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Book Review

‘Ultra-Processed People: Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’t Food … and Why Can’t We Stop?’ By Chris van Tulleken

14th September 2023 Going Postal 0

Ultra-Processed Foods have been getting a lot more press recently and I’d been wanting to know more about the subject beyond the few articles I’d read and this book seemed as good as any.  The [more…]

Culture

A View From The Greenhouse; The Ubiquitous Mission Statement!

12th September 2023 Colin Cross 0

I’ve mentioned “Old Jack” and his abandoned (now becoming ramshackle) old house before, on more than one occasion. If it were just about anywhere else in the UK which isn’t a tiny rural hamlet, I’m [more…]

Arts

The Parallax View (1974)

11th September 2023 Going Postal 0

“Love, mother, father, home, enemy, me”. These are the words burned onto the eyeballs of our protagonist Joe Frady, played by Warren Beatty, as he sits motionless, watching a montage of images flash across the [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred and Two

10th September 2023 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning everyone from an extremely quiet London on this bank holiday Monday. I can normally hear lots of traffic noise and this morning there is hardly any. There is only a skeleton staff [more…]

Biography

Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Two

9th September 2023 Going Postal 0

Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here This time: Fire damage, I meet the Geezer and being on call. Following the call from Melanie to head to a [more…]

20th Century

South American Journey, Part Seven

8th September 2023 Going Postal 0

More writings by uncle, John Alldridge. This time he is reporting from South America in 1960 for the Birmingham Evening Mail – Jerry F A boom city built on oil So I end as I [more…]

Arts

Jinnie’s Story, Book Five – Chapter Twenty-Eight

7th September 2023 Going Postal 0

Miranda, Melissa and Andrew tried for several days to come up with a fancy name for the new business and failed miserably. In the end it was Belinda who suggested the name should reflect the [more…]

Fiction

Admiral Peabody And The Skeleton – Part Two

4th September 2023 Doc Mike Finnley 0

Part 2 – Chapter 3 The skies grew darker as the sea splashed against the sides of the Great Ship Saint Catherine. She was tethered and anchored in the port with her sails lowered. The [more…]

14th Century

Crom’s Deep Dive: Extract of the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales

3rd September 2023 Going Postal 0

It has been too long since I offered up to the folk of this parish a ‘deep dive’ of my literary musings. I’ve a scattering of unfinished articles but something somewhat meatier was needed to [more…]

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