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.
STRIKE AGAINST WAR: The little girl in this photograph is Ruby Crane. From the age of 3-years-old Ruby walked blind soldiers around a rehabilitation center called St Dunstan’s at Brighton in Sussex. Ruby’s Father was the head gardener. She knew they were blind and had recently returned from […]
MAKE READING INSPIRING AGAIN She hurried to the pharmacy to get medication. Then, returning to her car she realized she had locked her keys inside. Salvation? The woman found an old rusty coat hanger left on the ground. Despairingly, she looked at it and said, ‘I don’t know […]
MAKE READING GREAT AGAIN: SS America was an ocean liner and cruise ship built in the US in 1940, for the United States Lines and designed by the noted American naval architect William Francis Gibbs. She carried many names in the 54 years between her construction and her […]
WHERE THE SKYLARKS SING . The summer breezes balmy, Brought cotton clouds to rest, They drifted aimless, some were caught, Upon the mountain crest, The maid was plucking flowers, Her shoulder turned aside, To hide the blush upon her cheek, Was it a flush of pride? . That […]
1. Pyramids are not tombs and were never intended to be. No mummy has ever been found inside a pyramid. All mummies were found in the Kings Valley. 2. How do you cut 20-ton granite blocks with extreme precision and lift them one on top of the other, […]
In most of the United States, there is a policy of checking on any stalled vehicle on the highway when temperatures drop to single digits or below. At about 3 AM one very cold morning, Montana State Trooper Allan Nixon #658 responded to a call there was a […]
MAKE READING FUN AGAIN: The beautiful, well-read and elegant 83-year-old lady was what most people aspire to but often fall short of. Every morning, the elderly mom was fully dressed at 8 am sharp, with her hair done in fashion and perfectly applied makeup. Today, she is moving […]
MAKE READING GREAT AGAIN: They call us the oldies. We were born in the 40s-50s-60s. We grew up in the 50s-60s-70s. We studied in the 60s-70s-80s. We dated in the 70s-80s-90s. We got married and discovered the world in the 70s-80s-90s. We ventured into the 80s-90s. We stabilized […]
MAKE READING GREAT AGAIN: An old man was eating at a truck stop when three rough-looking bikers walked in. As they passed the old man, the first biker pushed his cigarette into the old man’s pie, then laughed and took a seat at the counter. The second biker […]
MAKE READING GREAT AGAIN: ‘I know that I have less to live than I have lived. And, I feel like a child who was given a box of chocolates. He enjoys eating it, and when he sees that there is not much left, he starts to eat them […]
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