Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part Fifty
Two of my brothers were merchant seamen, the oldest of us (who had the dubious pleasure of being a fellow steward of Two Jags Prescott on the White Star liners) came back from The States [more…]
Literature
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Eleven
Monday Good morning, my friends. The cat is back with his political opinions and all the news that you might have missed. I have had a lovely rest while my scribe has been stuffing his [more…]
Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Four
They sat for five minutes before Taff and Dave moved to find the key for the pillbox, it wasn’t where it had been, Dave found it on the ground. Their guns were out as Taff [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 22nd January 2026 The Panel: Emily Thornberry (Labour) Stuart Andrew (Conservative) Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat) Greg Swenson (Republicans Overseas UK) Venue: Macclesfield Labour MP for Islington South and Finsbury, Emily Thornberry (NHRN Lady [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Fourteen
Jinnie drove into the TT SuperBurger car park and into her designated parking space. On the way to the office, she thought about getting a coffee and one of the chocolate chip cookies from the [more…]
Fiction
Racial Memory, Part Three
It was silent. I felt as if I was floating, swaddled, the only sound was a rhythmic pulse, not unlike a heartbeat. I had never experienced a sensory deprivation tank, supposedly a way to totally [more…]
Literature
Words Part Nine
Three poems on the same theme – make the most of the time that we have. In the first poem two killer lines always get me. ‘But at my back I always hear Time’s winged [more…]
Diary
WG’s Christmas Cruise 2025 – Part Two
Sunday 21st December. Sailing Day. There is no mad rush to do anything this morning. Apple Maps tells me it will take 1 hour and twenty minutes to get to the cruise terminal, and I [more…]
Arts
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Night Manager
An alignment of Le Carrés occurred over Christmas. A new series of The Night Manager dropped on BBC 1 and iPlayer alongside a repeat of the Corporation’s 1979 adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, also [more…]