Fiction
Downfall, Chapter Five
Sally’s hair was still damp as they waited in the bar for Jane Goodley to arrive, Sally was smartly dressed, Dave was in jeans and a shirt, there hadn’t been time to have his suit [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Friday – Um… Karl Who?
Welcome back my friends, to the flamboyance that never ends, as Fabulously Flamboyant Friday sashays up to the crease to deliver yet another light-loafered, lubed-up googly from the gasworks-end of musical magnificence. Since our last [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Twenty-Seven
All the drive back to the villa, Jinnie pondered on her conversation with Jorja. Jinnie was happy with her decision to have her concentrate on Bearcat Catering and handing over the development of Aunty JoJo’s [more…]
Book Review
Book Review: I Survived, by Victoria Cilliers
The recent tragic suicide by parachute jump of experienced skydiver Jade Damarell, widely reported in the media, brought to mind the Cilliers case of a few years ago, which Victoria Cilliers goes into in this [more…]
Human Interest
The Italian Job, Part 7
Well, we were finally here. We had successfully booked in the previous night and unlike previous hotel stops, we had to have a twin room as opposed to a room each. I never stopped to [more…]
Health
The Big Big D
From HMS Pinafore: Captain: Bad language or abuse, I never, never use, Whatever the emergency; Though “bother it” I may occasionally say, I never use a big, big D — Chorus: What, never? Captain: No, [more…]
Hobbies
Postcard from Cornwall (Porthleven)
It must be close on 20 years since we last holidayed in Cornwall. We used to go every summer when our children were young but the lure of foreign holidays and the dread of getting [more…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Thirty-Eight
A headline caught my eye : ‘Tenant renting out London council house while iving in Ethiopia among dozens to have property seized.’ Says it all about the current state of soft touch Britain brought about [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Two Hundred And Ninety-Four
Monday Good morning, friends, my good friends. The weather forecast said warm and sunny this morning, but they seem to have got it wrong again. It’s dull and overcast. However, the mood is bright in [more…]