Arts
Ocean-to-Ocean, Part 5
After 13 days travelling I was in need of a laundry, which happened to be located in the basement of the hotel that I had just checked-into in Barrie. The following morning I would avail [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Human Interest
The Italian Job, Part 11
We awoke on the Saturday morning and had a leisurely continental breakfast at the hotel, prior to taking an equally leisurely journey into the centre of Brussels by SNCB’s finest. Unfortunately the majority of their [more…]
19th Century
Who were the Whigs?
We are all familiar with the saying that ‘Britain basically has a two-party system’, an aphorism which until recently seemed to be so obvious as to hardly need saying. Incredibly, it now seems we may [more…]
Christianity
Abandon the Church Of England
The Church of England have appointed a new Archbishop. This appointment has confirmed my prior belief and suspicions, that the Church of England is doomed to its fate. It will not grow, it will not [more…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Forty-Two
(Some of this was from weeks ago) Christ on a bike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just received a letter from the surgery inviting me to have the Flu and Covid jabs! Extracts: ‘COVID-19 and flu are viruses that can [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Ninety-Nine
Monday Good morning, friends. A beautiful sunny autumn morning, but my, was it chilly when I ventured out. I’m getting more and more convinced that Legohead is either a moron, or he is doing everything [more…]
Fiction
Downfall, Chapter Nine
On Sunday, they were at Heathrow, they saw Jane Goodley, she handed Sally an envelope, Dave asked why they were there. “To help smooth things along if there are any problems.” “That’s bollocks, me, smooth [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: Ivory Cutlery’s Day Off Pt. 6
Greetings pop pickers and please be welcome to tonight’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and another of our fortnightly mastications upon the marshmallowy pillows of musical magnificence. Tonight, dear reader, as we respectfully mark Hamster Awareness Month, [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Thirty-One
Jinnie woke up on Saturday morning and for a moment wondered where she was before remembering she was in Manfred’s Berlin apartment. Hanna and ‘Lina’ had left for Hanna’s home in the suburb of Charlottenburg [more…]