20th Century
Literature
Culture
A View From (Just Outside) The Greenhouse; Englishness
My loyal reader may well remember the buildings and maintenance department, at my request, taking the big saw to the plum tree, which at the time was riddled with canker, if an attempt to encourage [more…]
Book Review
Book Review: Dancers At The End Of Time by Michael Moorcock
This article will be a short review of quite possibly my favourite romance novel. But before we get to the soppy bits, we need to set the scene by wading through some good ol’ blood [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Seventy-Six
Monday Good morning, and what a beautiful sunny morning it is. It’s nice and warm, and there is a clear blue sky, quite appropriate for my 18th birthday. Legohead is off to an immigration summit [more…]
Fiction
The Past is Present, Chapter One
Dave and Sally walked to their hotel, his arm was round her, they were both happy and laughing. The sound of cicadas could be heard in the undergrowth. It was now over eighteen months since [more…]
21st Century
Always Worth Saying’s Railway Review
Boy, how I miss Question Time. The witty repartee, the razor-sharp cut and thrust of debate. George the Poet. The £22 billion black hole. Foodbanks, the statutory tranny, and the obese woman with the purple [more…]
Arts
Jinnie’s Story, Book Eight – Chapter Six
The next day was not only another perfect Caribbean day, but it was Christmas Eve, and the twins knew from experience that Father Christmas arrived on board in the late afternoon. So, in the planning [more…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musing Part Twenty-Three
Just a quick note for now. A comment in response to my article on Aldershot really got up my nose; using he term ‘squaddy’ in a derogatory way. Typical ‘go with the flow’ sheeple trope. [more…]
Human Interest
Dog Walking Thoughts – No 1: K.B.O.
As with all large projects or major goals, in life or work, things can seem too big to be achievable. The usual advice is to break it all down into manageable ‘chunks’ – and that [more…]