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Duncan MacDowall

Duncan MacDowall

Episode 4 - The Rings of Power' So what can we say that’s good about this episode?

2 min readSep 16, 2022

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Duncan MacDowall

Rings of Power episode 3 - Some brief thoughts...

2 min readSep 11, 2022

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Rings of Power episode 3 - Some brief thoughts...

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Duncan MacDowall

For what it's worth I thought I'd post some thoughts on Amazon's Rings of Power series, the LOTR…

The Rings of Power begins with a nonsensical scene around a floating paper boat which conveys some comically profound message about looking…

2 min readSep 4, 2022

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Duncan MacDowall

Rent-a-Dread

The glass-bottomed boat

2 min readFeb 9, 2022

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The Mountaineer

His broken heart; resolve had sought

1 min readFeb 2, 2022

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The Mountaineer

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Duncan MacDowall

First Date

We sheltered under a chestnut tree As the rain came down And I talked of favourite words The scent of fresh rain on soil – petrichor…

1 min readSep 20, 2021

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Afghanistan 2

My love, I’m so sorry. I couldn’t wait any longer As I stood by Masoud’s tomb and watched While the roes of our rangale traipsed in None…

1 min readSep 13, 2021

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Afghanistan

My love, I gathered our children and ran When the jackals came I left my scent on the trees of the forest So you could follow

1 min readAug 21, 2021

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An Olympics Round-Up From a British Perspective

Despite the lack of fans, the media generated gloom and doom and the ravages of the Covid restrictions I thought that was a wonderful…

3 min readAug 9, 2021

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Ode To A Corned Beef Sandwich

They say that in this time of Covid lockdown there’s been an increase in the purchase of childhood comfort foods. Bisto gravy and Birds…

2 min readFeb 4, 2021

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Duncan MacDowall

Duncan MacDowall

Sometime writer and satirist with an interest in current affairs, religion, sport, literature and a propensity towards penning political poems. London based.

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