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An Eternal Debt (The Pied Piper of Hamlin)
This is an adaptation of the story of the Pied Piper of Hamlin which is also a Grimm’s fairy tale Audio version at: https://soundcloud.com/user-...
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A Final Message From Moscow
A Final Message from Moscow When Putin’s tanks rolled into Ukraine on 24 th February 2022. I was inundated with messages concerned about the welfare...
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Dreams of Solitude
Audio version at https://soundcloud.com/user-62051685/dreams-of-solitude-mp3 Dreams of Solitude In dreams I seek solace from the tyranny of days,...
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Pointless Boris (Part Two of two)
This is the ninth entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co Part 1 at: https://www.abctales.com...
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Pointless Boris (Part One of Two)
This is the eighth entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co Pointless Boris (Part One) Things...
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"...about to emigrate to
Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2025
"...about to emigrate to Australia
– facing about six weeks in the steamship?"
Imagine that, SIX WEEKS!
That's an evocative poem and fascinating historical context.
Nicely done, Rhiannon.
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Nicely done, Ed. There's a
Posted on Thu, 17 Apr 2025
Nicely done, Ed. There's a lilting flow to it that draws the reader in.
Part 35 seems like strong progress.
Good luck with the rest of it.
Read full commentPosted in New Directions (35)
Read both parts so looking
Posted on Thu, 17 Apr 2025
Read both parts so looking forward to more.
You capture the sights, sounds and smells so well and, as ever, your eye for small detail is second to none. There's a latent empathy that you write with that makes stories like this so...
Read full commentPosted in Taking Tea - Kavinda and Me
Thanks, Di. I've managed to
Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2025
Thanks, Di. I've managed to rinse this concept for 5 years now. I really must come up wth an original idea again. Soon :)
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[Yes.....but....it's only
Posted on Wed, 09 Apr 2025
[Yes.....but....it's only half time. The youngsters of PSG will be quaking in their boots when 40,000+ Brummies are screaming at them at VP. Well....I can dream for a bit longer...can't I? Mighty Leeds top with 5 games to go. C'mon you whites! In...
Read full commentPosted in Nihil Impossibile Erit Vobis
A rivetting read and an
Posted on Tue, 08 Apr 2025
A rivetting read and an engrossing story emerging. That's why this is the Facebook, X/Twitter & BlueSky Pick of the Day.
I've added a pic to promote your work on social media. Just let me know if you prefer to use something else....
Read full commentPosted in Steelie 16
That's a wonderful tale of
Posted on Wed, 09 Apr 2025
That's a wonderful tale of finding inspiration in the seemingly mundane. It's the small details that bring the story to life. I was absolutely there with you taking shelter and going on a journey long sought and now found. It's life affirming to...
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All this and still time for
Posted on Mon, 07 Apr 2025
All this and still time for the Orange One to destroy the Global economy as well. He works fast. I'm sure the movie franchise "The Omen" must have had him in mind when they came up with the story!
Read full commentPosted in Pantomime President Furthers the Downfall of the Western Alliance :World War 3 Develops! : The Man Who Sold the World (turns out it was fated to be Trump all along!) by Alfred N.(not Maga!) Muggins (no relation thankfully!)
Great dialogue and compelling
Posted on Wed, 26 Mar 2025
Great dialogue and compelling writing.
This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Good luck with the rest of the book.
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"Now the Constitution is once
Posted on Thu, 20 Mar 2025
"Now the Constitution is once again up for grabs,
Where will it all end?
Surely in tears."
More pertinent questions asked by rogue reporter Alfred Muggins. I don't know the answers but I look forward to the ongoing...
Read full commentPosted in Make America Great Again by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue reporter!)
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