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The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 3/6: The Purloined Pincushion. Part 1 of 2

3rd May 2026 Tachybaptus 0

It was my friend’s custom every day after breakfast to peruse the newspapers and cut out any articles he found interesting, to preserve them in a scrapbook for future use. However, these excisions made the [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty Five

3rd May 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends, and welcome to another week’s worth of tales from your favourite cat reporter. The weather here in London is really rather nice this morning, sunny, dry, and getting warmer. The [more…]

Fiction

Elementary, my dear Watson – the Group 19 elements

2nd May 2026 SharpieType301 0

After a rather extended respite hiatus, welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends… wending our way through the elements and the Groups of the Periodic Table (a.k.a. the Periodic Table of the [more…]

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On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Seventeen

2nd May 2026 Going Postal 0

Week Six Continued They were back in the room just after 14:00, everyone sat back down. “This afternoon will explain why there has been all the secrecy. We know from this morning, the drugs were [more…]

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Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: Ivory Cutlery’s Day Off – Drugs Are Bad, M’Kay?

1st May 2026 Going Postal 0

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 say goodbye to Adopt A [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

1st May 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 30th April 2026 The Panel: Emma Reynolds (Labour) Victoria Atkins (Conservative) Daisy Cooper (Lib Dem) Zia Yusuf (Reform UK) Rachel Millward (Green Party) Venue: Maidenhead Ordinarily, a gentleman reviewer would spend early Thursday [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Twenty-Eight

30th April 2026 Going Postal 0

The children had gone to bed, Simone and Jan had retired to their suite, and most of the adult visitors had gone home. Only Jinnie, Paolo, Nigel, and Jinnie’s parents remained in the lounge, having [more…]

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Labour’s bad boys – Part 12 Keith Vaz

30th April 2026 well_chuffed 0

This series of articles was supposed to be a lot of short scribblings. We now come to Keith Vaz who has so much previous that target has been swept aside. Keith looks to me like [more…]

Arts

The Geek’s guide to making perfect gin for £2.90 a litre bottle

29th April 2026 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 0

It’s been a while since I wrote my last article.  4 years ago, to be precise.  I have been reading all the comments for my sins and you guys have made me think and made [more…]

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