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Blog entryStart Writing Fiction – Free Online Course through the Open University marandina81 year 6 months ago
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StoryWho Wants to Live Forever? marandina201 year 6 months ago
StoryOn the Shelf Again, so to speak! By Alfred N.Muggins David Kirtley81 year 6 months ago
StoryRunning the Gauntlet : Paranoid and Harrassed In The City Of His Birth! By Alfred N.Muggins David Kirtley51 year 6 months ago
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Angel Light

When you close your eyes…do you see angels? Angel Light Glistening echoes of celestial beings, shards of light shimmer - backlit skies draped in...
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Geisha

Geisha Where black rain once fell from laden Eastern skies, ichor now seeps at sunrise onto white mountain tops. In a land of bamboo walls, sliding...
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Hereafter: A Holodog Story (Part Three of Three)

Part One at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/hereafter-holodog-story-part-on... Part Two at: https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/...
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Hereafter: A Holodog Story (Part Two of Three)

Part One at https://www.abctales.com/story/marandina/hereafter-holodog-story-part-on... Hereafter: A Holodog Story (Part Two of Three) The last...
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Hereafter: A Holodog Story (Part One of Three)

Hereafter: A Holodog Story (Part One of Three) Before the midwife had even finished making sure he was breathing, Harold Newman’s fate was sealed. He...
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That's a poignant footnote -

Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2025

That's a poignant footnote - we all suffer from the ravages of time and the change it brings with it.

A reflective mix of past and present adrioitly done. 

Great stuff, Jenny :)

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Read both parts.

Posted on Wed, 11 Jun 2025

Read both parts.

One of your more bitter sweet entries but, as always, thoroughly engaging and genuinely interesting.

So sorry for your feline loss and hoping you recover from your own malady. The former is always very tough to deal...

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"..Artificial Intelligence

Posted on Thu, 05 Jun 2025

"..Artificial Intelligence uprising.."

Sensory overload and angst.

That's a powerful poem, Jenny.

A chord struck for many.

An absorbing poem very relevant with so much going on in the world.

Well deserved...

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Posted in Perverse Future

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“When our cat’s away,

Posted on Tue, 10 Jun 2025

“When our cat’s away,
where does he go?

A question many of us cat-owners ponder!

 

Lovely rhyme, rhythm and narrative that appeals to both children and adults.

Adroitly done, Rhiannon :)

 

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Posted in Little boy ponders …

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Julius Trumpenceasar. An

Posted on Sun, 08 Jun 2025

Julius Trumpenceasar. An interesting parallel. Will Musk be caught holding the dagger?

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Posted in Trumpenstein on the Ides of March (an unbidden Historical Fantasy) by Alfred N.Muggins

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That might be one of the

Posted on Sun, 01 Jun 2025

That might be one of the longest bracketed entries I've ever read.

Always interesting to catch up on Alfred's latest thoughts.

Trumplicon still courting most headlines. He's a busy bee. 

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Posted in Chronicles of Trumpenstein : Suspicions of a Modern Coup! By (As Distant As Possible!) Armchair Commentator Alfred N.Muggins

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Compelling and beautifully

Posted on Tue, 27 May 2025

Compelling and beautifully written.

This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.

Looking forward to reading more and good luck with the rest of it.

Congratulations. 

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Interesting reading this on

Posted on Mon, 26 May 2025

Interesting reading this on the day a court in Manhattan has ruled that Trumpenstein's global tariffs are unlawful. What will the tangerine man do now that he's being held to account by the institutions. Watch this space!

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Posted in Chronicles of Trumpenstein : Desecration and Desperation.. By (As Distant As Possible!) Armchair Commentator Alfred N.Muggins

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"Far views and peace

Posted on Mon, 12 May 2025

"Far views and peace
just sounds of lapping waves on rocks below.."

Sounds absolutely wonderful. Sites like this make life worth living.

Gorgeous imagery, Rhiannon :)

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Posted in Beside the sea

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"..surfing pure breakers..

Posted on Sun, 11 May 2025

"..surfing pure breakers...white

horses that feed on flights of fancy,

when life is slow."

That's a lovely way of capturing the notion of waves.

Evocative and very lovely, Jenny.

Another wonderful diary entry.

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Posted in On Godrevy Beach

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