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Month: August 2026

Arts

Rday – An Icarus who soared to close to the Truth

25th August 2026 Going Postal 0

I had two immediate reactions to the news of Jason Arday’s apparent suicide. The first was sadness, especially for his two children, wife, and parents. The second was to start a countdown to when the [more…]

Fiction

A Captain Comes to Call

24th August 2026 Going Postal 0

My name’s Wallace. Not the Wallace, a Wallace, or rather A. Wallace, Albert Wallace that is and… Let me start over. My name is Albert Wallace and I’m a driver for the RASS – the [more…]

European Union

The promises of Bodybags

24th August 2026 well_chuffed 0

One of the reasons Bodybags Burnham gave for not needing a General Election when became Prime Minister was that he was going to stick to Labour’s 2024 manifesto. You know, the manifesto that Rodney Spanner [more…]

Collecting

Smalls acts of resistance: P-p-p-pick up a pen and start planning

23rd August 2026 Going Postal 0

The following two statements are a given among most GPers: We won’t vote our way out of this; we and our way of life are being replaced at a rate of knots… The late Patrick [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Thirty-Eight

23rd August 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my happy readers. It was getting hotter again this morning when I went out. I hear it is building up to Thursday being the hottest day of the week and then getting [more…]

Mystery

Postcard From Jerry, Part Three

22nd August 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

One can never tire of Jerry Westerby, an old-school Fleet Street soak with a rugby forward’s build but a talent for wicket-keeping before the call of sports journalism pulled him away from the crease and [more…]

Fiction

Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Fourteen

22nd August 2026 Going Postal 0

“There are changes going on in the setup here, I have been offered a position on the books. It means for most of the time I would be behind a desk, this will leave a [more…]

20th Century

A History of Pop Music – Albums 1969

21st August 2026 Phil the Ex Test Manager 0

Featured Album: Johnny Cash – At San Quentin This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year [more…]

Health

Introducing My Giant Spot

21st August 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

May I introduce you to my giant spot? It sits in the middle of my forehead and, upon closer inspection, seems to consist of a little stream, some flowers and a tree. Might it be [more…]

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