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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...
Thoughts on Hamas and Palestinian Resistance, and Western and Arab Government Reactions
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c.20/10/23 – 27/10/23 (5/11/23) In my ‘Civilians In War’ article I have tried to hold back from being too emotional. Hamas have really done it now!...
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You have packed rich imagery
Posted on Tue, 30 May 2023
You have packed rich imagery into this poem, which describes the place and animals very well. It did remind me of a safari I once went on in Kenya too!
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I started doodling when I was
Posted on Sat, 13 May 2023
I started doodling when I was at school. From there I decided to build up the doodles into proper pieces on separate pieces of paper, which I did for many years, creating many works of my own art which I still enjoy looking at to this day, and...
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Some great descriptions there
Posted on Wed, 10 May 2023
Some great descriptions there: I particularly liked, and felt saddened by 'lost sunsets of Hiroshima'!
Also 'neon dreams of the Orient' , which somehow seems to sum up the present days perfectly!
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I enjoyed the poem. It paints
Posted on Wed, 10 May 2023
I enjoyed the poem. It paints pictures of Japan for me which means it has worked! I am not sure I will ever fully appreciate what it might be to be Geisha, certainly mysterious like so much about Japan, and also beautiful! But this certainly...
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I appreciated the blunt or
Posted on Sun, 07 May 2023
I appreciated the blunt or realistic angle of your poem. I like the way you said it, even though I don't feel too negative about the monarchy right now.
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This is a great and rather
Posted on Tue, 02 May 2023
This is a great and rather frightening short story! You have imagined a tidy future with no waste, in which it seems all of us must plan for our demise, one way or another. I haven't quite worked out whether his final unexpected recycling was...
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So sad, and it does and
Posted on Fri, 07 Apr 2023
So sad, and it does and should make us angry. He should certainly take responsibility at that age. I suppose he will pay for it in many ways as he goes through life. I do think the community should know who did it, and be aware of the danger that...
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I did appreciate reading this
Posted on Sat, 08 Apr 2023
I did appreciate reading this this morning, at Easter as well! You really report your experiences in hospital so well and truthfully. It is a real insight for those of us who are not yet needing that level of assistance/medical intervention. It...
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I am pleased to read your
Posted on Thu, 09 Mar 2023
I am pleased to read your evidence of animals dreaming too. Dreams are quite fascinating. I just wish I could write mine down, but they are gone before I can get the pen in my hand usually!
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There is always something
Posted on Thu, 02 Mar 2023
There is always something going on, news replacing yesterday's news! You sum it up very truthfully!
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