Literature
So, farewell then, Brandon………
So. Now Biden has officially dropped out of the race to be the next President of teh US – after earlier running for, and securing the nomination of the Democrat Party. Biden didn’t drop out [more…]
Literature
19th Century
Moving the Talai
August 14, 2024 The evidence of colonial Britain’s attempt to eliminate the Talai a century ago is only now coming to light, as the last of the survivors seek justice. Above: Kibore Cheruiyot Ng’asura, 102 [more…]
20th Century
European Journey 1953, Part One – Brussels
A cold east wind, blowing in short, stinging gusts all the way from the Russian steppes, swoops down over Brussels. It sets all the gilded weather-cocks spinning madly, that boisterous wind. It slaps the cheeks [more…]
Literature
An Old Man’s Musings Part One
‘ But at my back I always hear, Time’s winged Chariot hurrying near …’ Andrew Marvell ‘What is this life if full of care, We have no time to stand and stare……’ William Henry Davies [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary – Week Two Hundred And Forty-Six
Monday Good morning happy readers from a very warm London. I hear that it is not so warm everywhere in the country and up North and it the West of England it is rather wet [more…]
History
Postcard From Birmingham
Myself and my wife fussed over our Kitkats and coffees and peeled off the Standard Premium antimacassars to make it look as though were travelling First Class. Little did we realise our day trip to [more…]
Fiction
Those Who Play With Fire, Chapter Six
While Dave was waiting, drinking coffee in Euston station Major Joe Cullen was sitting across the desk from Mark James, there was only the two of them in the room. The meeting was to be [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story, Book Seven – Chapter Nine
The Barclays area manager had kept his word and arrived on time and offered Jinnie a special savings account, through a Premier Account. She asked why she had never been offered a Premier Account before [more…]
21st Century
Last Bastion of the Colonial Home Guard
The Home Guard is institutionalised at the National Police Service and is evident in the lives that have been claimed through state-sanctioned violence during the ongoing Gen Z protests. 14 August 2024 According to a [more…]