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Fiction

Joe Malone, Part Thirty-Eight

12th November 2019 Going Postal 2629 Comments

Joe Malone was arranging his exit from the UK via a People Smuggler he’d met in the cafe. I was just about to seal the deal, when a deep voice from just behind me exclaimed [more…]

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Medlar Jelly

12th November 2019 Going Postal 2112 Comments

Ingredients 2.5 kg ripe medlars 600g unripe medlars 3 small unripe apples or 20 crab apples 3 lemons 3 litres water 1.5 kg granulated sugar Pinch of saffron 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon 2 ground cloves [more…]

20th Century

The Place where Trust died

11th November 2019 Going Postal 2788 Comments

Dedicated to all those who have served & those still serving. 19,000 British soldiers died on July 1st 1916, the first day of the Somme campaign. As well as marking and recording existing graves, the [more…]

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Larry’s Diary Week Eleven

10th November 2019 Going Postal 1525 Comments

Monday Up early to go on vermin patrol before Breakfast. I understand Bozzie’s off to visit yet another hospital, this time in a place called Watford. I really don’t know how many hospitals he’s visited [more…]

20th Century

The Merchant Navy Boy

10th November 2019 Going Postal 2136 Comments

Some of you may recall that I have been trying to claim my deceased father’s WW2 medals as a Merchant Navy seaman. It has taken a year and with a great deal of help from [more…]

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Hong Kong Protests

9th November 2019 Going Postal 1775 Comments

Hong Kong in November feels and looks very different than it did in May. The weather is glorious – the wind has changed, the humidity decreased and a very comfortable 25 degrees. But of course [more…]

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Crossword No. 91

9th November 2019 Going Postal 1823 Comments

First correct entry out of ‘the hat’ wins a GP mug of your choice, or GP beer mats. Email entries to me by 6.00 pm tomorrow subject ‘Crossword’. Contact here on email Last weeks’ winner. [more…]

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Going Postal with Question Time

7th November 2019 Going Postal 1588 Comments

Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Glasgow. On the panel are: Conservative Kirstene Hair, shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner, Scottish government justice secretary Humza Yousaf, [more…]

Fiction

Joe Malone, Part Thirty-Seven

5th November 2019 Going Postal 3257 Comments

The door opened and the Scottish singer emerged. I stared at him in some surprise. He was shorter than my imagination had prepared me for. Also, I hadn’t expected the turban. As he stepped out, [more…]

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