David Kirtley
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David Kirtley
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The Eleventh Hour
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New outbreaks occur, In Leicester and Oldham. Manchester and Glasgow return towards lockdown, Now Leeds is at risk, and Birmingham again! Is there...
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Calban Attempts To Experience Life More Fully (Ch.18): Part 2
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Calban journeys across the City to a semi dark area, in need of economic regeneration. Unable to find female companionship he has come here searching for other ways forward. This is part of my 'Marta City and Gallanol In The Modern Age' novel, set in a futuristic period, in a world quite similar to our own.
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Brand New World : The New History (As It Is Written) : Footprints In The Sands Of Time
Historians are racists because they package history and never tell the full story, But if we sack all the historians, who will remember the history...
Calban Attempts To Experience Life More Fully (Ch.18) Part 1
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Calban feels desperation about his inability to find female companionship. Membership of the Neo Creadd group does present opportunitiy to meet women at least, but he feels resentment towards women in his workplace. This is the continuation of my 'Marta and Gallanol In The Modern Age' novel, set in a futuristic period, in a world quite similar to our own.
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Democracy 2020
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Democracy comes, through history and struggle, And it goes, in Hong Kong and Sinkiang, Just like Tianamen Square. The leaders of Communism know what...
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These are good pieces, well
Posted on Tue, 19 Jun 2018
These are good pieces, well written and intelligent visions of the future!
Read full commentPosted in UV (Part 3) - Dillon
Good poem! You have described
Posted on Thu, 10 Sep 2020
Good poem! You have described so well the pitfalls and shortcomings of envy and jealousy. We should try to follow more positive leads in life!
Read full commentPosted in Envy
An ordinary day turns into
Posted on Fri, 07 Aug 2020
An ordinary day turns into something very dramatic. Darren has so much rage! Very well done!
Read full commentPosted in No Eagles Allowed
What a sad series of events,
Posted on Fri, 17 Jul 2020
What a sad series of events, but very gripping. I really didn't think it would end so sadly! So much for helping others! Very effective.
Read full commentPosted in The Things We Do for Love
I did enjoy reading this, not
Posted on Tue, 07 Jul 2020
I did enjoy reading this, not that I am usually too keen on a lot of swearing, but it is often very appropriate and hard hitting in the right place. Here it suits the character perfectly, a very dramatic and extreme character, who nonetheless...
Read full commentPosted in Not too Much to Ask
I have enjoyed your poem. It
Posted on Mon, 13 Apr 2020
I have enjoyed your poem. It is a great poem, expressing our desires to explore all the books and films etc in our rich culture, which we are normally too busy to explore. The sense of our society having spoiled many of its opportunities and...
Read full commentPosted in Singing in Lockdown
Interesting anecdote! You
Posted on Sun, 12 Apr 2020
Interesting anecdote! You were well rewarded for your caring assistance it seems. Well done!
Read full commentPosted in Mary.
Great poem! You have found a
Posted on Wed, 08 Apr 2020
Great poem! You have found a different angle on the virus crisis. How will this distancing and isolation affect us? You have raised some interesting ideas!
Read full commentPosted in Igniting the Ignorant
Interesting dilemma, well
Posted on Wed, 01 Apr 2020
Interesting dilemma, well explained. Policies will vary, but in today's circumstances it does seem safer to wear a mask, for the protection of ourselves, and others. I don't have a mask myself (yet) but it does seem sensible for many situations....
Read full commentPosted in Choices.
In my opinion this is a
Posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2020
In my opinion this is a really good poem about the issues, particularly the social isolation/distancing and discipline issues, brought up by the coronovirus crisis. You say so much which is really relevant, and have some interesting perspectives...
Read full commentPosted in Lockdown
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