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Month: August 2024

20th Century

The Tectonic Plates Shift

3rd August 2024 Always Worth Saying 3324 Comments

As we make our way back from an enjoyable day trip by train to Edinburgh, Mrs AWS and I have pause for thought as we pass through Lockerbie, scene of the 1988 bombing which claimed [more…]

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Those Who Play With Fire, Chapter Three

3rd August 2024 Going Postal 3194 Comments

At 08.30 there was a knock at the door. Dave got up from the table in the kitchen to open the front door. “David Stretton?” “Yes.” The caller wanted ID. He was shown the drivers [more…]

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A History of Pop Music – 1960

2nd August 2024 Phil the Ex Test Manager 3366 Comments

Featured song: Everly Brothers – Cathy’s Clown This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they stopped making it. [more…]

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Book Review: The Shortest History of England

2nd August 2024 Always Worth Saying 3865 Comments

‘The Shortest History of England’ by James Hawes is not too short and tops the scales at 272 pages. A bright chap, the 64-year-old writer graduated in German from Hertford College, Oxford, and studied for [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story – Book Seven, Chapter Six

1st August 2024 Going Postal 3003 Comments

As Britannia headed west across the Atlantic, the weather began to change. The wind got up a bit, and the sea got a little choppy, but Britannia was a big ship and rode it easily. [more…]

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Died Suddenly

1st August 2024 Going Postal 4482 Comments

  I’ve not been particularly active here lately, nor anywhere else really for that matter because I’ve been shaken to my core by an event which happened quite recently. Let me explain. Caroline and Tom [more…]

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