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Empire State (Part One)
Halloween, Hallowe’en or All Hallows’ Eve is an important date in the Christian calendar. Probably based on Pagan tradition, it a time of remembrance...
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Mr Clean
Eddie Sinclair had loved lockdown. He revelled in the lack of contact, the isolation, the chance to be free from other people’s germs. Microbes were...
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Lockdown Walkees
Today was a great day to be alive, it was Tuesday, after all. Not just any Tuesday…well…yes just another Tuesday. Skye woofer was lying in the hall...
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The Hotel at the Edge of the World
John and Ali were star-crossed. They had met as teenagers at a night club. John had spotted Ali and Tina looking over a balcony at the dance floor...
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Haunted
It had been 18 months. The world had moved on. Life was engulfed by a pandemic; individual tragedies subsumed by a crisis. The searchlight of...
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"Only polishing it with his
Posted on Fri, 05 Jul 2024
"Only polishing it with his beer-stained apron, he was, and holding it up to the light to check for greasy fingerprints and smudges of lipstick."
Some great pen pictures in this Turlough.
And one of my favourite phrases "Rough as a...
Read full commentPosted in My Döner and Chide
Funnily enough...I watched
Posted on Fri, 05 Jul 2024
Funnily enough...I watched the original "Resident Evil" movie again only last night. AI aka "the Red Queen" goes rogue killing everybody. Well it is a Wes Anderson film.
Thankfully your story is a more well-considered albeit along the same...
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"Skylarks trill intensely
Posted on Sat, 06 Jul 2024
"Skylarks trill intensely above and drop down
into the bracken where presumably they have their hidden nests."
A highly visual and evocative poem. Always a pleasure to join you virtually in a ramble, Rhiannon. I remember the Black...
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Thanks for reading, David.
Posted on Thu, 27 Jun 2024
Thanks for reading, David. Aye...we have a new prime minister this morning..And Farage is now an MP at the eighth time of asking.
Here's to change bringing realised hope.
Not sure where we go with the Boris stories now but we'll see...
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It's not like me to be right
Posted on Tue, 02 Jul 2024
It's not like me to be right twice in the same day. Once is a rarity. I know nuffink, of course. Well according to my OH.
The bond between Turkey and Bulgaria is clear for all to see from your razor sharp writing. You should consider...
Read full commentPosted in Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
"..with his darling Jane, his
Posted on Tue, 02 Jul 2024
"..with his darling Jane, his spouse,
no regrets for Uncle Claus!"
Adroitly done, Rhiannon. Rhythm, rhyming and a good story :)
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Major change is afoot in
Posted on Tue, 02 Jul 2024
Major change is afoot in France with National Rally bringing credibility to the Far Right it seems. If they make it to government then I think revolution and counter-revolution will be on a scale not seen in decades. I see Europe lurching...
Read full commentPosted in An Easter Message Of Confusion from Alfred N.Muggins Part 2 : France!
Really like "..octave of
Posted on Thu, 27 Jun 2024
Really like "..octave of scents.." A fusion of senses - musical/hearing and smell.
And that's a great last line:
"They are nothing but carbon"
A thoughtful reverie of the beauty and beast of roses. Whole thing feels like a...
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"The elephant is heavy, the
Posted on Tue, 25 Jun 2024
"The elephant is heavy, the feather is light,
the elephant is grey, the feather is white."
There's a lovely, lilting rhythm to this. Nicely done, Rhiannon.
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"there's tiny
Posted on Mon, 24 Jun 2024
"there's tiny
secret footprints across leafy
glade of my world, setting
visions of wonder."
Imagination is a wonderful thing. I enjoyed that flight of fantasy with you, Jenny.
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