David Kirtley
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David Kirtley
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Turkish Dancing Part 2: Coming To Terms With (Temporary!) Life In Turkey (and in particular how to manage your holiday money in a Strange Land!) by Alfred N.Muggins
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14/5/22 Alfred was becoming very seduced by the Turkish Music – even by Turkish forms of rap, hip hop and dance on the boat trip they went on the day...
The Adventures Of Vladimir Plutinplot In The Modern Age (Grim Version) by Alfred N.Muggins
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Russia’s greatest chess player (according to him!) was on a roll. His soldiers had done quite well really. They hadn’t quite achieved all their...
We Are In The ‘Empire Strikes Back’ Phase? By Mr A.N. Muggins
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5/3/22 (edited 1/4/22) Perhaps it is time to create a no fly zone over Ukraine! and a ‘no targeting of civilian buildings zone! (eventually can we...
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Turkish Dancing! Part 1: The Evening of Day 1 / The End of Chill Day! By Alfred N.Muggins
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13/5/22 The Turkish Folk Music was fantastic. The hotel entertainment group danced beautifully to it, circling hands, and footsteps. Those marvelous...
Alfred N.Muggins’ Response To Words Of Wisdom From Tolkien!
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The Dark Lord eventually returns, unfortunately in a new guise! He has been quietly building his reserves and his military for many years, waiting to restore the Dark Empire, using his slaves to kill his opponents wherever he finds them!
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So they have phones in heaven
Posted on Sat, 15 Feb 2020
So they have phones in heaven nowadays as well? Entertaining thoughts. Perhaps its not so different!
Read full commentPosted in From Jester To King XLII
Great piece! You have created
Posted on Fri, 13 Dec 2019
Great piece! You have created your atmosphere of defeat or disenchantment so well.
Read full commentPosted in Friday the thirteenth
You have described the story
Posted on Thu, 05 Dec 2019
You have described the story in a very effective, easy to understand way, which I like. This story appeals to most of us modern minded people, who perhaps partly due to the teachings of Jesus, feel able to make our own choices and do not wish to...
Read full commentPosted in Let Him Who Is Without Sin Cast The First Stone.
I enjoyed this! Very readable
Posted on Thu, 14 Nov 2019
I enjoyed this! Very readable, and I can empathise with its humility and sense of not making too much of a difference. I like the way you create the sense of decline in the disappearing city.
Read full commentPosted in When I was a poet (After David Meltzer)
Well really if the land is
Posted on Fri, 08 Nov 2019
Well really if the land is holy ground, or church land, the police should have the power to move the travellers off. If the law is not able to be enforced then it will be made a mockery of. Hopefully there are places the travellers are allowed to...
Read full commentPosted in Two Gods.
I doubt there are anything
Posted on Fri, 08 Nov 2019
I doubt there are anything like enough policemen and women to police a firework ban. It would be quite ineffective, unless they stop the sale of them?
Read full commentPosted in Pets And Fireworks.
Great piece! The slightly
Posted on Tue, 05 Nov 2019
Great piece! The slightly rambling way you describe events with the unexpected final sign of the cross is very effective!
Read full commentPosted in The Tent Of Meeting.
I enjoyed this and the style
Posted on Fri, 08 Nov 2019
I enjoyed this and the style in which you write it. The natural debate which goes on in the hearts of modern christians when something like this happens! But maybe the congregation is just too easily pushed over?
Read full commentPosted in Two Gods.
Very funny! You seem to know
Posted on Sat, 20 Apr 2019
Very funny! You seem to know exactly what the characters might have said if they were in a comedy slapstick instead of Game of Thrones!
Read full commentPosted in Game of Moans 6: ‘Hand’
An amusing way of
Posted on Fri, 19 Apr 2019
An amusing way of interpreting the characters in Game of Thrones! I enjoyed that.
Read full commentPosted in A Game of Scones
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