The Old Dog and Duck Chronicles - Michael Haley

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Résumé :
The Old Dog and Duck has seen better days, but Eddie and Malcolm meet there every Friday to put the World's problems to rights. WARNING - Politically Incorrect We've all been there. You're in a pub somewhere and in their usual corner are the beer drinkers, the ones who know everything and for most of the time spout absolute bollocks loud enough so that anyone else can hear them. This is a fictional tale about an imaginary pub where a few old friends meet every Friday to do just that. I warn you that you may find the dialogue offensive because there are elements of bad language, bigotry, sexism and racism. The story covers the period in and around the Covid crisis, but I haven't kept to the strict order in which events happened. The subject matter is topical and will include the coronavirus, Brexit, food, sex, TV, politics, and much more besides. I make no apologies for the content. Any and all opinions expressed are those of the characters in the story which anybody may share or turn away from in disgust. Writing this has been a wonderful opportunity to recycle a few old jokes and invent some new ones, illustrate a number of comical scenarios, and above all to take the piss. Enjoy it for what it is. Don't take it too seriously, Laugh where you want. After all, it's just a load of characters talking absolute bollocks.

Biographie:
Mike Haley was born and raised in Essex, and considers himself to be a true Essex man. He has lived in the County Town, and then the City of Chelmsford, for more than 35 years. His working life was spent in computers and telecommunications. He bought his first proper guitar, a 12-string acoustic, in 1968. He taught himself to play, and intends to carry on doing so until he gets it right. He has been writing poems, songs and short stories since he was about 16. Mike is a divorcee who lives alone, and has a daughter Michelle, and two grandsons Callum and Connor. He is an ardent fan of Chelmsford City Football Club, and a regular attendee at many local writing and poetry reading groups. His favourite poets, are the songwriters Bob Dylan and Roy Harper. Between 2000 and 2008, he recorded 12 demo albums of original songs. He performs mostly solo; one man, one guitar, and sometimes in bands, the last of which was called Redberryash. Most of his creative emphasis up until 2012, had been in writing songs and poems. Since then he has written 2 novels, compiled 2 poetry books, and recorded 2 new albums. Angel's Rainbow is Mike Haley's 3rd novel. Find out more, by looking at Mike's website, which is called redberryash.co.uk You can contact Mike at his official email address: info@redberryash.co.uk