Fiction
Nanny Knows Best – Prologue
“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…]
Literature
Fiction
The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 31
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
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…]
Literature
Language today! Progress? No!
I do not know about you all but I am disgusted daily at what passes as normal and correct language. Swear words are the normal. I understand having been many years military and law enforcement [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story, Book Three – Chapter Thirteen
When Jinnie heard that Penny had been selected to go on a Parachute Regiment firearms course she knew that Dirk had been using his influence once again and he had something planned for Penny. Next [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 31st March 2022 The Panel: Maria Caulfield (Conservative) Steve Reed (Labour) Julia Hartley-Brewer (Broadcaster) Zanny Minton Beddoes (The Economist) Ian Blackford (SNP) Venue: Bath This week’s Question Time took place in front of [more…]
20th Century
The Innocent on Everest
Another chapter from “Special Assignment” by my uncle John Alldridge (published in 1960 and now long out of print) The special correspondent doesn’t talk about ‘assignments’. He talks about ‘jobs’. His next ‘job’ may send [more…]
Arts
Three Men on a Bike, Part One
I suppose it must have been during the 1965 Easter break from the Sixth Form that Bogs, Cough, Pat and myself decided that during the summer months between the AS level exams and the start [more…]
Arts
A Life in Three Honks, Honk the First
Being born in Birmingham in 1947 I was lucky enough to have ridden on the trams along Oulton Boulevard before they were scrapped in the early 50’s and regularly traveled into central Birmingham on the [more…]