Literature
Sitting Where The Drums Were Found
A country child I roamed around from an early age, it was safe then, where these stone drums were found, I knew about them from my mother who had lived very close by and ancient [more…]
Articles by Going Postal
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred and Fifty-Two
Monday Good morning everyone and it’s back to work this nasty wet Monday morning. The forecast for London today is wet all day, even with some thunderstorms. I wonder if I could move down to [more…]
Fiction
Those Who Play With Fire, Chapter Twelve
Dave opened the spreadsheet with the bank information for Stuart Ogilvy. He printed out a street map of the Wandsworth area. He located the supermarket that was used on an almost daily basis, once a [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – Who? What? Meh… Needs More Cowbell – Part 1
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. This week’s missive [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Seven, Chapter Fifteen
Jinnie’s sudden increase in wealth had made her and Paolo review a few things. Paolo wanted a new car and suggested that Jinnie should also get one. However, she had decided that while DKL supplied [more…]
Communism
The illusion of choice: Democracy as the greatest show on earth
Democracy has nothing to do with freedom. Democracy is a soft variant of communism, and rarely in the history of ideas has it been taken for anything else. Hans-Hermann Hoppe As individual citizens, as voters and taxpayers we have been so deeply, so [more…]
21st Century
A Mushroom May Yet Bloom
In a previous post, “Will Mushrooms Bloom in Haifa?” I postulated that Iran’s recent swarm attack might not be a simple, if potentially deadly, diplomatic slap at Israel for killing one of their progeny’s leaders [more…]
21st Century
Macron & Ruto
The parallels between France and Kenya, and between Emmanuel Macron and William Ruto, lead us to question what fundamental trends brought both countries to experience quite similar crises, to which both leaders responded in a [more…]
20th Century
European Journey 1953, Part Six – Naples
Like many another Mediterranean city Naples looks better seen from a distance. Approached from the sea, preferably at first light, its beauty takes your breath away. Close up too much of it is an offence [more…]