Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Three, Chapter Fourteen
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…]
Literature
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
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…]
20th Century
The Crime Reporter, Part 1
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…]
Authoritarianism
A View From The Greenhouse; The Truth Of The Matter
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…]
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…]
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…]