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Leviathan
Leviathan I had been scrolling for what seemed like hours. Each post scanned seemed darker than the last. Reading wall-to-wall invective wasn’t good...
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Tom Crean
It is said that Ireland is a haunted place full of spirits; a land where the dead are celebrated. Tom Crean The journey to the Emerald Isle had been...
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Rain at the Forest Cafe
A morning coffee stop at a café in a clearing.. Rain at the Forest Cafe Fairy lights glimmer as I drink coffee at a bustling forest café – Dogs under...
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
“If we shadows have offended, think but this and all is mended.” Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream A Midsummer Night’s Dream Sarsen stones stand...
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Boris and the Hustings
This is the thirteenth entry in the satirical series at https://www.abctales.com/collection/pandemic-tales-bojo-and-co Boris and the Hustings It had...
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'..will he be nudged
Posted on Sat, 02 Aug 2025
'..will he be nudged
or safe on his ledge til fully fledged?'
That's an evoactive, highly visual poem.
I have been watching a nest with baby seagulls in it for a while. Two birds eventually fledged. Sadly, I understand that...
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'...which
Posted on Sun, 27 Jul 2025
'...which
brings respite clear and sonorous..'
I love any lore connected with corvids. Raven, crows, rooks. The lot.
A graceful, eloquent poem right there.
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'Gulls seem noble here,
Posted on Tue, 05 Aug 2025
'Gulls seem noble here, hermits
not beggars all must be living with us; even were the sea
empty and their searching faith only, this place is better..'
Took me right there. Sounds like a stunning place. Beautifully evoked....
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Thanks for reading it, Di.
Posted on Wed, 06 Aug 2025
Thanks for reading it, Di.
[I'm on book 2 in the 'Dark is Rising' series. Very much enjoying.]
Read full commentPosted in The Last Temptation of Kieran Murphy
Thanks for reading it, T.
Posted on Wed, 06 Aug 2025
Thanks for reading it, T.
Yeah...5 months in now. One of the locals.
[Big day Sat 16th Aug - Aston Villa v Newcastle live on Sky 12.30pm ko then a wander down to The Optima to watch WSM v Chelmsford @ 3pm. Footie is back, baby!]
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Wonderfully surreal and with
Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025
Wonderfully surreal and with your trademark humour, Drew.
Hopefully, life isn't enough and you keep going!
This is today's Facebook, X/Twitter and BlueSky Pick of the Day.
Congratulations.
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Convincing dialogue and
Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025
Convincing dialogue and engaging characters. There's your trademark philosophical musings made vicariously throughout the storyline.
A great read, Jane.
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Poor old Meleager - done in
Posted on Thu, 24 Jul 2025
Poor old Meleager - done in not once but twice!
From the depths of tragedy arise wonderful flowers.
There is something magical about a mythical legend and everyday life.
Nicely done, Jenny.
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A killer finale, Hilary. A
Posted on Wed, 23 Jul 2025
A killer finale, Hilary. A den of vice at the centre of a covert operation.
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"Let me escape this phoney
Posted on Mon, 21 Jul 2025
"Let me escape this phoney nation, perhaps to Canada where people still seem to know what’s in the real news, or Denmark and Greenland." Maybe sums the States up at the mo. Bizarre beyond words.
Read full commentPosted in Chronicles of Trumpenstein : The Dumbed Down Day of Trump (and Elon!) Has Arrived! by Alfred N.Muggins
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