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Literature

Holmes and Watson interrogate the night watchman.
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The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 1/6: The Six Puffins. Part 2 of 2

12th April 2026 Tachybaptus 0

We all looked into the vault, lit by the thin winter daylight seeping through the window behind us. Indeed there was no trace of anything but the pallet lying forlornly in the middle of the [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty-Two

12th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends. It was sunny and a little warmer when I went out this morning. Yesterday, I popped into the office to see if the Sunday crew were slacking with no Legohead [more…]

Travel

Off We Go Again (Fingers Crossed)

11th April 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Devastation struck Puffindom earlier in the year when readers heard of Mrs AWS’s Christmas present falling flat. Her once-in-a-lifetime diverted train trip from Carlisle to Preston via the scenic Settle-Carlisle railway suffered a last second [more…]

Fiction

On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Fourteen

11th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Week Five It was back to work after breakfast, Dave read the report as far as she had typed up. He called Yuri, “sorry to ring on a Sunday, I need something else,” Sally stopped [more…]

Arts

Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Twenty-Five

9th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Jinnie spent the next two days with Rick and Charles, staying at the Ennios Anaheim and visiting the Ennios Malibu and the Ennios Laguna Beach. All three hotels were busy, but the Anaheim had rather [more…]

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Reading – A Love Story: The Staff 1977-1982

8th April 2026 Going Postal 0

In my last piece I realised there was so much material about my high school days that it couldn’t possibly fit into one article. This is not about reading but the staff at my high [more…]

Literature

Words Part – The Last

6th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Words are the currency of communication; endlessly combined they express every emotions, pass on knowledge, contribute to an ordered society and fulfil many, many more functions. The Bee Gees had it right: ‘Words, words are [more…]

Holmes and Watson
19th Century

The Scrapbook of Sherlock Holmes, 1/6: The Six Puffins. Part 1 of 2

5th April 2026 Tachybaptus 0

During the many years I spent with my friend the famous consulting detective Sherlock Holmes I have had the privilege of publishing accounts of many of his cases, almost without exception triumphantly brought to a [more…]

Animals

Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty-One

5th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends. It’s quite nice out this morning, with high cloud and watery sunshine. The forecast says the really good weather has gone for a bit. What a pity, I was enjoying [more…]

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