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Brean Down
Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/brean-down Brean Down Gulls suspended in silence - mid-flight, gliding high over spume-dashed...
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Spring Skies (After the Dogs of Winter)
For Skye Spring Skies (After the Dogs of Winter) Winter months since passed, spring promises warmer days, bee-silk daffodils sing ballads, cherry...
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Age of Empires
Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/age-of-empires-mp3 This week marks the anniversary of Putin’s “special military operation”...
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The Edge of Heaven
The Edge of Heaven Someone once told me that love can transcend time and maybe even defeat death itself. I don’t know about that but as the future...
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Eric the Viking
Well here it is, post 150. Never thought I would make it this far. This is a rewritten story. Hopefully, this is tighter. Based on a true story (but...
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The uninhibited voice that
Posted on Mon, 23 Dec 2024
The uninhibited voice that blurts out inner thoughts is such fertile ground for comedy and drama. Much more to come from this story, I'm sure.
The dialogue is credible and the pacing works well.
Keep going!
Merry Christmas...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for you - Part 44
A happy ending and a right
Posted on Sat, 21 Dec 2024
A happy ending and a right palava by the sounds of it. It's as though fate intervened to help when you noticed those plane tickets going. [Lullaby by the Cure is about a nightmare involving a spider trying to eat Robert Smith. Hmmmmm]
I...
Read full commentPosted in The Day of the Drone - Luton to the Rescue
Reading this made me think of
Posted on Fri, 20 Dec 2024
Reading this made me think of "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" - a movie I adore. I have you down as the Bulgarian Steve Martin. There are many wonderful, altruistic people in the world and some appear in your story. Coming to the rescue of a...
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That's a joyful update, Jenny
Posted on Sun, 22 Dec 2024
That's a joyful update, Jenny.
So glad you have made it out of that tunnel.
Bright times ahead for you.
Keep smiling and hoping you are having a wonderful Yuletide :)
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Three Wise Men....hard to
Posted on Tue, 24 Dec 2024
Three Wise Men....hard to come by, these days. Clever adaptation paralleling events of today. Nicely done, Alfred.
Read full commentPosted in Sojourn In Palestine (Welcome To Palestine!) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 1
Beautifully paced.
Posted on Tue, 17 Dec 2024
Beautifully paced.
It takes patience to keep going for so long and maintain a high standard.
The searching online for answers certainly resonates with me. It's funny how quickly you go from thinking that it's only you that's ever...
Read full commentPosted in Parcel for You - Part 43
That's an emotive piece
Posted on Mon, 16 Dec 2024
That's an emotive piece written with such compassion.
I didn't know Julia but can touch and feel how special she was through your words.
I guess that can be the gift of writing - a release, a way to remember, a monument to someone...
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I like the way the poem moves
Posted on Fri, 13 Dec 2024
I like the way the poem moves from grey and brooding to insular and snug.
A season in a nutshell.
Beautifully done, Rhiannon.
Read full commentPosted in Where’s your snug?
I enjoy Alfred digressing. It
Posted on Sun, 15 Dec 2024
I enjoy Alfred digressing. It's always an interesting read. Definitely don't side with Putin and his cronies. We have the lesser of the evils in the West. Just about.
Read full commentPosted in Caring For All The Animals (Including Humans!) and Avoiding World War 3! By Alfred N.Muggins
Well you certainly brought
Posted on Sun, 15 Dec 2024
Well you certainly brought that very special bird to life in verse, Jenny.
Adriotly done with vivid imagery.
Lovely stuff :)
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