Author: Jonathan Kieran
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Germany’s Oldest City
In what is now the USA, we have (ostensibly) my hometown of St. Augustine, Florida, which was founded in the 1500s by the Spanish and has remained settled without interruption since those days. For the USA, “almost 500 years” is…
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Prognosis Still Grim for Child Bitten by Dreaded Taipan
The fact that this Australian child even survived three bites from the coastal taipan is, quite frankly, a shock. The taipan species of Australian snake (particularly the inland taipan) are among the five or six most venomous serpents on the…
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Bull Shark Carnage in the Caribbean
Imagine arriving at the 64th year of your existence, pausing from the woes of the world to refresh yourself in the inviting blue waters of the Caribbean, wading out for a delightful swim before a tropical breakfast, at one with…
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I’m Coming for You, Ravenna
That’s right. Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Brace yourself and think of Trier. —————————- #Travel #TravelItaly #Ravenna [ Delightful new work by Jonathan Kieran is slated for major release in the near future so brace yourselves and think of England. This…
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Vive La France
Television advertisements for books and films have traditionally been banned from French small screens in order to prevent French viewers from being bombarded and their minds soiled by—you guessed it—disgraceful American entertainment ads for blockbuster crap. I admire them for…
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The Teeth Don’t Add-Up But the Fossil Thrills
Ah, imagine the marvel of a lovely day in the Jurassic Period. The sun is stirring balmy winds over the ocean as YOU—an ancient lamniform shark about 33 feet long—are enjoying a hardy breakfast of mussels and clams buried in…
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One Day, Humans Will Be Culled … Again
Australian NT is launching saltwater crocodile “management” plans that include culling of the fearsome but biologically crucial reptiles. Isn’t this simply the hubris of the human way at its most asinine? Here in California, millions of dollars are spent trying…
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Courageous Dad Wrassles Great White Shark to Save Son
If this story is true, that is one determined and Don’t Mess With Him DADDY! That kid’s leg was no more substantial than a french fry to a Great White Shark. I wonder if this act is the equivalent of…
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Where ON EARTH …
… did they ever get the idea? “Write what you know,” one supposes. Good luck, ladies. Put that stamp on your sport. ———————— #WhyBother #AuthorJonathanKieran #JonathanKieran #WriterJonathanKieran #CaliforniaLife #OnTheEdge #NewNovel #JonathanKieranTheAuthor #JonathanKieranMusic #JonathanKieranArtist #Jericho #JonathanKieranJericho #JerichoAlbum #WritersOfInstagram #ArtistsOfInstagram #AuthorsOfInstagram #PopCulture…
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Sharks Are “Menacing” Their Own Habitat?
Oh, silly, silly Newsweek. Newborn Great White Sharks are not “menacing” their natural habitats. They live and feed in the ocean. If anyone is intruding, it is the human recreational set—which is fine: surf; go kayaking; do a bit of…
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