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26 Apr 2025
Dean Patterson
Thursday
1 Sep 2022
Dean Patterson
I was wearing my bullock-proof vest
Thank god I was wearing my bullock-proof vest!’
Thursday
14 Jul 2022
Dean Patterson
Friction
Thursday
27 Jan 2022
Dean Patterson
I’m stuffed
‘No thanks, I’m stuffed.’
Thursday
12 Aug 2021
Dean Patterson
Dear diary
‘Dear dairy…’