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Behind The Mask, Part One

16th June 2021 Going Postal 3658 Comments

Rachel  DeSouza  strode  purposefully from the  velvet  curtain  edged  wings  of the conference centre, out to the lectern that was positioned under the spotlights, at the centre of the wide stage. Her  high heeled,  though [more…]

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Veg Growing In A Pandemic (Is Enough Ever Enough)

15th June 2021 Colin Cross 3406 Comments

Firstly, let’s get something out of the way. I never was a violent man. Even in my youth, when a “scrap” was seen as a rite of passage, I did my level best to avoid [more…]

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Film Review: Big Trouble in Little China

15th June 2021 Columba Palumbus 2557 Comments

“Big Trouble in Little China” by warpafx is licensed under CC BY 2.0 As a director, John Carpenter is very much hit and miss when it comes to critical acclaim and box office success. For [more…]

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Book Review: Honest, Not Invent

14th June 2021 Grimy Miner 4190 Comments

Stanislav, a young Polish plumber, in reality a creation of blogger Ismael Smith, now sadly no longer with us. His comments first appeared below the line in the place we don’t speak of, and subsequently [more…]

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The Man Who Played Ross – Chapter 23

13th June 2021 Blown Periphery 3673 Comments

While Jarvis was undergoing his rehabilitation to strengthen his legs and rebuild muscle, Edge undertook his last mission for the UK Special Forces.  Jarvis had so much wanted to thank his comrade who had truly [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Ninety Seven

13th June 2021 Going Postal 2577 Comments

Monday What a beautiful morning, at long last it is beginning to look like summer is here. I reckon Bozzie has the luck of the Devil. It has been a rotten month and the day [more…]

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Book Review: Mani, Travels in the Southern Peloponnese by Patrick Leigh-Fermor

13th June 2021 1642again 2521 Comments

It is no secret that I absolutely love the writing of Patrick Leigh-Fermor, a man whose life would have been wonderfully interesting even if he had never published a word. I sketched out something of [more…]

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The Swaling, Part Fifty Nine

12th June 2021 Always Worth Saying 2822 Comments

Myself, Natasha Williams and a borrowed pushchair bound toddler called Jakey are on a bench in a rain-soaked Battishill Road Gardens in London’s Islington. We are disguised as a young family while having a secret [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story, Chapter Twenty One

11th June 2021 Going Postal 2988 Comments

Joey’s Challenger 2 trundled down Potters Bar High Street followed by the other two tanks of his troop and the mixed bag of APCs and IFVs. Quite a lot of people were lining the pavements [more…]

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