Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Six
Day Six They didn’t see the Police Chief at breakfast time, while they were eating, his phone had gone several times, he ignored the calls, Sally said she wanted them to stay in the room [more…]
Literature
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 12th February 2026 The Panel: Luke Pollard (Labour) Ben Spencer (Conservative) Ellie Chowns (Green Party) Nadine Dorries (Columnist and author) Venue: Bristol Last week on Question Time, we decided that Labour panellist Emma [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Seventeen
The day after Alicante was a sea day as the ship headed north towards France. The twins happily went off to the reef where they had made friends with nearly everyone there. The adults decided [more…]
Arts
Reading – A Love Story: Learning to Fly 1970-71 Part 1
One of the most endearing traits of Western society is what we do in our spare time. The variety is enormous ( I’ll write more about this in future) – some are individual and some [more…]
Diary
WG’s Christmas Cruise 2025 – Part Five
Friday 2nd January – at sea (mostly) The sea seems to have calmed down overnight. It is still rather windy, but the sea state has changed to moderate, with a long, slow swell, and it [more…]
Literature
Words Part Ten
I want to introduce a lot of modern poetry but am constrained by the copyright rules and, due to lack of time, I am not able to do much at present. I expect to be [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Thirteen
Monday Good morning, my friends, and it’s grey and cold in the capital city this morning. I am rather looking forward to this week. Legohead is off to China for three days, then on to [more…]
Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Five
Dave was woken by two things, his need to pee and his ringing phone, he was still dressed, answering his phone, he said he would call back. Having come out the bathroom, he looked at [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 5th February 2026 The Panel: Emma Reynolds (Labour) Julia Lopez (Conservative) Munira Wilson (Lib Dem) Zia Yusuf (Reform UK) Oli Dugmore (Journalist and Broadcaster) Venue: Dorking ‘Wandering around the battlefield looking for someone [more…]