Arts
Writing – a few tips
I’ve often heard Puffins lament that they would like to contribute articles to our esteemed website but are too daunted. So, I thought I’d share a few tips to encourage more Puffins to pick up [more…]
Literature
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 23rd March 2023 The Panel: Andrew Bowie (Conservative) Louise Haigh (Labour) Zing Tsjeng (Vice UK) Howard Davies (NatWest Group) Tom Newton Dunn (Talk TV) Venue: Newcastle-under-Lyme Edinburgh University graduate Tomas Zolton Newton Dunn [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Five, Chapter Four
Larry lay in the Wendy house watching the workmen through the part open door. He was not sure if he would be welcomed by the workers if he went for a closer look, as he [more…]
Arts
Justice For Ellie?
New Orleans prosecutor Jim Garrison sits next to Senator Long of Louisiana on a crowded businessman’s shuttle flight either into or out of Washington DC. Director Oliver Stone never did tell us which in JFK, [more…]
20th Century
This Is My England, 1950 – Part Four
I was awakened that morning by the sudden furious ringing and clanging of bells — a sort of wild, insane music, as if some demented Dickensian sexton had been let loose in the belfry. To [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Seventy-Nine
Monday A good Monday morning to you all. Very dull and chilly this morning, I thought it was supposed to be meteorological spring! The talk of the office this weekend has been the Rich Boy’s [more…]
15th Century
Crom’s Deep Dive: Richard III, Act 1 Scene 1
A small confession: my first introduction to this opening soliloquy was as a child on a Saturday afternoon from none other than Arnold Judas Rimmer in Red Dwarf. He and Lister are marooned and, to [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 16th March 2023 The Panel: Andrew Bowie (Conservative) Bim Afolami (Conservative) Lucy Powell (Labour) Stephen Flynn (SNP) John Allan (Tesco) Anne McElvoy (Journalist) Venue: Warrington At the last minute, the advertised Andrew Bowie [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Five, Chapter Three
Jinnie, Alberto and Guido sat in First Class in the Thameslink train back to Cambridge. This was a decent way to travel, they were heading into London when the commuters were heading out so the [more…]