Islam
“Soldiers of France”
A fortnight ago, I was asked if I might translate the open letter signed by retired French generals warning the government of the very real possibility of a civil war in France. It was felt [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Collecting
Going for Gold – Part 8
Prior to becoming interested in precious metals I had never visited the inside of an auction house, let alone placed a bid. However, during the last lockdown I discovered that auctions can be a rich [more…]
Arts
Postcard From November, Part 5
Happy Birthday to Me My birthday is November 4th and as a child my main memory of it was always of my parents laying on a party for my friends who all turned up bearing [more…]
Health
Misdiagnosis
It was 05:45 on a Wednesday morning, in the spring of 2012, when my radio alarm woke me up at my normal time to get ready for work. I immediately realised something was badly wrong. [more…]
Computing
Dingleberry, Part Two
Part two, How To Drive a (Model) Train Welcome back to the sleepy town of Dingleberry, “somewhere” on the UK rail network, a destination found only by the terminally lost and those who were foolish [more…]
19th Century
Clevedon Pier
Clevedon is a small town in North Somerset, located on the English side of the Bristol Channel approximately 15 miles west of Bristol. It has a wonderful pier with an interesting history which I thought [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Ninety Two
Monday Morning everyone, another nice sunny morning, but a bit windy. It ruffled my fur when I went out before my Felix. I forgot to mention that one day last week something went wrong with [more…]
Hobbies
Crossword No. 169
First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm Sunday, subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Winner of Crossword 168 and a GP mug Audrey’s Daughter [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story, Chapter Sixteen
Jinnie was still looking out of the window when she sensed a movement at her side. Her dad had silently joined her and was also looking out at the valley. Suddenly another pair of fast [more…]