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I have 248 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 1058975 times and 354 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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Terence Mullan

 

I shaved my head again today. I shave it every couple of months to disguise the fact that I’m going bald.

1043 of my comments have received 1134 Great Feedback votes

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Lenin's ghost

Posted on Thu, 30 Nov 2023

He's everywhere... I'll ask him.

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Posted in Reasons to Be Bulgarian… Naz-dra-vee!

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Fur and snuffle

Posted on Tue, 28 Nov 2023

Aha, you've got it almost spot on, except it's a house full of fur and snuffle rather than a lap full.

Many thanks to you for taking the time to read and comment. 

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Posted in The Targovishte Quandary - Part 3 of 3

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There was a Sydney Pollack

Posted on Wed, 29 Nov 2023

There was a Sydney Pollack film about this sort of event. It was called They Shoot Horses, Don't They? I'll have to try to watch it again and think of you.

I searched on Google for START Charity and was taken to a website that...

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Posted in Crazy! Crazy Days and Nights

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Reading your evocative words

Posted on Wed, 29 Nov 2023

Reading your evocative words has made me shiver.

I pity those avian visitors, but I suppose they know what they're doing.

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Posted in Black and White Survival.

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I imagine you sitting alone

Posted on Tue, 28 Nov 2023

I imagine you sitting alone on a rock on a deserted seashore as you write this. There's nothing there except the nature that your words describe so beautifully.

I particularly liked lavender sheets which brought to mind those grey...

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Posted in at dusk today

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Your words sum up the

Posted on Sun, 26 Nov 2023

Your words sum up the grimness of this time of year. especially the monochrome landscape line. 

A nicely written poem that I enjoyed in a grim sort of way.

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Posted in A Murder of Crows (Transcendence)

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Oh to be a cat. They always

Posted on Sat, 25 Nov 2023

Oh to be a cat. They always have a multitude of favourite places in which to languish in sleepy comfort and regularly in places where they're not supposed to be.

We can't make plans for cats. Your poem captures this well.

 

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Posted in A place for a snooze

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But Israel's neighbours plus

Posted on Tue, 21 Nov 2023

But Israel's neighbours plus the USA plus the European Union plus Britain have too much money tied up in Israel to go upsetting them. None of them are worried about investments they have made in Palestine because their aren't any, or if there are...

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Posted in Hamas’ Own Masada! By rogue reporter Alfred N.Muggins

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National leaders and

Posted on Tue, 21 Nov 2023

National leaders and governments throughout the world and throughout history can all be graded by their different levels of madness and greed for money and territory. Thoughts of human suffering come second place when rich men strive to become...

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Posted in Hamas’ Own Masada! By rogue reporter Alfred N.Muggins

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A good read Mono.

Posted on Mon, 20 Nov 2023

A good read Mono.

I've got the Dubliners' song The Zoological Gardens stuck in my head now.

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Posted in May 4th (chapter 5 part 2)

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