite ridiculous that these ships each had a poop deck and I made childish remarks about what might go on there until one day, in a...

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Posted in Long John Santa and the Christmasola

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Trees are the lungs of our

Posted on Tue, 07 Dec 2021

Trees are the lungs of our planet and consequently very precious to us.

I really like the respect you show for them in your poem. It's what they deserve.

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Posted in Trees

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I don't think the problem

Posted on Mon, 06 Dec 2021

I don't think the problem will ever be fixed Jenny. Environmental organisations and the European Union are putting pressure on the Bulgarian government to ban wood burning stoves completely but they are doing nothing to help ordinary people find...

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Posted in Copse and Robbers

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Indeed! The bog people are a

Posted on Mon, 06 Dec 2021

Indeed! The bog people are a good comparison.

Impoverished Bulgarians, for me, are a bit like the grannies of  the Inuit people, pushed out to die on the ice so that they are no longer a burden to the younger, healthier family members who...

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Posted in Copse and Robbers

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Once again very good.

Posted on Mon, 06 Dec 2021

Once again very good.

But how long can you keep it up?

I suspect 17 might be a struggle but I have every confidence in you Rhiannon.

Good on you!

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Posted in 6

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Hello Di.

Posted on Sat, 04 Dec 2021

Hello Di.

D is for 'definitely very good'.

Your line ...

blind symbol of peace

made me think ...

Has anyone ever asked a dove if it is happy to be a symbol of peace?

Keep up the good work. I'm...

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Posted in D is for Dove (Decoration and Real)

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I enjoyed reading your poem.

Posted on Sun, 05 Dec 2021

I enjoyed reading your poem. It has twists and turns.

I liked your line ...

I’m a bronchial owl, he said

It reminded me of a heavy smoking elderly lady client I used to have. She had a parrot that coughed. I asked...

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Posted in Moving

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Well done you for keeping up

Posted on Mon, 06 Dec 2021

Well done you for keeping up the good work. This is becoming a daily occurrence that I look forward to.

You're doing a much better job than I would have done. I would have included the five lucky goals that Manchester United scored against...

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You should persevere with the

Posted on Sat, 04 Dec 2021

You should persevere with the photography Jenny. Don't panic and don't compare your work to that of other people. The more you practice the better, and the more confident you will become. I'm sure you'll come to find it enjoyable and relaxing. It...

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Posted in Nature's Hideaway

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