Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Six, Chapter Ten
Penny drove up to the embassy gate where the gate guard first recognised the car and then the occupants. After a cursory glance at their IDs the gate slid open and they were waved in. [more…]
Literature
20th Century
Report From Israel, 1957 – Part Two
In 1957 my uncle, John Alldridge visited Israel for the Birmingham Mail. This is the second of his reports. – Jerry F Gunfire over Galilee We were sitting on the veranda under that golden guinea [more…]
Arts
Kundun (1998)
I do like a good biographical film, they often portray important and fascinating figures, set in exotic locations around the world, giving snap shots of the turning points in civilization. Showing what has been [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Fifteen
Monday It’s Monday again and it’s wet again. Everyone was watching football in the office yesterday; at times they had two games on at the same time (on different TVs!). I had trouble working out [more…]
Book Review
Book review: Three Lives, by Nigel Parsons
According to amazon, ‘Nigel Parsons was born in an army camp in the South of England and spent many of his early years living in the remnants of the British empire, Malaysia, Singapore, Nepal, and [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time December 7th 2023 The Panel: Steve Brine (Conservative) Johnny Mercer (Conservative) Anneliese Dodds (Labour) Peter Hitchens (Journalist and Author) George Monbiot (Writer and Environmental Activist) Venue: Petersfield George Monbiot (not his full name, [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Six, Chapter Nine
Over the next few days, the family enjoyed their holiday, swimming in the villa’s pool and the warm sea, sunbathing, the twins playing on the beach, eating good food, and generally relaxing. Alberto had been [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Fourteen
Monday Well, it’s Monday again and surprise, surprise it’s wet. It was nice not to have the pro-Hamas lot ‘marching for peace’ in central London on Saturday. I really wish I could understand what they [more…]
Biography
Tales From The Alarm Industry, Part Thirteen
Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here Part Three is here Part Four is here Part Five is here Part Six is here Part [more…]