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Month: September 2006

The Real Puddle of Piss
15/09/2006
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I’ve often referred jokingly to my story ‘Conversation with a mechanical horse’ as ‘The adventures of Barno and the puddle of piss’. After last week and weekend, I shall cease to do so. Truth is obviously much grosser than fiction (though Barno himself does not feature in this tale…)

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Beaten Into Submission
03/09/2006
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Finally, some action! On its TCP/IPed way across the globe to Stuart Barrow is my 100-word query describing the recipe and story from my previous post, targeted for ‘Gastronomicon II‘. Of course, ‘Death By Wine’ has now changed into ‘Oenocide’…  

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