Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Fifteen
The alarm on Paolo’s phone pulled Jinnie out of her doze. She looked over at him, as he roused and turned off the alarm, feasting her eyes on what she saw. He stretched and reached [more…]
Literature
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 30th September 2021 The Panel: George Eustace (Conservative) Wes Streeting (Labour) Amy Hart (Influencer) Lord Bilimoria (CBI) Ella Whelan (Journalist) Venue: Birmingham Post-Brexit petrol shortage, lorry drivers! We were warned, said Wesley Streeting [more…]
20th Century
Postcard from Zanzibar, April 1955
Another article from the Manchester Evening News by my uncle, John Alldridge, this time from April, 1955 Flying straight through from Nairobi to Zanzibar is like falling out of the first act of an early [more…]
Biography
Sailing my life away, part 24
I’m glad my account of Sweden and Norway in earlier articles revived memories for several readers who had been there themselves or, like Arthur Dent, had met Scandinavians in Britain. It is quite [more…]
Fiction
The Colombian Sojourn-Chapter 4
The lady took the stairs up to the fourth floor with Edge following. She knocked on a door and Edge thought he heard a muffled “enter.” She opened the door for him and Edge went [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week One Hundred and Twelve
Monday Morning all. So another week of Westminster fun begins. The papers that Bozzie dumped on the floor this morning all had pictures of that girl winning the tennis. She looked very happy and I [more…]
19th Century
Mystery Album, Part Two
A mystery photo album has fallen into my hands. One that has raised many questions and set a difficult puzzle. No doubt Puffins can help me solve the enigma. But for the moment, let’s allow [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Two Chapter, Fourteen
Jinnie had remembered her promise to the staff of the Trattoria Trevi and had booked a table for the family for Christmas Eve. When they arrived for their 8 o’clock booking, Jinnie was delighted to [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 23rd September 2021 The Panel: Grant Shapps (Conservative) David Lammy (Labour) Kate Andrews (Journalist) Richard Walker (Businessman) Munira Wilson (LibDem) Venue: Cambridge QT has rather a limited gene pool as its guests. One [more…]