David Kirtley
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David Kirtley
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After the Goldrush and Before the Hurricanes (and the Floods, Fires and Aircraft Disasters!) by Alfred N.Muggins
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19/4/25 Who would have thought that 55 years after the great Canadian’s famous album (Neil Young) America would be wrestling with such a scourge as...
Chronicles of Trumpenstein : The Dumbed Down Day of Trump (and Elon!) Has Arrived! by Alfred N.Muggins
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19/4/25 (16/5/25) The Day of Trump (and Elon!) has long been awaited according to the popular culture of recent decades! Society was waiting until it...
The Queen of Canada Takes Alfred Muggins’ Mind Away From Trumpenstein’s Coup by Alfred Muggins
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9/4/25 Alfred Muggins watched the gracious and uplifting dramatization of the life or reign of Young Queen Victoria. It was so uplifting as the Queen...
Just Another April Fool by Alfred N.Muggins
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It was April 1st 2025. In this age of fake news he should take care, in case he be conned, but what did that really matter, in the big scheme of...
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Chronicles Of Trumpenstein : The Progress Of The Trumplings by Alfred N.Muggins, Armchair Reporter
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31/3/25 Even the Trumplings were turning into Dump Trumplings at last, as they finally realized this popular guy President was not actually...
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...
Read full commentPosted in Memo to a new Labour MP Regarding Israel’s Latest Atrocity
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...
Read full commentPosted in Boris and the Art of the Deal
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...
Read full commentPosted in Where Maps End
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...
Read full commentPosted in Hip Op The Second
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...
Read full commentPosted in Unleashed
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...
Read full commentPosted in A Night to Remember
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...
Read full commentPosted in You Never Know
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!
Read full commentPosted in Priyatelka, Turlough and the House of Cats
There is a nice feeling to
Posted on Tue, 20 Apr 2021
There is a nice feeling to this poem. It almost makes me wish I had been a bit older in 1970 and could remember it better! But youth can be at any time. All of us experience these moments when we are free, or optimistic, carefree.
Read full commentPosted in Before We Kissed Goodnight
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