Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Seven
Day Nine The train was busy, it was Monday morning, they sat in silence, Olivia had twice called Sally during the evening, she had waited until Michael was in his office, she wanted to know [more…]
Literature
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 19th February 2026 The Panel: Heidi Alexander (Labour) Richard Holden (Conservative) Robert Jenrick (Reform UK) Jon Sopel (Podcaster) Venue: Ringwood Making his first appearance on Question Time, but a Puffin’s favourite all the [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Eighteen
The twins had gone to the club, and the adults were happily installed on loungers by the infinity pool with nice cold glasses of Pepsi Max for the ladies and a Doom Bar for Paolo. [more…]
Arts
Reading – A Love Story: Learning to Fly 1970-73 Part 2
After the first few months of getting to grips with the reading at a low level the classroom books on offer while reasonably entertaining were not really enough for me and so I turned to [more…]
Fiction
Seventeen Moments of Spring
In 1965 Yulian Semyonov wrote an espionage thriller, No Passport Required. It received good reviews and millions of readers. More importantly, in 1968, it came to the attention of Yuri Andropov, the recently appointed Chairman [more…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Fifty-One
I am not a doggie person but I must congratulate TiredofEUlies on her recent show awards. I know how proud my daughter and now my grand-daughter are when they return from riding events with their [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Fourteen
Monday Good morning, my friends. Today is a bit different, it is foggy! I do not think I have reported it being foggy in London since I started writing this diary, but it is not [more…]
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…]
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…]