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Easter 2026 (Part 4: The Fall Of the Roman Empire (sorry American/Western Empire!) by Alfred N.Muggins
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19/5/26 The Fall of Afghanistan was a shock to Alfred, as it must have been to millions of western citizens. The fallibility of western power and...
Sojourn In Palestine (Welcome To Palestine!) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 4
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The long awaited Part 4 of Alfred Muggins' modern reworking of the tale of Three Wise Men (Kings!), in which they travel by mistake or grand design, following the star of David, into the modern mess which is the (un) Holy Land in search of the promised Messiah (Saviour), to be born perhaps in the modern equivalent of a stable. Unfortunately these are even more dangerous times than those or the reigns of Emperor Tiberius and King Herod!
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Sojourn In Palestine (Welcome To Palestine!) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 3
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Alfred has finally released Part 3 of his Three Wise Men Saga, which earlier parts were posted around Christmas 2024 and January 2025. He has been working on it occasionally, wondering if it might go in different directions. Part 4 will be released very soon now as well. Melchior 'magically' finds freedom from the Israelis in modern Palestine, and rejoins his distinguished colleagues in their 'rerooted to the modern middle east' search for the Messiah (saviour!)!
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The Alfred Muggins' Diaries : June 2026 Part 2 : Journeys To and From Manchester!
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26/6/26 As you may be able to tell Alfred has been listening to a lot of his old favourite Beatles records again this last week, which has brought a...
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The Alfred Muggins' Diaries : June 2026 Part 1 : Trumpy's Search For Peace, and The World Cup
26/6/2026 Sitting in an English Garden, not waiting for the sun to shine, for the sun has been here all day and they are all in the middle of, or...
Well chosen words in your
Posted on Tue, 10 Sep 2024
Well chosen words in your poem, which explain exactly how so many politicians, and the media allow this awful carnage to persist, without actually doing anything very useful to cause it to end, or at least to moderate it. It is as if we have all...
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I remember feeling the horror
Posted on Tue, 11 Aug 2026
I remember feeling the horror that War (and ethnic cleansing, rape, and concentration camps, and snipers shooting civilians!, and of course the Srebrenica massacre) had actually come back to haunt Europe, in Yugoslavia, and Bosnia particularly,...
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Your Bojo series has been a
Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2025
Your Bojo series has been a great one, although I have to say that in the light of the excesses of American politics at the moment Boris and his Conservative reptile friends seem positively friendly, honourable and uncorruptible by comparison to...
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Yes, a nice description of a
Posted on Tue, 12 Nov 2024
Yes, a nice description of a beach at that time and place. I like the title, 'Where Maps End' particularly. There is some of that feeling at most coastlines, and deserts too. Perhaps that is part of the trouble with the modern world ; the maps...
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I am pleased you are
Posted on Thu, 07 Nov 2024
I am pleased you are recovering successfully now. Your piece did explain what is like to be a patient for that operation very well. I read it with interest.Toileting can be a big problem, and your piece shows just how important it is to get it...
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I was starting to like Obogo
Posted on Wed, 25 Sep 2024
I was starting to like Obogo until he decided Earth should be vaporised! He should certainly be giving Earth a bit more of a chance, but I suppose we can't entirely blame him as earth humans do seem to have lost their way a lot recently. Not a...
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I can visualise the Great
Posted on Mon, 10 Apr 2023
I can visualise the Great Ship going down with your well chosen words! You describe the ship being the conclusion of art and design progress, symbol of a great developing modern culture of engineering and culture and style. It went down bravely...
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Thanks Drew. It is great to
Posted on Sat, 08 Apr 2023
Thanks Drew. It is great to be chosen, that must be a first for me! This one came together in the run up to Easter as I considered what this time of replenishment really means, or should mean. If it can help to encourage us to work together for a...
Read full commentPosted in Easter : A Prayer For The Future by Alfred N.Muggins
As I was reading I was
Posted on Mon, 24 Oct 2022
As I was reading I was expecting the worst as your threatening disaster occurred! I am glad you survived it, and that you actually managed to get your flu jabs! I thought you would get cancelled at the last minute. That was an exciting read, a...
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A heartwarming story! Your
Posted on Tue, 04 Jan 2022
A heartwarming story! Your kindness and care towards the cats is impressive and worthy. Kindness towards animals is, in my opinion, a sign of innate goodness, to be respected!
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