David Kirtley

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180 of my 1,153 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 186 votes

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180 of my comments have received 186 Great Feedback votes

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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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Posted in Sic Transit Gloriana Nostre

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I have enjoyed reading your

Posted on Sat, 10 Sep 2022

I have enjoyed reading your summary of the day Charles effectively became King. It is a marvellous mixture of the personal and the public transfer of authority, a great record of these days!

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Posted in The Queen. Part Two.

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You express so well what many

Posted on Fri, 09 Sep 2022

You express so well what many of us are feeling, even those who do not consider themselves to be royalists in any sense, according to my reading of facebook comments etc.

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Posted in The Queen.

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A perfect example of what

Posted on Mon, 05 Sep 2022

A perfect example of what happens when the power goes down, in the future! Very imaginative, I enjoyed reading it.

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Posted in THE TRIALS OF AN ANGEL

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As always you have told a

Posted on Sun, 14 Aug 2022

As always you have told a tale which describes normal behaviour well, but leads into a gripping drama of cliffhangers and possibilities, the fear of the unknown and uncertainty!  It reminds me in many ways of your 'Enchantress Of Avalon' story...

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Posted in Charmed (Part Two of Two)

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I thought the ghost of Mrs

Posted on Mon, 22 Aug 2022

I thought the ghost of Mrs Thatcher was dead, and that we might be safe from callous economic negligence! Sadly it seems she is back with a vengeance to make us all work harder, and she even has influence on the Labour Party? Great satire,...

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Posted in Statler and Thatcher (deceased) - the energy crisis

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I enjoyed this, as always. I

Posted on Wed, 27 Jul 2022

I enjoyed this, as always. I read it before I went away on holiday last week. You have managed to keep very up to date with the parliamentary and cabinet pantomimes which are currently occurring, and manage to make Brexit sound positively...

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Posted in Boris and the Curious Case of Brexit

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I enjoyed this. You have

Posted on Sun, 24 Jul 2022

I enjoyed this. You have created a meaningful story of life passing by in stages, and reaching its natural conclusion! It is easy to read, which is good, leading the reader to the final twist. It has a magical quality, which makes it very...

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Posted in The Artist of Swanage Downs

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An exciting read! Gripping!

Posted on Thu, 28 Jul 2022

An exciting read! Gripping!

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Posted in Information highway

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Rediscovering something we

Posted on Thu, 28 Jul 2022

Rediscovering something we wrote or drew in the past can give great pleasure and satisfaction. We should never throw them away!

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Posted in from 1978 a old school book

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