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Liverpool born poet and writer Michael Walsh traces his Liverpool roots back to 1865. This was the year his Irish great-grandmother arrived in the Second City of Empire. His parents were born at the turn of what was to become the most tumultuous century in history. Michael's father, Patrick, fought in three major conflicts before reaching his fortieth birthday. His mother, Kathleen, was a former nun turned gun-running renegade.
On leaving school at 15 years of age, Michael spent 12 weeks at the Merchant Navy School for Sailors in Sharpness, Gloucestershire. During his years at sea, he was to visit and work in over 60 countries.
The journalist and broadcaster since provided articles and columns for numerous magazines and international news media. In 2011 he was awarded Writer of the Year by the publishers of Euro Weekly News, Europe's highest-circulation newspaper of its kind. He has authored, edited and ghosted over 70 book titles.

LONG JOHN SILVER’S STORY

This discovery sets him on a thrilling quest for buried treasure, leading him to join a crew aboard the ship Hispaniola. The journey is fraught with danger as Jim encounters a host of memorable characters, including the charismatic yet treacherous Long John Silver, who becomes a central figure in the story.

THE DAM BUSTERS OF BRUSSELS

At the cost of hundreds of lives, luckless Spain alone has removed more barriers (108) in 2021 than all the other European countries combined in 2020 (101). Three countries (Portugal, Montenegro, and Slovakia) recorded their first-ever removals.

Ballad of the Old Sailor

Ballad of the Old Sailor . Oh, the salt and the sting of the wide open sea,Where the waves are wild, and the heart is free.With a creak of the mast, and a slap of the sail,I’d ride with the storm, or drift with the gale..I was young […]

ARE YOU REALLY LAZY?

Or are you simply in the process of resting and recovering from all that you have been through? Are you truly procrastinating? Or are you simply prioritizing what your soul finds more valuable, enriching and uplifting? Are you truly sad? Or are you simply purging and releasing your […]

To My Dear Granddaughter

MAKE READING COMPASSIONATE AGAIN My dear girl, the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient, but most of all, try to understand what I’m going through. If I repeat the same thing a thousand times when we talk, don’t interrupt to say: […]