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The Courtier From The 21st Century Who Would Be King : The King Behind The Throne : King Henry VIII (Alfred the Great II) : Ch.5 by Alfred Muggins (himself) Part 2 : Wives
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Part 2 : Wives 4/5/23 / 8/7/23 Alfred, who is not one to ever force a woman to do what she doesn’t want to, relented. The real Henry might have used...
The Courtier From The 21st Century Who Would Be King : The King Behind The Throne : King Henry VIII (Alfred the Great II) : Ch.5 by Alfred Muggins (himself) Part 1 : Caretaker King
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8/7/21 Alfred had been entrusted with Henry’s Kingdom while the King was away in the future, but the real Henry would eventually return, when fixed...
Tuesday Morning (How To Leave Your Job!) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 2
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Part 2 8/2/23 (25/8/23) Some of the calls the day before had been fine, small enough issues which he could deal with, pleasant customers, who weren’t...
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Tuesday Morning (How To Leave Your Job!) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 1
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7/2/23 Sitting here at a local beauty spot. Alfred had never given up a job in such a way before! Always previously he had given notice in that...
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There’s a new sick line, for calling in sick apparently! By Alfred Muggins, Call Centre Agent!
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6/2/23 There’s a new sick line, for calling in sick apparently. We had a buzz meeting, and the team manager mentioned it. Apparently if we call in...
I enjoyed your story of a
Posted on Thu, 10 Feb 2022
I enjoyed your story of a young man drawn into something he cannot handle by feminine promise (not just once, but twice!). He does certainly seem to pick his ladies doesn't he? Or could it be that he is the one who is inadvertantly selecting them...
Read full commentPosted in The Enchantress of Avalon (Part Two of Two)
Do we mean that Valentine was
Posted on Tue, 15 Feb 2022
Do we mean that Valentine was not just about love and romance? I have read some suggestions/history about him in the past, but always forget the detail before the next Valentine's Day comes around. Evidently he was an early Christian martyr in...
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An imaginative and amusing
Posted on Thu, 20 Jan 2022
An imaginative and amusing leap ten years into the future! I enjoyed that, but whether it is actually going to turn out like that, I am not sure? Maybe if the Conservatives win all the elections until then it could just be!
Read full commentPosted in BBC TV Listings, Wednesday January 21st 2032.
You are managing to 'sell'
Posted on Wed, 05 Jan 2022
You are managing to 'sell' Bulgaria very well Turlough, the land of everlasting Christmas Trees, which just keep on growing. Alfred wants to know whether the Bulgarians enjoy sprouts, and whether they grow their own or get them imported from...
Read full commentPosted in Offences Against The Christmas Spirit (A list of crimes and offences against the sacred Spirit of Christmas) by Mr Alfred N.Muggins
Good poem Marandina! You
Posted on Wed, 05 Jan 2022
Good poem Marandina! You brought me back to the romantic legends of King Arthur and Avalon etc. which I have always enjoyed. I am, in a sense, surprised that tower hasn't blown away, as it was exceedingly windy when I went there some years ago....
Read full commentPosted in Ynys Wydryn (Glastonbury Tor)
I did enjoy this piece. For a
Posted on Thu, 30 Dec 2021
I did enjoy this piece. For a few minutes I really thought the American Revolution was not going to happen! That was quick thinking! (The Genesis of a new nation!! Wow!)
Read full commentPosted in Philadelphia Freedom and Phil Collins
Your poem is reminding me a
Posted on Fri, 31 Dec 2021
Your poem is reminding me a little of Bruce Springsteen's 'The River'. The new year is like the high expectations at the beginning which turns into the river of life as the year (or life!) passes/flows. I like the imagery you have used! Happy new...
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I like this poem and how it
Posted on Sat, 01 Jan 2022
I like this poem and how it marries optimism with the regressive effects of the pandemic and decline of our health and social systems. You express the mixed feelings of entering the new year at this time! Happy New Year nonetheless!
Read full commentPosted in To Be or Not to Be (an optimist)
I read this to my wife this
Posted on Fri, 24 Dec 2021
I read this to my wife this morning with our first cup of tea in bed, my first full reading of it, and we both enjoyed it. I like the way you have turned Boris into Scrooge with the ghosts of christmases, past, present and future. Mrs Thatcher...
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I have suspended my Christmas
Posted on Wed, 29 Dec 2021
I have suspended my Christmas chill-out to read this contemplative and sad poem! (briefly!) But you do have the feelings of the graveyard here perfectly. We must try to remember our dead as we would hope to be remembered ourselves. It occurs to...
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