Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Seventeen
Two weeks after briefing Brooke and Brian on her plan to expand into Florida, Jinnie was on her way home from a day in Crawley where she had been catching up on SuperBurger and DKL [more…]
Literature
Book Review
Book Review: The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton
The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton is a masterful blend of dystopian sci-fi and classic murder mystery. Set on an idyllic Greek island, the last refuge in a world [more…]
Diary
A (Burts’ Eye) View From The Greenhouse; Feminism Or Infanticide
A busy long weekend just completed with a trip to the railway station. Mrs C’s birthday was graced by the presence of our friends from Essex who haven’t graced us with their presence (it’s a [more…]
Arts
Embers of The Affair, Part One
This is a recollection, in verse, of one of the most momentous periods in my life. But first – a tribute from me to all the lovely GP Laydees: And have you now, and will [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Eighty-Six
Monday Good morning my happy readers, it is dry and a bit warmer this morning. The Donald isn’t messing about with the illegals in California. He hasn’t hesitated to send in the National Guard to [more…]
Fiction
The Past is Present, Chapter Eleven
On Friday morning, Trevor called Dave at 07:30, he was given the address, “when you checkout from your hotel, come here, we can go over all you’ve found out.” Dave added for him to look [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 19th June 2025 The Panel: Peter Kyle (Labour) Lord Willetts (Conservative) Katherine Birbalsingh (Headteacher) Jack Thorne (Screenwriter) Tommyinnit (YouTuber) Venue: Greenford This week Fiona Bruce presents what the guff accompanying Question Time describes [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Sixteen
As Jinnie drove home around the M25, she reflected on a fabulous last two weeks and showing the Bakers and the twins some of the best of the UK. As she drove, she wondered if [more…]
Literature
Of war and war’s alarms
About this time for several decades past I set out to spend a month or so in Lapland. Lapland is a not well defined region that spans Norway to the north, a part of Sweden [more…]