Fiction
Downfall, Chapter Nineteen
Dave knocked on Jane Goodley’s office door, he brought a coffee with him, he wasn’t sure what mood she would be in. “Have you recovered from last week?” “Yes, I was exhausted when I came [more…]
Literature
Education
The Party’s Over, It’s Time to Call It a Day
By March 2020 I’d been doing the job for over 9 yrs. We’d all seen the videos coming out of China, people falling down dead in the street, the welding of tower block doors and [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 11th December 2025 The Panel: Anas Sarwar (Labour) Stephen Flynn (SNP) Russell Findlay (Conservative) Lord Offord (Reform) Angela Haggerty (Journalist) Venue: Paisley Not going to lie, I’ve had a bit of a funny [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Nine
Jinnie heard nothing from the Walters until Tuesday afternoon when she got a call and the voice said, “Good afternoon Dame Jinnie, this is Andrew Walters from the Lobster House.” Jinnie replied, “Good afternoon Mr [more…]
20th Century
Desert Mystery: Wrecked in The Desert
Amongst my collection of original photographs taken during the Desert War by members of the Deutsche Afrika Korps, I have several of wrecked aircraft but most are usually burnt out and, except to an aviation [more…]
Economics
What Greenhouse; The State Of The Nation…Innit
The recovery continues apace. As I sit writing this missive, I’m six weeks in and although the stairs continue to present something of a challenge and I’m still using a stick I feel that I’m [more…]
16th Century
Tracy Borman: Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I
It is always a bonus when a book takes one or more well-known figures and makes you see them in an entirely new light. Tracy Borman has achieved just this with her dual biography of [more…]
Literature
Words Part Six
Horatius! Had forgotten about that stirring epic poem. Good to see it getting an airing. I read this extract from ‘The Prophet’ by Kahil Gibran in my speech at my daughter’s wedding. ‘And a woman [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Eight
Monday Good morning my friends, and welcome to another week of my musings. Bright and sunny this morning, but it is colder than yesterday. So Legohead thinks that being critical of Robber Reeves is sexist. [more…]