Literature
This Septic Eye, Ch 9
You probably know the classic vegan joke, why did the vegan cross the road? The answer is, of course, to tell you that they are a vegan. Yet there is so often truth in jest, [more…]
Literature
Fiction
Tilda and the Witches 3.4
ACT 3 SCENE 4 A Rock on a snowy Mountain, overlooking the Chankly Gorge in the Valley of the Drongo. Enter FELIX and VISCUS.
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Thirty Nine
Well, he had made the last train back from Brussels to St Pancras; that was one of the few things about the day to give him any satisfaction. Following the previous week’s meeting, he had [more…]
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Thirty Eight
By now, they were on top of the bell tower looking over the eastern half of the island, just below the level of the walls of the fort on the slope above. Market gardens and [more…]
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Thirty Seven
IT PAUSES, MONDAY BEFORE EASTER, HOLY WEEK An early morning start for the whole household, Martha, Iltud, Sally, Josey, Narin and an insistent Sam, who refused to be left behind; fresh clothes, big breakfasts, [more…]
Authoritarianism
This Septic Eye, Ch 8
Let me just say something about the N word, yes that troublesome six letter word, that’s right, normal. I know that quite a few of you rarely even step outside of your homes in these [more…]
Fiction
Tilda and the Witches 3.3
ACT 3 SCENE 3 The Entrance of the Royal Palace at Purdonium. Enter GONBAD, in a Chariot drawn by twelve of his Wives chained together.
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Thirty Six
At least Lena hadn’t done a runner, nor did she seem to be having second thoughts, she had just lapsed into fatalistic passivity, as if having made this one big decision her life could continue [more…]
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Thirty Five
“Hi Lena, how are you?” She had been a couple of minutes late and, due to constant demands from her work tablet for her attention, hadn’t been able to prepare herself for what could be [more…]