Engineering
Shunting into February
Thank you for all your kind comments upon this series of posts. As you’ve probably noticed the cyclists aren’t as reliable as they need to be, and that has been bothering me. They’re meant to [more…]
Blog
Fiction
Tilda and the Witches 1.5
ACT 1 SCENE 5 Orosius’ Castle, the following Morning. Enter OROSIUS, TILDA, VULPECULA, ETTY and JESSICA, and MAISIE with little VUSILLUS.
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Sixteen
It was no use; the waiting and the wondering were killing him. The police could be following him already, waiting to pick him up any minute. How much did they know? They didn’t seem to [more…]
Philosophy
Gmbd, wanting things
It might be my star sign that causes me to have a love for people as a species but then I love everything walks or slithers. When I consider people I can’t help but see [more…]
Politics
Question Time with Going Postal
Graphic EJ David Dimbleby presents topical debate from from Yeovil. On the panel are the Conservatve’s Theresa Villiers MP, former secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Labour’s David Lammy MP, author of the Lammy Review [more…]
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Fifteen
Sally Bowson couldn’t settle that afternoon. Over a late lunch she had pressed both Martha and her husband about the priest-monk’s fables. They had smiled patiently, confirming them, insisting that those in Holy Orders would [more…]
Engineering
Shunting towards Spring
Following the terrible van attack witnessed in last month’s instalment, I am pleased to inform you that the cyclists have survived and are in good health. A kink in the road at the top of [more…]
Fiction
Tilda and the Witches 1.4
ACT 1 SCENE 4 A small Rowing Boat on the high Seas. In it are TILDA, VULPECULA, ETTY, JESSICA, and MAISIE with little VUSILLUS. TILDA and ETTY are at the Oars.
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Fourteen
‘Henry’ switched off the news feed on his laptop. That press release put out by the PM’s office! Whatever had possessed them? He must try to find out. It was crudely transparent, wildly unnecessary, surely? [more…]