David Kirtley
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David Kirtley
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Alfred N.Muggins Becomes An Honourary Frenchman After Watching The Opening Ceremony Of The Olympics!
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28/7/24 He felt like an honourary Frenchman, having eaten two Croissants for breakfast with jam and marmalade respectively, and a banana. Meanwhile...
The Courtier Behind The Throne Who Would Be King: The King Behind The Throne : Henry VIII (Alfred the Great II) and The Six Wives (including The Great Separation) : Ch.6 by Alfred Muggins
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10/3/23 Alfred realised that, as he was the Head of Henry’s new Church of England, and the vast majority of his people, nobles and poor, all believed...
‘D Day’ : Leap Into The Unknown! (Community Care!? Actually) by Alfred N. Muggins (current affairs observer, and undercover reporter!)
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15/6/24 ‘No work today!’ Alfred felt guilty. It was the ‘Ides of June’, so to speak. (He was certainly not going to the forum today!) It was Saturday...
Pearly Gates : A Tour of Russia’s Hell by Alfred N.Muggins Part 3
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7/10/23 / 21/2/24 ,/ 3/3/24 “You are now on the tour of the Hell you created,” said his guide. The strong presence of Rasputin seemed to have...
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An Easter Message Of Confusion from Alfred N.Muggins Part 3
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Part 3 France is still fighting for its quality of life, while Britain has given up on it’s a long time ago! America is already down the pan, after...
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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...
Read full commentPosted in The Other Side of Paradise
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
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