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Month: September 2022

Fiction

Samyaza Chapter 21, Camp Mitkan – October 2006

4th September 2022 Blown Periphery 0

Time to hide behind the sofa again.  Contains descriptions of a sexual nature. Afarin devoured Heyfa’s body with her eyes. She marvelled at just how lovely the female body was. Not hers of course. She [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred And Fifty-Seven

4th September 2022 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning my merry readers. It’s quiet here still, apparently Bozzie is home from his hols, but staying in Chequers, although he may pop in from time to time. I have been reading that [more…]

20th Century

Nostalgia Album, Nature’s Colosseum

3rd September 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

Descending Tourmalet Having conquered the 7,000ft Col du Tourmalet for England, our pugnacious Ford 8 trundles down the other side nonchalantly taking for granted the now over-familiar spectacle of Pyerean mountain passes. The cycling data [more…]

Hobbies

Crossword No. 234

3rd September 2022 Going Postal 0

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a book of your choice (subject to T&Cs) & a mug! Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Friday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of [more…]

20th Century

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Fifty-Eight – Smokie

2nd September 2022 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

I suspect many of you will know my top three legends of pop music. We are on the countdown now to my most favourite music artists, making them my 3rd most favourite legends of pop [more…]

Fiction

Jinnie’s Story – Book Four, Chapter Seven

2nd September 2022 Going Postal 0

Jinnie worried about what to say to her assembled department and had a short discussion with Greta and Carol. In the end, the consensus was not to make a speech, but to say a few [more…]

Economics

“War on cash” update: A brighter outlook

2nd September 2022 Going Postal 0

Central planners and paper pushers of all stripes are not generally known for their acumen or their ability to recognize and successfully seize opportunities in time. They always tend to lag behind more or less [more…]

20th Century

Naples – Front Line Problem City

1st September 2022 Going Postal 0

In March 1944 my uncle John Alldridge visited Naples a few months after it had been liberated and produced this report for the Manchester Evening News. – Jerry F *** War brought disease and desolation [more…]

Economics

OTF (Own Two Feet) Party, Part Five

1st September 2022 Going Postal 0

Fairly taxing thoughts… In this article, I hope to think through a fair taxation system. What to tax and why. I am starting from the ground up and paying no attention to the fact that [more…]

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