Literature
Embers of The Affair, Part Four
A la recherce du temps perdu (Proust) My woman When I hold her, hold my woman Hold her tight against my bosom Cries she like a little spirit Spirit of the hills and forest. [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Ninety-One
Monday Good morning, friend, and it is a very pleasant one—dry, warm, and sunny. Legohead is off to Scottishland later to talk to the Donald, who is over to open a new golf course, so [more…]
Fiction
Downfall, Chapter One
Dave and Sally sat watching TV, their dinner on trays, the news was on, it was early September. It was a Wednesday evening, Sally had come home first from her job at Loughborough University, she [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Friday – A Postcard From Cannes Pt.2: Stayin’ Alive
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 (but quite possibly life saving) googly from the gasworks-end of [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Twenty-Three
Over the few weeks since Jinnie returned from the grand opening of the Ennios St James Bay, it had been a busy time in the De Luca house. There had been the preparations for Izzy [more…]
History
Dog Walking Thoughts No 3: Going To The Dogs … or Chin Up?
It’s not what it used to be. Everything, I mean, it’s just all gone to …. I sometimes wonder if I’m not just becoming one of those ‘old people’ that just thinks the country has [more…]
Hobbies
Postcard from Thailand Part IV
12th January Laos * ປະເທດລາວ *…well, almost Mrs ABS’s father needs a new visa every few years to live in Thailand and, rather than fly to Bangkok, it is easier and cheaper for him to [more…]
Human Interest
The Italian Job, Part 3
Preparations and Planning As time in November progressed, I returned home and did my best to throw myself into projects to keep myself occupied while I was between jobs, having left my previous contract a [more…]
Economics
Storing gold in the right place and in the right way
By now, I’m pretty sure that all of my clients and regular readers fully understand why allocating a part of their wealth to physical precious metals is not just the smart move, but an increasingly [more…]