Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Ten
Week Three As Dave drove off to start work, he stopped level with the car the Americans were in, he wound down his window, he indicated for them to do the same. “I’m going Ubering, [more…]
Literature
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 12 March 2026 The Panel: Lucy Powell (Labour) Harriet Baldwin (Conservative) Sian Berry (Green Party) Kay Burley (Journalist) Fraser Nelson (Journalist) Venue: Wythenshawe If you’re wondering why we’re being tormented by an endless [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Twenty-One
Jinnie didn’t like to impose on Izzy’s cooking skills while they were in Barbados. It was her holiday as well as everyone else’s, but she still willingly did more than her fair share of childminding. [more…]
20th Century
Book review: Fearless on Everest, by Julie Summers
‘Sandy Irvine sat outside his tent, shoulders hunched, his hat pulled down over his ears, his scarf shielding his badly sunburned face. His skin had been severely blistered by the sun, and the wind on [more…]
Literature
Words Part Twelve
I am not sure where my love of poetry came from – in my grammar school we were introduced to so many great poets; Milton, Wordsworth, Taylor-Colleridge, Kipling, Dylan Thomas and others. I have followed [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Seventeen
Monday Good morning, my friends. Well, at least it’s not raining this morning. That makes a change, but I bet that after all the rain so far this year, there will still be a water [more…]
Fiction
On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Nine
Day Eleven Sally dropped Dave off at 07:15, she had arranged to have breakfast with Olivia and Michael, neither of them asked what was going on, Michael said all his customers were now up to [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 5th March 2026 The Panel: Stephen Doughty (Labour) James Cleverly (Conservative) Shashank Joshi (Journalist) George Monbiot (Journalist) Annabel Denham (Journalist) Venue: Kettering Having given up on the politicians, the media political bubble in [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Twenty
Jinnie left the children in the villa’s pool, with Paolo and Izzy in charge, and drove to Grantley Adams International Airport through the late afternoon traffic. She was meeting her guests off the second Virgin [more…]