David Kirtley
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David Kirtley
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The Cosmonaut’s Last Journey (It’s All Over Now) by Alfred N.Muggins
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4/7/22 Forlorn he looks out of his rocket window, His people no longer love him, They have seen through the thin veneer of his lies. Now they know...
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Liz had dreams of living in a Tax Free World! Part 1 By Alfred N.Muggins
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14/10/22 / 17/10/22 Liz had dreams of living in a tax free world where Public Services were just there and didn’t have to be paid for! Most things...
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Where Art Thou James Bond? By Alfred N.Muggins
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15/5/22 Unfortunately James Bond had apparently just been killed off in his last film (although Alfred had not seen it yet, and probably would not...
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Boris Reluctantly Steps Down and is Replaced By A New Government and a Period Of Chaos! By Alfred N.Muggins
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26/9/22 The eminently forgiveable Boris? Whatever bad rumours Alfred heard about the man and Prime Minister, he just couldn’t help forgiving him!...
Alfred Awakes From A Dream, Having Arrived In Arthur’s Kingdom (A Part of Their Holiday In Devon) by Alfred N.Muggins : Part 3
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7/8/22 / 9/8/22 / 23/8/22 They were crying out for employees in most sectors of the economy, as far as he could make out, so why didn’t wages rise to...
I enjoyed the story and have
Posted on Sun, 31 Oct 2021
I enjoyed the story and have now finished it. I am glad to see that justice was served! I feel it would make a great film, as you have supplied much of the visual description, which could be translated into a great moody film. As you say it was...
Read full commentPosted in The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 3 of 3)
An awful realisation for John
Posted on Fri, 29 Oct 2021
An awful realisation for John, that he is the victim of his wife and her boyfriend! I do hope there is something he can do about it, but its all a bit too late for John? Good story!
Read full commentPosted in The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 2 of 3)
I instantly feel sorry for
Posted on Wed, 27 Oct 2021
I instantly feel sorry for the character John, because of the manner of his death, and the nature of this purgatory/graveyard is certainly making me wonder what happens next! Certainly a good start.
Read full commentPosted in The Black Crow of Purgatory (Part 1 of 3)
I enjoyed your poem. Every
Posted on Tue, 19 Oct 2021
I enjoyed your poem. Every time I read it it puts me in the mood for Halloween! It is interesting to read about the Celtic background to Halloween, which I had not appreciated before.
Read full commentPosted in Samhain and Beyond
I also enjoyed this poem. You
Posted on Tue, 05 Oct 2021
I also enjoyed this poem. You described the feeling/situation of strangers passing in the street very effectively, and in a moody way!
Read full commentPosted in Strangers on a Street
Good story, a bit sad, but
Posted on Tue, 14 Sep 2021
Good story, a bit sad, but very heartening in the end! Life goes on and our animals do need us!
Read full commentPosted in With or Without You
A fitting memory of it.
Posted on Fri, 10 Sep 2021
A fitting memory of it. Watching a documentary about it again has reminded me of the extreme horror and extreme spectacle of it!
Read full commentPosted in Twin Towers
Great poem, showing the
Posted on Tue, 24 Aug 2021
Great poem, showing the desperation, disappointment, and tragedy of those queueing or jostling outside the airport at Kabul. These are scenes that should not be happening, one way or another, a modern horror story. What went wrong? What could...
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I did enjoy this! You have
Posted on Tue, 17 Aug 2021
I did enjoy this! You have written it well. It shows the feelings of leaving home, moving on, very well!
Read full commentPosted in Leaving Home
The sense of failure and
Posted on Wed, 11 Aug 2021
The sense of failure and misfortune is very well drawn! Very well done!
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