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Codename Samyaza, Prologue – June 2007

10th April 2022 Blown Periphery 2993 Comments

Like many of the young, second generation immigrants in this country, Afarin Khan struggles to be accepted as English or indeed, an Afghan. She detests men of Pakistani or Somalian heritage. Hers is a lonely [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred And Thirty Eight

10th April 2022 Going Postal 3281 Comments

Monday Good morning people. I was a bit lost yesterday when the Dreamies Girl turned up to give me my breakfast Felix. My internal clock told me she was an hour early and I was [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story – Book Three, Chapter Fourteen

8th April 2022 Going Postal 2069 Comments

Jinnie’s team had planned the mission well so far, the resistance had a car waiting for her on the beach road and she was in it and heading for Le Havre and a Paris train [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review

8th April 2022 Always Worth Saying 2037 Comments

Question Time 7th April 2022 The Panel: Gregg Hands (Conservative) Emily Thornberry (Labour) Justin Welby (Archbishop of Canterbury) Zing Tsjeng (VICE UK) Dan Hodges (Mail on Sunday) Venue: Canterbury Back in the day, when an [more…]

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The Crime Reporter, Part 1

6th April 2022 Going Postal 6254 Comments

Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) As long as there have been newspapers there have been crime reporters. For crime is as [more…]

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A View From The Greenhouse; The Truth Of The Matter

5th April 2022 Colin Cross 3222 Comments

I’ve mentioned the “yawk” up before, although it’s fair to say I may have miss-spelled it in the past. Suffice to say, the term has nothing whatsoever to do with the fine city of York [more…]

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Nanny Knows Best – Prologue

4th April 2022 Going Postal 2713 Comments

“And when we were children, staying at the archduke’s, My cousin’s, he took me out on a sled, And I was frightened.” The Client gurgled in satisfaction as Nanny eased him back into his Chair™ [more…]

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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 31

3rd April 2022 Blown Periphery 2629 Comments

The Thames Valley and North Devon The endgame and the cat who walks on his own Edge felt the exhaustion wash over him in the claustrophobic interview room. The two, armed plod didn’t help and [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred And Thirty Seven

3rd April 2022 Going Postal 1996 Comments

Monday Morning all, another pleasant morning. This is my sort of weather dry and mild. I don’t like it cold, I don’t like it hot and I certainly don’t like it wet. In the future [more…]

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