19th Century
Frederick Pybus: the surgeon behind Lucozade
If you were ever handed a bottle of Lucozade when ill as a child, you can trace the origins of this back to a Stockton-born surgeon, a baby who died on his ward in 1908, [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Fiction
Némésis – Ch 7
Ash Shaddadi, the Syrian Governorate of Al Hasakha, December 2017 When Major Halward woke up the following morning there was frost on his sleeping bag. It was still dark while he pulled on his boots, [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Forty-Six
Monday Good morning, my happy readers. It was grey, grotty, misty and chilly this morning when I went out. The bad news was that the RNLI landed another 120 illegal immigrants yesterday evening, bringing the [more…]
Fiction
Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Twenty-Two
Sally found Dave sleeping on a sofa upstairs, she gently woke him. “Time to go, everything is done, you can start again in the morning.” There was a nod from the porters as they walked [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – A Damn Good Spanking
Welcome back, my friends, to the flamboyance that never ends, as Fabulously Flamboyant Friday proudly presents yet another march of the Muscle Marys up the salubrious passage of contemporary culture. Tonight, dear reader, we shall [more…]
Arts
Politics
Neutrality Referendum: We lost the battle, not the war
On 27 September, Swiss voters rejected the popular initiative to safeguard Swiss neutrality by a clear margin. Final results showed 70% voting No and only 30% percent Yes. The initiative, which sought to write a [more…]
America
Questionable Ethics, Philosophical Guidelines, and the Art of Profiting from Instability (Part 7)
But what if the audacious wager on the British pound had spectacularly misfired? The $10 billion borrowed to fuel the bet would have demanded repayment, a burden falling squarely on Soros’s shoulders. Yet he dismissed [more…]
19th Century
John Martin: The Geordie Who Invented the Blockbuster
John Martin from Haydon Bridge made his name painting the end of the world, so convincingly that one London gallery had to put a railing round his picture to hold the crowds back. He also [more…]