David Kirtley
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David Kirtley
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Civilians In War
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20/10/23 Of course civilians should be allowed to have the necessities, and the wounded and injured. Those are supposed to be the modern rules of war...
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Creeping colonization and takeover : Revenge and Retribution, by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue reporter)
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9/10/23 / 17/10/23 This tragic violence surely results from bitterness and unfairness. Netanyahu should step down in shame and failure. Further...
Ancient and Modern Tales : Past Present and Future : Alfred N.Muggins Tells a Story!
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9/10/23 The Politician Generals that manage Israel have messed it up again, big time, this time! Upset the Palestinians, upset Hamas, don’t build...
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Holidays in Timbuctou, by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue reporter!)
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25/9/23 Alfred had realized in this last week or so that his long hoped for, and planned, Holiday In Timbuctou would definitely not be taking place...
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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...
I did enjoy this very funny
Posted on Mon, 18 Apr 2022
I did enjoy this very funny exagerated satire. It is a good series, and I feel I know the real Boris a lot better now. I am wondering whether Priti could be becoming the real power behind the throne of Boris? (Maybe she can use her charms on Mr...
Read full commentPosted in Pointless Boris (Part One of Two)
Wow! This is very good Di
Posted on Fri, 15 Apr 2022
Wow! This is very good Di Hard. An allegory which shows the current conflict in Ukraine and the world, in a very intelligent way. I am pretty sure I know who the Clever King is, very topical, but there are a few candidates for who the Richest Man...
Read full commentPosted in two men
I enjoyed your poem. It seems
Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022
I enjoyed your poem. It seems very appropriate to us writers at abctales, all searching for some degree of recognition or an audience!
Read full commentPosted in Daisy Chain
I enjoyed your poem. Its a
Posted on Tue, 05 Apr 2022
I enjoyed your poem. Its a great idea, looking at your life backwards through a prism, and you certainly do that very effectively. Well chosen words!
I would be interested now to see what your earlier version of this poem was, before you...
Read full commentPosted in Life Through a Prism
In the early stages of this
Posted on Sun, 27 Mar 2022
In the early stages of this invasion I wondered whether the Russians would have avoided invasion if they had been offered to keep their 2014 conquests with the neutrality of Ukraine, or might even then make a quick deal. But really the invasion...
Read full commentPosted in I Woke Up One Morning To Find The World Had Changed! By Alfred N.Muggins
Thanks for commenting Insert,
Posted on Sun, 27 Mar 2022
Thanks for commenting Insert, and for the cherries, which I am very pleased with. I did this piece from the perspective of our lazy, indolent, comfortable western/modern lifestyle, shocked into fear and uncertainty by this rogue invasion of a...
Read full commentPosted in I Woke Up One Morning To Find The World Had Changed! By Alfred N.Muggins
I think this is a very clever
Posted on Tue, 22 Mar 2022
I think this is a very clever and well written piece! In the current circumstances I think many of us are hoping, but as writers I suppose we are not going to be much good at getting it done! I like the way Putin appears to be in full control...
Read full commentPosted in The Assassination of Vladimir Putin
I like your poem Di Hard. It
Posted on Tue, 22 Mar 2022
I like your poem Di Hard. It perfectly captures the contrast between the victims in Mariupol, on the front line, while reporters and politicians debate the legal definitions of war crimes, while being unable or unwilling to risk themselves for...
Read full commentPosted in Guernica, Stalingrad, Grozny, Aleppo, Mariupol...
Some great words in this
Posted on Tue, 15 Mar 2022
Some great words in this balanced and wise poem. I haven't entirely taken it all in yet, but I do think this is a very hopeful and strong poem. Russia deserves better than this tinpot reactionary, and I am sure a nation of such beautiful music,...
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I have enjoyed reading your
Posted on Sun, 13 Mar 2022
I have enjoyed reading your piece Grace. After getting myself all wound up by watching the news over and over again at the moment, I am finding your reminder that wars and powerful rulers all must pass very comforting. Because you are right....
Read full commentPosted in Nothing New.
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