18th Century
Holding Hands – Part Three
The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring. In [more…]
Literature
Arts
Fiction
War Crimes Chapter 30 – Goodbye, Mark Edge
Chapter 30 – Goodbye, Mark Edge In April Edge was discharged from the hospital in Faro and referred to a local hospital for ongoing physiotherapy. He made a remarkable recovery due to his fitness, determination [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Sixty Three
Monday Good morning everyone, your favourite cat is back on duty. I had a very lazy day yesterday and slept most of the time as it was so wet. A great start to my working [more…]
Arts
The Æthelberht Autumn 2020 Competition
In memory of Æthelberht who sadly passed away last year. I am pleased to announce the Æthelberht Autumn 2020 Competition. All Articles published from the 26th October until the 22nd November will be eligible. I’m [more…]
Arts
The Swaling, Part Twenty Five
Ordinarily, the High Commissioner’s residence looks like a two-tiered colonial wedding cake, all Wedgwood coloured walls and white embellishments. Especially so when seen by moon and burning torch light during the British Mission’s much anticipated [more…]
20th Century
A Barren Shore, Part One
This is a personal memoir of several visits to the far north and going realisation of what had always been before my eyes, unseen and recognised. I am not an historian and certainly not of [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 15th October 2020 Panel: Douglas Ross (Conservative) Seema Malhotra (Labour) Kate Forbes (SNP) Miriam Brett (Economic Adviser) Ian wood (Businessman) Mark Walport (Scientist) Venue: Edinburgh Old friend of QT Review, Marcus Rashford, has [more…]
18th Century
Holding Hands – Part Two
In Part One, I explained that my husband and I travelled to Moelfre, not far from Oswestry, to see a sculptor by the name of Tony Meadows. During that visit, Tony had made an alginate [more…]