Biography
The Valet’s Tale
My name is William Carew and, until recent events unfolded, I was the valet to Sir Thomas Stradling of St Donat’s Castle in the Vale of Glamorgan. I entered his service while he was studying [more…]
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Biography
Diary of an Elderly Gentleman
My doctor says my blood pressure is high. He gave me some pills for that. My feet hurt. The doctor gave me some medicine for that too – it’s a liquid and it said that [more…]
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Trig Point 6633 – Who is Steve T?
Whilst recently hill-walking in the Brecon Beacons I came to the following Trig Point and decided it was an ideal place for a quick rest-stop. On closer inspection I discovered a number of memorial plaques [more…]
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The Wrong Way to Put Out a Fire
When I left the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in 2015 I joined a shipping company operating out of Barrow-in-Furness. It was a very small outfit which specialised in carrying nuclear cargo between Europe, the US and [more…]
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Deborah, Part Five
Alone again with Deborah, he recalls, in no particular order, every one of the eighteen funerals he’s attended in his ten years as manager. Some bloody miserable, most just a funeral, one of them, Rory’s, [more…]
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Deborah, Part Four
“Gavin, nice to meet you,” said Oliver, extending his hand. “You too, Oliver isn’t it?” “It is but everybody calls me Olly, except my wife, but then she is Welsh.” “OK, Olly it is then,” [more…]
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Biography
Deborah, Part Three
Oliver leans back in his chair, closes his eyes and again goes over the things that will happen during the course of the next few hours. It’s likely that…his Blackberry interrupts again; the paramedic’s here. [more…]
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Deborah, Part Two
As he approaches Deborah’s apartment, the third this morning, Oliver detects a faint whiff of something unpleasant. Unpleasant but familiar. He hopes he’s mistaken but after another couple of steps he knows he’s not. Vomit, [more…]