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Fiction

Jinnie’s Story – Book Six, Chapter Twenty

7th March 2024 Going Postal 0

The luggage had arrived at the suite shortly after Ajay had left them and despite his saying that it was part of a butler’s duty to unpack for passengers, Jinnie didn’t fancy a stranger doing [more…]

Arts

To Wawa and Beyond

6th March 2024 Going Postal 0

The rooster started crowing at 3 am, which then set the dogs off. The barking went on for a while then a motorbike without a silencer went roaring past. It must have been 3-45am when [more…]

Business

Memo to Political Busybodies

6th March 2024 Going Postal 0

As long as cartels and cockroach ideas rule the roost, coffee farmers will continue to vote with their feet. Because farmers owe themselves an income, be it from bananas or avocados, it does not matter. [more…]

20th Century

Crisis Journey, 1947 – Part One

5th March 2024 Going Postal 0

“The record of what one man saw and heard and felt on a journey through Britain in October 1947, by John Alldridge” Uncle John’s record of his trip round Britain, to assess the extent to [more…]

Economics

Private property rights under siege

4th March 2024 Going Postal 0

People invest in gold for many different reasons. Many do so out of concern over economic, monetary or political uncertainty. Others seek a hedge against inflation, a way to protect and preserve the real purchasing [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred And Twenty-Four

3rd March 2024 Going Postal 0

Monday Hi folks, another dull and wet morning to welcome me back to work. My duty feeder this morning was the one who likes to put the kitchen TV on. I was watching and listening [more…]

Arts

Destroyer (Kiss album)

1st March 2024 Going Postal 0

Do you remember the scene in Macbeth when he and Banquo meet the witches for the first time and Shakespeare makes Banquo speak words of utter bewilderment: What are these | So withered and so [more…]

Fiction

Jinnie’s Story – Book Six, Chapter Nineteen

29th February 2024 Going Postal 0

Over a Sunday lunch of Mrs Walsh’s delicious roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, Jinnie and Penny told their parents of their Christmas and New Year cruise plan. Penny said they were only telling them now [more…]

America

A perfect storm in the making

29th February 2024 Going Postal 0

The New Year is usually associated with a new beginning, a fresh start, or a “clean slate”. Unfortunately, for millions of Americans, these are wishes that are bound to remain unfulfilled – for them, the [more…]

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