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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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I re-read parts one and two

Posted on Sun, 31 Oct 2021

I re-read parts one and two immediately before reading this, part three, and found the story in its entirety quite gripping.

I particularly enjoyed your descriptions of John’s mangled body, the crow and the eerie place where they met. This...

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Posted in The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 3 of 3)

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Hardworking daughters and

Posted on Thu, 28 Oct 2021

Hardworking daughters and unscrupulous driving instructors. We have experience of this in my family too.

Good luck to Meghan with the new job and any future driving instructors, and good on you for being the caring parent.

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Posted in That's R$CH!!!!

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Your poem really creates an

Posted on Sat, 30 Oct 2021

Your poem really creates an atmosphere of mystery, anxiety and fear.

I was just about to go outside to get some logs for our wood burner but your words

Jumping back in fear; feeling sticky –ooze

of sap cloying at...

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Posted in Forest Terror

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'but October ends, damp'

Posted on Thu, 28 Oct 2021

'but October ends, damp'

If my memory serves me right, all months end damp in Britain but October even more so because the dampness is absorbed by the carpet of dead leaves that stick to your boots and go with you everywhere.

I...

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Posted in Before Rhythm of Hours Change the Beat

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A rare commodity! 

Posted on Sun, 24 Oct 2021

A rare commodity! 

Too many well known men (and women) aren't easy going but those who are fully deserve to have a poem written about them.

I like to think I am easy going but I'm not really well known.

I enjoyed your poem....

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Posted in An Easy Going Well Known Man

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Anybody there?

Posted on Mon, 18 Oct 2021

I hope Alfred Muggins found some shops open for business when he got to the town centre. This terrible blight seems to be killing more than just people. 

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Posted in Muggins and His Wife Mrs Muggins Venture into Town During the Third Pandemic Lockdown of January 2021 (to drop her son off at the Blood Donation centre (and walk the dog!) Part 1 : Return To Town

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I've always struggled with

Posted on Mon, 18 Oct 2021

I've always struggled with autumn. I love spring when nature bursts into life and then the warmth and richness of summer, but autumn just gives me a feeling that everything is over and done with despite its beautiful colours that everyone keeps...

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Posted in Grounding Of Autumn

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A cry for help from someone

Posted on Sun, 17 Oct 2021

A cry for help from someone who has heard another's cry for help. I can feel the desperation in your words. An excellent poem.

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Posted in Make Me

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This is a sad story but a

Posted on Mon, 18 Oct 2021

This is a sad story but a poem is a good way to remember your father. A poem will always be with you. 

I particularly liked the way you constructed the poem with the long lines spreading right across the page but still maintaining a rhyme...

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Posted in Dad's 74th Birthday

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They do have warm sunny days

Posted on Sat, 16 Oct 2021

They do have warm sunny days in Leeds too. I can remember having to unfasten the buttons on my coat at least half a dozen times while I lived there. But I think the opening clip with the winter weather set the scene of the video and the black and...

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Posted in We Are Seacroft!

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