Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Thirty-Four
Jinnie collapsed on her bunk on the USS Jack H. Lucas and realised that she was both tired and hungry. But before anything else, she needed to clean her rifle and return it to the [more…]
Fiction
Fiction
Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Three
The train was packed with no chance to talk, it wasn’t until they were home, he relayed the conversation before they left. Sally also wondered if they had been told the full truth. While Sally [more…]
Fiction
Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter Two
Jane Goodley wasn’t in her office, Howard said she had been in meetings almost constantly since yesterday morning. “Has there been any progress?” “They have been studying the CCTV yesterday, it’s possible they have picked [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Thirty-Two
A happy Alberto left Jinnie and headed back to his office. Jinnie sat pondering the question of whom she should pitch the job of CEO of TT SuperBurger to. It was a major problem. She [more…]
Fiction
Bombs and Betrayal, Chapter One
Dave sat watching TV, Sally had gone to bed about an hour ago, he was half reading, half watching the TV, it was on the BBC news channel. They had spent the day Christmas shopping, [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Thirty-One
Following the informal tea with the Polish President, the TT SuperBurger executives, staying at the Podewils, met for dinner in the hotel’s restaurant. A party of eight was unusual for the hotel, and the staff [more…]
19th Century
The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 4/6: The Fulham Poltergeist. Part 1 of 2
Holmes had often lightly mocked me for my belief in the supernatural. ‘I cannot but suppose,’ he said, ‘that any apparent manifestation of mystical forces will, if subjected to rigorous scrutiny, yield a perfectly rational [more…]
Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Nineteen
Week Seven Continued They were due to be picked up in the morning at 10:30 for their White House tour, they were told to be smart, preferably in a suit, Sally made sure they both [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Thirty
Sir Nigel held up a hand and called the meeting to order. The audience fell silent, and Sir Nigel said, “Good morning, everyone. I understand there is a lot of speculation as to why you [more…]