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Pearly Gates : A Tour of Russia’s Hell by Alfred N.Muggins Part 2
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Part 2 Rasputin shows him around (was he a relative of some sort/ they shared the name Putin?) “You had power over your supporters, over all Russia,...
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Pearly Gates : A Tour of Russia’s Hell by Alfred N.Muggins Part 1
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7/3/23 (5/7/23, 26/7/23) “We’re waiting for you!” said St.Peter, as ‘comrade’ Vladimir Putin climbed reluctantly up the stairway to heaven and...
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Jungleland (by Bruce Springsteen) : A (Belated) Review by Alfred Muggins
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26/11/21 To all my fans, of my novels, written, unwritten, and partly written, and short stories, poems and blogs, chronicles, and posts. It has been...
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The Big Questions of the early 21st Century (or 2023/24 to be more exact!) by Alfred N.Muggins, Reporter, Distant Observer, and Civilian Adjudicator!
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25/1/24 Do the Israelis still recognize the white flag of surrender, or truce? Does Donald Trump still believe in Democracy or would he be a Tyrant...
Dreams or Nightmares? (A Fictional Account Of Alternative Possibilities In Palestine)
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17/10/23 Drones fly over Settlement Walls, on the top of hills in modern day Samaria and Judea. Some are shot down by programmed protection, but many...
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I enjoyed your poem. It seems
Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022
I enjoyed your poem. It seems very appropriate to us writers at abctales, all searching for some degree of recognition or an audience!
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I enjoyed your poem. Its a
Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022
I enjoyed your poem. Its a great idea, looking at your life backwards through a prism, and you certainly do that very effectively. Well chosen words!
I would be interested now to see what your earlier version of this poem was, before you...
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In the early stages of this
Posted on Sun, 27 Mar 2022
In the early stages of this invasion I wondered whether the Russians would have avoided invasion if they had been offered to keep their 2014 conquests with the neutrality of Ukraine, or might even then make a quick deal. But really the invasion...
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Thanks for commenting Insert,
Posted on Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Thanks for commenting Insert, and for the cherries, which I am very pleased with. I did this piece from the perspective of our lazy, indolent, comfortable western/modern lifestyle, shocked into fear and uncertainty by this rogue invasion of a...
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I think this is a very clever
Posted on Tue, 22 Mar 2022
I think this is a very clever and well written piece! In the current circumstances I think many of us are hoping, but as writers I suppose we are not going to be much good at getting it done! I like the way Putin appears to be in full control...
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I like your poem Di Hard. It
Posted on Tue, 22 Mar 2022
I like your poem Di Hard. It perfectly captures the contrast between the victims in Mariupol, on the front line, while reporters and politicians debate the legal definitions of war crimes, while being unable or unwilling to risk themselves for...
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Some great words in this
Posted on Tue, 15 Mar 2022
Some great words in this balanced and wise poem. I haven't entirely taken it all in yet, but I do think this is a very hopeful and strong poem. Russia deserves better than this tinpot reactionary, and I am sure a nation of such beautiful music,...
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I have enjoyed reading your
Posted on Sun, 13 Mar 2022
I have enjoyed reading your piece Grace. After getting myself all wound up by watching the news over and over again at the moment, I am finding your reminder that wars and powerful rulers all must pass very comforting. Because you are right....
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It could so easily be any of
Posted on Fri, 11 Mar 2022
It could so easily be any of us, and we don't know where the whole war will end up for all of us. our fragile modern peace has been shattered. Your poem expresses what so many of us are feeling and what we need to feel, so that we can all...
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Great Poem Marandina! You
Posted on Wed, 02 Mar 2022
Great Poem Marandina! You perfectly describe the mood and the uncertainty in 'untouched' Moscow. I do hope your son will be able to complete his 3 months, but it may be wise to return. War could get nastier and Ukraine still end up occupied, but...
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