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Hitting The Bottle
He killed his family when he stepped on the throttle. It was because he couldn't stop hitting the bottle. Because of his drinking problem, his family...
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The Quay Staircase
I believe this poem's copyright was stolen from me. It was first published in 2003 by Poetry Now. The Quay Staircase Marked by an ancient symbol,...
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Vincent
I saw you in a flower, The brightest, sunniest one there is. I saw you in a landscape, So green, so yellow, so ever blue, With red-rooved houses and...
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Abandon City (Abandon Country!) by A.N.Muggins
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Abandon ship! Afghanistan is no more, Old Afghanistan (of the last 20 years, or the 1970’s) has just given up its own ghost and is waiting to die!...
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Mostly Stalinist Conditions
Self-explanatory Image made from pd/free to use components by me.
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Sandwich Deal
The ‘meal deal’ was ugly a depressed-looking cheese and pickle sandwich, fizzy drink with a side of crinkle-cut sodden chips. A guy with a vivid...
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Gentlemen and Players
Over a very busy weekend, I managed to attend an exhibition match which was held as a tribute to a former comrade-in-arms, a fellow rugby player, who died recently. Servicemen are sentimental, and so are rugby players. Anyway, I wrote this for me, and for anyone who was there, in body or spirit. Picture is ©Garlands 2021
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Covid’s Conscientious Objectors
The purpose of this article is not to trivialize the virus, or even champion the whims of conspiracy theorists. It is to give a rational voice to...
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What Does Taliban Mean Dad? (Another Probably Not Very Funny Joke! In The Circumstances!) by Alfred Muggins
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“What does Taliban mean Dad?” “I think it means Telly ban!” replied the Father jokingly. “They won’t let their kids watch TV!” “Oh Dad that’s...
Mamma Mia
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