Fiction
Downfall, Chapter Twelve
Dave went looking for the officer who had been assisting them, the two of them returned to the office. “Do we have a liaison officer appointed to assist us?” “I don’t know the answer to [more…]
Blog
20th Century
The History of Pop Music – 1989
Featured song: Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine This is a series of articles looking at pop music from 1955 when in my opinion proper pop music began up to 1999 when they [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 23rd October 2025 The Panel: Stephen Kinnock (Labour) Harriet Baldwin (Conservative) Nadine Dorries (Daily Mail columnist) Mariella Frostrop (Broadcaster) Venue: Swindon On occasion, QT Review comments on the inevitable panellists’ girl war resulting [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Two
Jinnie rather liked December, there was Christmas to look forward to and the family cruise in the Caribbean. Everyone was happy as the office shut down between Christmas and the New Year, except for a [more…]
Fiction
The Beauty of Diversity 2.0
Buried deep within the boiling depths of the earth’s core lies an element so rare and unstable that even if mining equipment capable of boring several thousand miles through the crust existed, the paltry gram [more…]
Arts
Ocean-to-Ocean, Part 7
Last week, we explored Yellowstone before heading north again, 370 miles deep into Montana. Another National Park is on the agenda for the next few days, Waterton-Glacier. This one spans the US/Canadian border, the Glacier [more…]
Human Interest
The Italian Job, Epilogue
I had made a commitment to the late Mrs F and I guess, more so to myself that I would go back a year later to make sure everything was still as it should be. [more…]
Travel
Overland to Moscow
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advises against all travel to Russia due to the ongoing risks associated with its invasion of Ukraine. This includes threats from security incidents such as drone attacks and [more…]
19th Century
Bastiat’s enduring legacy
Frédéric Bastiat, the 19th-century French economist and philosopher, is best known for his defense of individual liberty, free markets, and limited government, and his ideas, especially at the time he conceived them were as profound [more…]