David Kirtley
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David Kirtley
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The Book of Alfred the Great II (Muggins!), as written by that famous prophet of Past Present and Future!
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(which unfortunately did not quite get into the Bible as it was written 2,000 years too late! Neither did it get into the Torah or the Koran! – so...
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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A great story, with a good
Posted on Wed, 04 Oct 2023
A great story, with a good few twists. I am starting to wonder which order to read it in, as Part 1 is the real conclusion, although it hasn't necessarilly finished. I still think Frank might survive, but how can he in the nuclear Armageddon? The...
Read full commentPosted in Devil's Advocate (Part Three of Three)
I did enjoy your piece, which
Posted on Tue, 22 Aug 2023
I did enjoy your piece, which does remind me plenty of my school days too. I got my A Levels in 1982 so the period was just right for me. I remember the Falklands War and the crazy and incredible Thatcherite unemployment figures in the news, the...
Read full commentPosted in Steve Mason and the Last Day of School (Part Two of Two)
You may be right about the AI
Posted on Sun, 27 Aug 2023
You may be right about the AI customer service, because at least the customer can access some knowledge that way. You are correct that this job probably was staffed by a lot of 'unhappy humans who only stay for a few months'. Half of our group...
Read full commentPosted in Tuesday Morning (How To Leave Your Job!) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 2
Your version of Hot Cross Bun
Posted on Sun, 27 Aug 2023
Your version of Hot Cross Bun Blues has certainly made me Feel a Whole Lot Better! You Made Me Smile (Again!). If I had a Hot Cross Bun left in our fridge/or larder I would have gone and eaten it straightaway without remorse! Unfortunately we do...
Read full commentPosted in Hot Cross Bun Blues
The ballet dancing job sounds
Posted on Wed, 23 Aug 2023
The ballet dancing job sounds very interesting Turlough, but I don't think Alfred would be much good at that either, although he does like a bit of Tchaikovsky from time to time. He will promise to avoid the Leeds area, thanks for the warning! He...
Read full commentPosted in Tuesday Morning (How To Leave Your Job!) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 1
Thanks for your comment Di
Posted on Tue, 08 Aug 2023
Thanks for your comment Di Hard. Your partner seems to have had a particularly difficult job as he was being obliged to sell. At least my (Alfred's!) job was aiming to help or answer callers' questions etc, even if doing a satisfactory job might...
Read full commentPosted in There’s a new sick line, for calling in sick apparently! By Alfred Muggins, Call Centre Agent!
This is great science fiction
Posted on Tue, 01 Aug 2023
This is great science fiction and certainly gets us thinking and trying to work out what is real and what is not etc. (What did you say your name was again? Philip K ??) It also reminds me of the 'Total Recall' film and others like that.
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Read full commentPosted in Second Life
A rich and strong image
Posted on Wed, 12 Jul 2023
A rich and strong image creating poem about this castle (and would describe other ruins and castles too!)! You take us back into history and conjecture. We missed this one when we went to Pembrokeshire a couple of times in recent years, although...
Read full commentPosted in Castell Coch (Red Castle)
That certainly was a good
Posted on Sat, 22 Jul 2023
That certainly was a good question to ask of the oppressor! That is quite a gripping insight into dictators, a good piece!
Read full commentPosted in The machinery of night
Our world might soon become a
Posted on Thu, 27 Apr 2023
Our world might soon become a kind of museum to the dead if we all invested into these kind of holograms! Would we ever be able to go forward with our real lives? Great ideas and imagining of a future technology!
Read full commentPosted in Hereafter: A Holodog Story (Part Three of Three)
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