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Postcard from Lille Part 57

28th March 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

A funny thing happened on the way to Lille university. Funny for the rest of us but not so funny for my wife. She got stuck in the Metro’s automatic doors. They closed on her [more…]

Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

27th March 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

Question Time 26th March 2020 Panel: Robert Jenrick (Conservative) Emily Thornbury (Labour) Richard Horton (The Lancet) Humphrey Cobbold (Businessman) Venue: Shrewsbury In another alteration to the usual format, tonight’s panel were in London, the questioners [more…]

Through The Laurels, An RAF Story – Ch. 3

26th March 2020 Going Postal 0

Shakespeare and the V-Bombers When the old 542 Squadron disbanded, the manning people at Bomber Command allowed us to go to a station of our choosing. This was to say you had a rough time [more…]

Joe Malone, Part Fifty-Four

24th March 2020 Going Postal 0

The voice sounded familiar. I had a quick look over my shoulder. The sound was coming from the Hallway. It was the speaker by the door. The buzz had been for the gate. Someone was [more…]

Winnie the Pooh and the Virus of Doom

24th March 2020 Going Postal 0

As it was a bright and sunny day in 100 Acre Wood, Piglet decided that he’d call on Pooh to see how he was getting on. Skipping into the dell in front of Pooh’s usual [more…]

Némésis – Epilogue

22nd March 2020 Blown Periphery 0

The Legend of Tristan and Isolde According to legend, there are many versions of the doomed love affair between Sir Tristan and Isolde, this being the most common. Sir Tristan was Cornish knight, who after [more…]

Larry’s Diary Week Thirty One

22nd March 2020 Going Postal 0

Monday Good Morning everyone and welcome to another week’s doings in the wonderful world of Westminster. It’s a wet morning in London today with some hail. That’s better than up north where there is a [more…]

Postcard from Lille Part 56

21st March 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

Before I start, Gisele is a flowery writer and is prone to exaggeration. Aren’t we all? She is also prone to acting on those exaggerations, therefore we must take what she says seriously. Plus, across [more…]

Worst first day

20th March 2020 Going Postal 0

Firstly JGM2 this was going to be a reply to you but upon its length I decided to submit it for an article: I got a new job as a van driver, large firm based [more…]

Postcard from Lille, Part 38

9th November 2019 0

If you’re ever in Atlanta, Georgia, may I recommend the Georgia State Capital Museum? During my time there, Atlanta was the second most violent place in the Union. The actual murder capital of America was, [more...]
Ben Elton

9th October 2019 0

I used to enjoy Ben Elton – for The Young Ones, and two of his jokes I still can remember. I even bought his first book, ‘Stark’. He’s making a comeback stand-up tour, I gather. [more...]
Joe Malone, Part Sixteen

4th June 2019 0

Ch 16 – Drinks and Disgust Joe and Vanessa are at the Reform Club. To meet with Lord Bixby’s dinner companions. Something that he had arranged in his diary, before his sudden and unexpected disappearance. [more...]
Postcard from Lille, Part 19

15th June 2019 0

I can’t understand why people are rude to the staff. I was always getting told off for being kind, or even just polite, to the maids and servants, or ‘helpers’ as they were often known. I was hissed at for always saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. Enquiring politely about their families was frowned upon and helping them with their chores got the second greatest insult [more...]
Joe Malone, Part Twenty-Six

20th August 2019 0

Private Investigator Joe Malone is down in the basement of his office building. Checking on a strange noise. As my eyes adjusted to the light, I saw an even bigger safety code violation. A waste [more...]