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M.J. Boyle

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British author, living in Germany and enjoying every minute of it. Although away from the home country, still flying the flag as strong as ever.

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Don`t forget to mention that at live concerts the audience threw bullets on to the stage ......

03.02.2026 08:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The aftermath .... after experiencing We Will Rock You, it seemed only right to spend the day with Queen - one record at a time.

31.01.2026 09:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I may be an author, but words fail me. Went to experience this in Stuttgart yesterday - amazing. Not only Queen and Ben Elton deserve a mention, but the whole cast. If you get a chance to so to this new staging - take it. You will not regret it.

30.01.2026 17:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"bad luck" in the sense of not "good luck" and specifically in inverted commas.

04.01.2026 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another Sunday down. Dilemna now is: not two Sundays left till 6th January. All Christmas decorations have to be gone by then, or the bad luck which seems to be sweeping across the world will hit me,too

04.01.2026 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I know it is Science Fiction Day, but I feel I have to stick to my genre - and I see a story luring behind this picture. A teddy bear given to a child at birth by her maternal grandparents and a doll given to the same child by the same grandparents on her first birthday - in the 1950s.

03.01.2026 09:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Counting back from Christmas now - one Sunday down. Seems a shame not to use up the advent candles.

02.01.2026 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Peter`s (known from Is there a therapist on board?) advent calender. A letter a day: yesterday`s was W - Wings, Steve Winwood & Wishbone Ash. Today`s is: F. So, it is Fleetwood Mac, Steve Forbett, Georgie Fame and Peter Frampton - more than just background music. What pleasurable pastime.

15.12.2025 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You`re all forgetting - you had to hold the (crumpled together) top firmly while shaking the bag, otherwise .......

21.11.2025 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Seems we have something in common .....

19.11.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Seems this book really is special......

19.11.2025 08:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As yesterday was such an important day for my husband and I, and this book means so much to us, we spent the evening listening to the "soundtrack" of the book on Amazon music.
"Peter`s playlist for the therapist" - 4,5 hours of nostagia.
Feel-good-music to simply make one "feel good".

18.11.2025 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If music be the food of love, then this is the ultimate love story.
Or, as Dave, Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch sang in 1967 - "If music be the food of love, prepare for indigestion"

17.11.2025 09:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I read your posts with interest. Our genres may be different, but our motivation is, I guess, the same. Could you let me know if I could somehow DM you?

16.11.2025 09:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As things stand at the moment, I fear it will take more than an Oxford comma to make the world understandable.

19.10.2025 07:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I do love this car. 1966 Jaguagr MKII. 59 years old - an absolute beauty and now with updated TรœV. Sailed through without a problem.

17.10.2025 15:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
What a day. Wonderful autumn sunshine and a beautiful car - 1966 Jaguar MKII - complete with new TรœV (the German MOT). 59 years old and she sailed through without a problem!

What a day. Wonderful autumn sunshine and a beautiful car - 1966 Jaguar MKII - complete with new TรœV (the German MOT). 59 years old and she sailed through without a problem!

17.10.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, yesterday the weather was cold and wet. I lit the fire, I made a cup of tea, I ate two scones, and ..... my newest book was published. A book with, or so I hope, the constant correct use of the Oxford comma. "Is there a therapist on board? is available at Waterstones, Foyles, and Amazon.

26.09.2025 08:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My apologies - the company behind the culture forum is:
Adolf Wรผrth GmbH & Co KG.
They offer so much, the least I can do is get the name right.

16.09.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yesterday I was in Kรผnzelsau, Germany and I attended an excellent talk by Theo Koll with the title "Stirbt die Wahrheit"
(Is Truth Dying?). I can thoroughly recommend this interesting, thought-provoking, and challenging talk.
My sincere thanks go to the Culture Forum of Wรผrth AG.

16.09.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ich habe versucht zu widersprechen - Auf WhatsApp, und landete stets bei Facebook - wo ich nicht gemeldet bin. Somit kam ich nicht weiter. Was nun?

25.05.2025 10:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you

08.05.2025 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is not quite correct: the 500B for infrastructure include the 100B for climate.

17.03.2025 08:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Long John Baldry ..... and doesn`t it just?

14.02.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Off we go!

25.01.2025 10:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

After experiencing "All you need is love" in the Theaterhaus in Stuttgart on Wednesday evening, I find myself in a decidedly nostalgic mood. It is to be a Beatles weekend - first the singles, then the LPs. Thanks to the cast of the show - you did a brilliant job!

25.01.2025 10:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I guess someone on Trump`s team read this and acted ....

18.01.2025 09:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Talking of Monserrat, may I mention that Charles Riley (a character from Empire Close) came to England from there?
Empire Close - enjoy
#mjboyle
#empireclose
#everybodyneedssomebody
#mirrormirroronthewall
#britishsociety
#understandthebrits
#englishfiction
#nochildtoohungrytolearn
#awareness

04.01.2025 09:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The legendary George Martin at the start of the 1997 concert "Music for Monserrat". I watched it (yet again)
on New Year`s Eve. An amazing concert - Paul McCartney, Sting, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Mark Knopfler ..
If you get a chance, I recommend you watch it.

04.01.2025 09:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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