America
An Eventful Ride
I was spending a few weeks with “Bestie” at her home in Northern California. She has a beautiful house which overlooks her downward sloping meadow, about five acres, at the bottom of which is a [more…]
Literature
19th Century
A Bear’s Diary – Part 26
February 22nd, 1811. Late last night, as we were heading north-west in a moderate wind, a tremendous grinding crash threw the whole ship askew, and we found ourselves drifting with the sails flapping dangerously, threatening [more…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
Question Time 13th June 2019 Panel: Mark Reckless (Tory – UKIP – Brexit) Francesca Martinez (Comedienne – it says here) Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) Stephen Kinnock (Labour – Trougher) Theresa Villiers (Tory – Brexiteer) Venue: [more…]
Fiction
Joe Malone, Part Seventeen
Joe Malone and Vanessa Bixby are at the Reform Club. Vanessa has just pointed out Sir Alan Stuart, a spin doctor for Tony Blair, one of the two guests at the table. He was one [more…]
Arts
Careers Advisor
Brian felt a bit strange as he got up that morning, his bed seemed much more comfortable and his teasmade, whilst brewing his favourite mug of Yorkshire Tea was operating effectively, the radio seemed to [more…]
Arts
My Elderly Aunt
As she is so old now and we try to dredge up our shared history, she tells me things I never knew about our family. Her parents, my grandparents fell in love, got it together [more…]
19th Century
A Bear’s Diary – Part 25
December 25th, 1810. We celebrate our first Christmas at sea – or at least, the English humans and bears of our party do, for the Russian crew prefer to wait until their laggard calendar produces [more…]
Arts
Roger Ackroyd’s Question Time Review
Question Time 6th June 2019 Panel: Nicky Morgan (Thicky Morgan) Piers Morgan (Foghorn Morgan) Anneliese Dodds (Medusa Morgan) Drew Hendry (Bagpipe Morgan) Alison Phillips (Whothefuckcares Morgan) Venue: Thetford, Norfolk (Leave 64%) So, five Remainers on [more…]
Fiction
Joe Malone, Part Sixteen
Ch 16 – Drinks and Disgust Joe and Vanessa are at the Reform Club. To meet with Lord Bixby’s dinner companions. Something that he had arranged in his diary, before his sudden and unexpected disappearance. [more…]