Dale Estey
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I follow my characters, wherever they may lead. They never disappoint me. They won't disappoint you.
Canada
Joined October 2009
It's Saint Patrick's Day On Partridge Island, And Will Sister Darling Brings Stew? https://t.co/CwyligbKiQ
#StPatricksDay
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Paw, my cat/kitten, Black as the Ides of March With one white mitten, Has a green ribbon Tied around his neck, As we stand on the dock And welcome the arrival of Sister Darling, Of The Rarefied Chu…
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I Am Full Like The Moon https://t.co/IusDGDhnf7
#poem #history #cat #PartridgeIsland #Creative #Canada #Poet #Paw #poetry
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Paw, the cat/kitten, Black as a sky night With one white mitten, Was up yesterday morning And saw the waxing gibbous moon. The moon – of course – affects Paw, As it does all the animal…
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Does Friday 13th Work It's Christian Magic On Kafka? https://t.co/zY6xRgln0f
#FridayThe13th #love #sex #History #novel #DIARY
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In my novel, Kafka In The Castle, I fill in missing entries of his actual diaries. There are many days to fill, as he either did not write during these days, or he destroyed the record. I do …
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HRH The Princess Royal
During an injury break at the Italy v Scotland game in Rome, the camera switched to show Princess Anne and the crowd erupted with cheers for her! She didn’t realise the cheers were for her until someone told her 🥹👏
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What Do We Discover When James Bond Interviews Hamlet? https://t.co/cNuVLYSYtv
#Hamlet #Shakespeare #JamesBond #Questions #Answers
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Q: To be or not to be?A: Who asketh the query?Q: Bond – James Bond.A: Sound and fury, it seems to me.Q: They say you’re a talker – is that true?A: More of a thinker.Q: Then …
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Are You Enjoying The Ride With Kafka And Trump? https://t.co/axuaYiO7rl
#Kafka #Trump #USA #History #USA #Novel @Canada @WordPress.com #WordPress
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Happy Anniversary with WordPress.com! You registered on WordPress.com 11 years ago. Thanks for flying with us. Keep up the good blogging.
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Kafka Has A Dream And Then Ponders His Life https://t.co/rABXNyyVsh
#Kafka #diary #Dream #Novel #history #creativewriting #KafkaintheCastle #DaleEstey
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In Kafka In The Castle, I fill in the ‘missing’ diary entries from Kafka’s real diary. He either did not fill in these days himself, or he destroyed them. There are some estimates…
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What Did Bedford the Cat Get For Christmas? https://t.co/UViO6SaVsh
#Christmas2025 #Cat #gifts #presents #Human
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Fishing Pole Toy with a pulsating light at the end of the fishing line [operated by human] Chase The Laser Toy [operated by human] Bag of small balls and toys to chase [thrown by human] Assorted ca…
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Will The Shortest Day Of The Year Impress The Cat? https://t.co/8l9Ns0hAaH
#Solstice #WINTER #December #Cat #sun #December2025 #short
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It’s the shortest day Of the year, As old Sol Shifts his ass Over the Equator. Then the days Get longer, And the weather Gets warmer. Hah hah / Hah hah. I told this to Paw, the cat/kitten, Bl…
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Will The Shortest Day Of The Year Impress The Cat? https://t.co/8l9Ns0hAaH
#Solstice #WINTER #December #Cat #sun #December2025
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It’s the shortest day Of the year, As old Sol Shifts his ass Over the Equator. Then the days Get longer, And the weather Gets warmer. Hah hah / Hah hah. I told this to Paw, the cat/kitten, Bl…
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In The Storm, Did The Cat, Disappear Just Like That? https://t.co/wVTctoxVvK
#snowstorm #cat #poem #Island
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If my cat/kitten,Black as coal,With one white mitten,(I call him Paw) Was not black as coal,He’d be lost to me,And to the ages,In these drifts of snowCovering Partridge Island,After the storm…
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Kafka Walks The Charles Bridge In Prague And Ponders The World https://t.co/pIvFUtAUBZ
#novel #Kafka #writing #Prague #history #diary
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In my novel, Kafka In The Castle, I fill in the lost diary entries that he either ignored, or destroyed. Kafka made this walk hundreds of times (and I managed a few, myself). The following is the e…
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Cyber Monday Takes Over From Black Friday And Still My Master Delete Finger Keeps Tap Tap Tapping https://t.co/iQX4Fq31Pl
#BlackFriday #CyberMonday #Sales #goods #internet
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Perhaps – if just once – some grubby commercial venture offered to pay me for their questionable goods, I would relent. But it ain’t happened, so it’s delete delete delete. …
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I Have A Sore Finger Deleting "Black Friday" Emails - But It's Been Worth It https://t.co/T7iR9Oc9ks
#BlackFriday #EmailMarketing #Sales
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The trouble is – I bet there will still be some hanging around for tomorrow. I shall persevere.
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My Father, Byron Caleb Estey, Served In The Canadian Army For The Entirety Of The Second World War https://t.co/Mh406l0jiS
#RemembranceDay #war #WorldWarTwo #army #History @Canada #November11
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My father, Byron Caleb Estey, served in the Canadian Army for the entirety of the Second World War. He was 31 when he signed up, and was a decade or more older than most of the soldiers he served w…
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After Margaret Atwood's Memorable Memoir, Can I Be Far Behind? https://t.co/GqFS9dMP1V
#MargaretAtwood #memoir #authors #handmaidstale #Canada #history #WritingCommunity
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I have shared this tale before, and feel encouraged to do so again. It is an odd milestone in my own writing odyssey, and when Margaret Atwood achieves a profound feat, as her new memoir reveals, I…
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It's A Hell Of A Halloween On Partridge Island https://t.co/wG0Y7VKlB5
#Halloween #sea #Ghost #Island #Dead #Death #poem #AllHallowsEve
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Sister Darling, Of The Rarified Church of the World (reformed), Leapt from a fishing boat, Onto the dock of the Partridge Island Lighthouse, Wearing a large, silver cross Around her neck. “Is…
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What Was The Result After A Month Of A Postal Strike In Canada? https://t.co/rDc0U0IMC3
#Canada #Mail #letters #strike #workers #Employment
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When mail delivery resumed, in the two weeks since that time, I have received six (6) pieces of mail. Four (4) of them were filers (for pizza, etc); one (1) was a plea from the Red Cross; and one (…
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