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Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Twenty-Five

9th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Jinnie spent the next two days with Rick and Charles, staying at the Ennios Anaheim and visiting the Ennios Malibu and the Ennios Laguna Beach. All three hotels were busy, but the Anaheim had rather [more…]

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Reading – A Love Story: The Staff 1977-1982

8th April 2026 Going Postal 0

In my last piece I realised there was so much material about my high school days that it couldn’t possibly fit into one article. This is not about reading but the staff at my high [more…]

Literature

Words Part – The Last

6th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Words are the currency of communication; endlessly combined they express every emotions, pass on knowledge, contribute to an ordered society and fulfil many, many more functions. The Bee Gees had it right: ‘Words, words are [more…]

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The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 1/6: The Six Puffins. Part 1 of 2

5th April 2026 Tachybaptus 0

During the many years I spent with my friend the famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes I have had the privilege of publishing accounts of many of his cases, almost without exception triumphantly brought to a [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty-One

5th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends. It’s quite nice out this morning, with high cloud and watery sunshine. The forecast says the really good weather has gone for a bit. What a pity, I was enjoying [more…]

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On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Thirteen

4th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Week Four Continued There was a knock at the Colonel’s door, an orderly came in. “Take these two people to the accommodation you prepared earlier, show them where the canteen is.” Dave thanked the Colonel, [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Twenty-Four

2nd April 2026 Going Postal 0

Jinnie sat in the back of the Chevrolet Equinox and watched the countryside glide past. It was only about an hour and a half’s journey to the winery, the last part of which took them [more…]

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Reading – A Love Story: I Won’t Back Down 1975-76

1st April 2026 Going Postal 0

Emigrating to Australia was a very big deal indeed. I hadn’t been further than places like Land’s End, Pembroke and New Brighton – certainly not out of the UK. The last few weeks were a [more…]

Diary

A View From (The Bit Outside) The Greenhouse; Ordinary Folk

31st March 2026 Colin Cross 0

The 95% situation has moved on to something approaching 99% in terms of my health, in comparison to how I was feeling as an almost 74 year old (complete with all the aches and pains [more…]

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