Arts
F for Fake (1973)
What is art if not a forgery of the real world. A reflection of what we see in our lives, and then try to convey to others, a form of primeval communication. This is the [more…]
Literature
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred And Six
Monday Good morning everyone from a sunny but chilly Downing Street. I had a very pleasant weekend lazing around, mind I had to dodge a couple of heavy showers. Those folks in the office ordered [more…]
Biography
Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Six
Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here Part Three is here Part Four is here Part Five is here This Time: Rats, Christmas decorations [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 5th October 2023 The Panel: Richard Holden (Conservative) Shabana Mahmood (Labour) Jon Ashworth (Labour) Emma Dabiri (Writer and Academic) Richard Walker (Iceland supermarkets) Tony Parsons (Author and Journalist) Venue: Wolverhampton As the programme [more…]
Literature
Jinnie’s Story, Book Five – Chapter Thirty-Two
It was a bright sunny Saturday morning and Jinnie’s first thought on waking was wondering if Lucia felt as nervous as she had been on her wedding day. Jinnie’s mind went back to the mad [more…]
Book Review
Book Review: This Perfect Day by Ira Levin
Christ, Marx, Wood and Wei, Led us too this perfect day. Marx, Wood, Wei and Christ, All but Wei were sacrificed. Wood, Wei, Christ and Marx, Gave us lovely schools and parks. Wei, Christ, Marx [more…]
Fiction
The Burglary
George parked his grey van fifty yards from Miss Rosie’s cottage, turned the engine off and waited. He had been watching the tiny house for three weeks now; he knew the old lady went out [more…]
20th Century
The ’59 Trail, Part Three
Part 3 of my uncle, John Alldridge’s 1959 report from Canada’s Far North for the Birmingham Mail – Jerry F Churchill, on Hudson’s Bay Until you have spent a day and a night in Churchill, [more…]
Fiction
The Cuds, Part III
The Flying Hospital “Allan do you want to go for an early lunch?” Margin asked. “Do you mind?” “Nope. Wheels were up 1045. By the time it’s wheels down, got them on board, wheels up, [more…]