David Kirtley
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David Kirtley
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The Courtier Behind The Throne Who Would Be King: The King Behind The Throne : Henry VIII (Alfred the Great II) and The Six Wives (including The Great Separation) : Ch.6 by Alfred Muggins
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10/3/23 Alfred realised that, as he was the Head of Henry’s new Church of England, and the vast majority of his people, nobles and poor, all believed...
‘D Day’ : Leap Into The Unknown! (Community Care!? Actually) by Alfred N. Muggins (current affairs observer, and undercover reporter!)
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15/6/24 ‘No work today!’ Alfred felt guilty. It was the ‘Ides of June’, so to speak. (He was certainly not going to the forum today!) It was Saturday...
Pearly Gates : A Tour of Russia’s Hell by Alfred N.Muggins Part 3
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7/10/23 / 21/2/24 ,/ 3/3/24 “You are now on the tour of the Hell you created,” said his guide. The strong presence of Rasputin seemed to have...
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An Easter Message Of Confusion from Alfred N.Muggins Part 3
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Part 3 France is still fighting for its quality of life, while Britain has given up on it’s a long time ago! America is already down the pan, after...
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An Easter Message Of Confusion from Alfred N.Muggins Part 2 : France!
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Part 2 : France! Meanwhile the French voters and workers are on the streets (again!) as Government ignores their wishes for an easy life, and a...
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Good poem! I certainly would
Posted on Tue, 01 Nov 2022
Good poem! I certainly would not want to be a politician! It is a thankless task, with guaranteed criticism. As you say they are only human, and most of us would probably be corrupted by the role to some extent!
Read full commentPosted in Pressures
I don't quite know what to
Posted on Mon, 31 Oct 2022
I don't quite know what to believe now? You've certainly got me dazed and confused now! This is very effective and had me convinced what reality was more than once. A story within a story, within a story. It is very cleverly done and keeps the...
Read full commentPosted in A Tale from Dark Woods
Certainly this makes a strong
Posted on Sun, 23 Oct 2022
Certainly this makes a strong point, and it is an interesting angle on the subject! Well worth reading! The code did seem a bit too easy in the end!
Read full commentPosted in The Cost of Living
Oh yes, we knew so little
Posted on Wed, 19 Oct 2022
Oh yes, we knew so little before the internet freed us from ignorance! I detect a touch of sarcasm or tongue in cheek here! Great poem though! I imagine some of the younger people will believe it thoroughly!
Read full commentPosted in The Day Before the Internet
As a memory and explanation
Posted on Tue, 18 Oct 2022
As a memory and explanation of your youth and the incredible musical and cultural renaissance of those times this is a great poem, and a great record of those times!
Read full commentPosted in Interesting Times
Please note this piece was
Posted on Sun, 16 Oct 2022
Please note this piece was written a few weeks before the death of our Great Queen Elizabeth II, and some weeks before a new prime Minister thought she could rule effectively without convening a meeting of a round table of her own, which omission...
Read full commentPosted in Alfred Awakes From A Dream, Having Arrived In Arthur’s Kingdom (A Part of Their Holiday In Devon) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 2
I did enjoy reading this tale
Posted on Sun, 09 Oct 2022
I did enjoy reading this tale Marandina. I enjoyed the fantasy element of the magic carpet ride to another place/dimension. As the Shadow King destroyed nature in our real world I felt there must be a bad ending on the way, but thankfully you...
Read full commentPosted in In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Six of Six)
Magic Carpet almost seems
Posted on Wed, 21 Sep 2022
Magic Carpet almost seems like a nice change after wardrobes and paintings that swallow you up, and of course flying beds with bedknobs (and broomsticks!), but I am enjoying it as I have always enjoyed stories which involve such things. I am...
Read full commentPosted in In the Vale of the Shadow King (Part Two of Six)
Like you Di Hard I was a bit
Posted on Fri, 23 Sep 2022
Like you Di Hard I was a bit surprised when quite a few people interviewed for their reactions to the budget seemed to measure its success, not by its usefulness as a means of dealing with the country's present problems (in particular the cost of...
Read full commentPosted in The State Of The Nation (A New Star Prime Minister Has Arrived!) by Alfred N.Muggins (political and social commentator!)
I enjoyed your poem Ewan. You
Posted on Mon, 19 Sep 2022
I enjoyed your poem Ewan. You make the comparison between those lost in recent times whose funerals were with limited rites and isolated, and this massive pomp and circumstance, which perhaps makes up for the recent times. You make the point very...
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