Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Eight
Day Ten He looked at his watch, it was now after midnight. “David, I don’t know what to say to make you reconsider,” “the truth might be a good place to start.” “It’s not up [more…]
Fiction
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Nineteen
The villa had been full of fresh flowers, the fridge was fully stocked, the grass was recently trimmed, the pool had been vacuumed, and even the A/C was on. Jinnie whispered to Paolo, “I don’t [more…]
Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Seven
Day Nine The train was busy, it was Monday morning, they sat in silence, Olivia had twice called Sally during the evening, she had waited until Michael was in his office, she wanted to know [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Eighteen
The twins had gone to the club, and the adults were happily installed on loungers by the infinity pool with nice cold glasses of Pepsi Max for the ladies and a Doom Bar for Paolo. [more…]
Fiction
Seventeen Moments of Spring
In 1965 Yulian Semyonov wrote an espionage thriller, No Passport Required. It received good reviews and millions of readers. More importantly, in 1968, it came to the attention of Yuri Andropov, the recently appointed Chairman [more…]
Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Six
Day Six They didn’t see the Police Chief at breakfast time, while they were eating, his phone had gone several times, he ignored the calls, Sally said she wanted them to stay in the room [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Seventeen
The day after Alicante was a sea day as the ship headed north towards France. The twins happily went off to the reef where they had made friends with nearly everyone there. The adults decided [more…]
Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Five
Dave was woken by two things, his need to pee and his ringing phone, he was still dressed, answering his phone, he said he would call back. Having come out the bathroom, he looked at [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Sixteen
Willie put his spoon down in his saucer and said, “That lunch was lush.” At Izzy’s suggestion the twins had eaten lightly, skipping a starter, had a chicken salad baguette and then chocolate ice cream [more…]