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Samyaza Chapter 19, Alexandria – October 2006

21st August 2022 Blown Periphery 0

Afarin hurried out of the undergrowth and found the other three. They were crouched down waiting, Dan with a filtered signal torch, ready to send out two dashes and two dots. Afarin crouched down with [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary – Week One Hundred And Fifty-Five

21st August 2022 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning readers, gosh it’s warm again this morning and the forecast is for a very hot week. I think I might go on strike and demand extra Felix and chilled water for working [more…]

Fiction

Jinnie’s Story – Book Four, Chapter Five

19th August 2022 Going Postal 0

Jinnie had just entered the house when her mobile rang. It was Alberto and she had been expecting him to ring. He quickly brought her up to date with developments. The accountants confirmed that the [more…]

20th Century

Men Against Everest

18th August 2022 Going Postal 0

In August 1951, as preparations for the 1953 Everest Expedition were underway, my uncle John Alldridge wrote about the previous expeditions for the Manchester Evening News – Jerry F “I guess my real reason for [more…]

Arts

Salman Rushdie & The Satanic Verses

18th August 2022 Always Worth Saying 0

In The Beginning Prior to sitting his professional exams, Anis Rushdie, one of the Kashmiri Rushdies, graduated from Lahore’s University of Punjab in the mid-1930s. After passing fourth overall, and as top Mulsim, Anis was [more…]

Fiction

Samyaza Chapter 18, El Alamein – October 2006

14th August 2022 Blown Periphery 0

They made their way to the control room, lugging their weapons and equipment. None of the crew even looked at them, as though they knew they were mysterious, ruthless killers. It was not their job [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Fifty-Four

14th August 2022 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning folks, another week in Westminster for me to report on. Bozzie was very late for breakfast this morning and he wanted black coffee instead of his usual strong tea. I suspect he [more…]

19th Century

In Defence of Kipling

14th August 2022 Going Postal 0

‘When the Rudyards cease their Kipling, and the Haggards ride no more…’ was a favoured line in the era of post Imperial breast-beating, when this voluminous and best-selling writer, both in verse and prose was [more…]

Fiction

Jinnie’s Story – Book Four, Chapter Four

12th August 2022 Going Postal 0

On the way home from the visit to Belinda’s house, Jinnie discussed with Paolo her thoughts for making the owner’s widow an offer for the Turners Hill Italian restaurant and converting it into Trattoria Trevi [more…]

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