David Kirtley

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My stories have been read 452662 times and 20 of my stories have been cherry picked.
247 of my 1,387 comments have been voted Great Feedback with a total of 259 votes

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On the Shelf Again, so to speak! By Alfred N.Muggins

3/7/24 No Mrs Muggins has not left me (yet??) Alfred refers to his ongoing employment problems, for which he partly (largely?) blames Social Services...

Chasing Rainbows by Alfred N.Muggins

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19/3/24 (25/3/24) Alfred Muggins saw a rainbow in the sky after a brief shower, after walking the dog in perfect sunlight for a while in a nearby...

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247 of my comments have received 259 Great Feedback votes

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You speak for us all! A very

Posted on Fri, 24 Nov 2023

You speak for us all! A very eloquent piece on the subject. Why do the profits increase at our expense?

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Posted in Energy.

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I can certainly see where you

Posted on Mon, 06 Nov 2023

I can certainly see where you are coming from on this one. Maybe simple execution would suffice. We don't want to return to the middle ages completely!

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Posted in Seriously?

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 I really like this poem Di

Posted on Sun, 29 Oct 2023

 I really like this poem Di for the many things it says! You express the shame our governments and complacent leaders should feel for their moral complacency in giving the green card to these medieval tribal revenge tactics. Do we too feel shame...

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Posted in October 2023

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A good poem to describe the

Posted on Sat, 28 Oct 2023

A good poem to describe the truths of war. The moral high ground is soon lost as your warmaking/bombing finds many more victims than the original attack against you. Then who is the war criminal? (And who started it all in the first place?)

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Posted in open your eyes!

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I do agree with you Ed.

Posted on Wed, 25 Oct 2023

I do agree with you Ed. Antonio Guterres the secretary General of the United Nations is very good. He has placed himself in difficult situations and done his best, a good spokesman for decency, fairness,and truth in this difficult world of...

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Posted in Creeping colonization and takeover : Revenge and Retribution, by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue reporter)

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Yes I would think that in the

Posted on Wed, 25 Oct 2023

Yes I would think that in the right circumstances, including politically and with fair rights and treatment, I would think they should be able to get on perfectly well together. The problems might well be the unfinished peace process and creeping...

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Posted in Creeping colonization and takeover : Revenge and Retribution, by Alfred N.Muggins (rogue reporter)

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Great poem, with impressions

Posted on Sat, 21 Oct 2023

Great poem, with impressions of Egypt, and the Arab and muslim world, and memories of Arab and Israeli conflict! It is a shame they have not been able to find peace or fairness.

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Posted in Me and My Muezzin

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Great poem for these

Posted on Wed, 25 Oct 2023

Great poem for these disturbing and upsetting times! How would we cope? How do they cope? Is any of this our responsibility, or our fault?

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Posted in Identity

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Yes,you can't go back and

Posted on Tue, 17 Oct 2023

Yes,you can't go back and lead a life you might have wanted once. Decisions are made and life's journey is experienced. This journey of reflection to his home town is well described, but it seems he has a good life. He can dream of past...

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Posted in The Other Side of Paradise

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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...

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Posted in Devil's Advocate (Part Three of Three)

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