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The Lucky Jumper
A child's faith in his lucky jumper was absolute..
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The Results
Following the path of life...
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The Ballad of Reggie's Bonce
I've recently reread a book of Spike Milligan's poetry that I bought in the sixties, so I couldn't resist having a go..
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Marking The Turn
Escape to the country.....any country!
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Years Falling As Rain
Reflection through the pouring rain..
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Many years ago, I sang the
Posted on Tue, 18 Aug 2026
Many years ago, I sang the part of Balthazar in a school production of Amahl and The Night Visitors, by Menotti. In it, the kings are given overnight hospitality just outside Bethlehem, by a poor widow and her crippled son, even though they had...
Read full commentPosted in Sojourn In Palestine (Welcome To Palestine!) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 4
Very competently done a.j.w.
Posted on Tue, 31 Mar 2026
Very competently done w.w.j Your contribution really picks up the pace and makes great progress.
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You're in good company Ewan.
Posted on Tue, 25 Aug 2026
You're in good company Ewan. Emily Dickinson, Manley Hopkins, Kafka, Vivaldi, Vermeer, Stieg Larsson. They were all creative minds largely unrecognised during their lifetimes and unfortunately, the writers amongst them didn't have ABC Tales at...
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Hi Turlough. I enjoyed your
Posted on Fri, 14 Aug 2026
Hi Turlough. I enjoyed your piece written from this very novel perspective. The idea of listening to 1957 from inside the womb is great, but a couple of your items must have been misheard through the amniotic fluid and Middlesborough's air...
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You're using a northern
Posted on Thu, 11 Jun 2026
You're using a northern English dialect SoulFire, most commonly a Yorkshire dialect. Nowt and summat are perfectly acceptable to we Yorkshire folk if you're setting your piece 'up north'. I enjoyed reading it, and your long sentence...
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Wonderful stuff Harry, I was
Posted on Tue, 02 Jun 2026
Wonderful stuff Harry, I was with you every step of the way. I remember similar instances of being ridiculed in front of a class by a sadistic teacher. It was traumatising and it's very evident from your writing that it left you scarred too....
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You dare, and you can add
Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2026
You dare, and you can add obscenely expensive, overcrowded and characterless.
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This writing lark is a lonely
Posted on Tue, 08 Sep 2026
This writing lark is a lonely job and the more companions we meet along the way, the better.
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Some great imagery in this
Posted on Tue, 08 Sep 2026
Some great imagery in this piece Ewan, and I love the absurdity. One suggestion I would make is that the weirdness is its strength, and there are places where your prose sometimes explains the weirdness rather than just letting it be weird...if...
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Oh dear. I thought Lidl was a
Posted on Fri, 04 Sep 2026
Oh dear. I thought Lidl was a specialist clinic. No wonder they looked puzzled.
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