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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 7

17th October 2021 Blown Periphery 0

Edge was chatting with the men of The Urban Counter-Terrorism Special Forces Group – Alpha, otherwise known as AFEUR or AFEAU. They were good soldiers, but more at home in the cities of Colombia. They [more…]

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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 6

10th October 2021 Blown Periphery 0

Edge came out of the ablution tent and saw Rivera talking to the pilot, on the far side of the aircraft standing. She was facing him and he waved, but whether she didn’t see him [more…]

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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 5

3rd October 2021 Blown Periphery 0

The air coming off the mountains was wonderfully cool. Because of its proximity to the equator, the mean temperature was a constant 27 degrees. It was an ideal country to grow crops, many kinds of [more…]

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The Colombian Sojourn-Chapter 4

26th September 2021 Blown Periphery 0

The lady took the stairs up to the fourth floor with Edge following. She knocked on a door and Edge thought he heard a muffled “enter.” She opened the door for him and Edge went [more…]

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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 3

19th September 2021 Blown Periphery 0

For security reasons the FCDO advise against all but essential travel to: the departments of Arauca and Guaviare (except their capital cities) the department of Chocó (except its capital Quibdó, the whale-watching towns of Nuquí [more…]

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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 2

12th September 2021 Blown Periphery 0

Stirling Lines Headquarters 22 SAS Regiment and North Devon April 2010 The OC of the Squadron was holding his weekly State of the Union meeting, with the training officer and the Squadron Adjutant. He asked [more…]

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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter One

5th September 2021 Blown Periphery 0

Mark Edge is losing it. After a disastrous operation in Afghanistan, he lashes out at an American SEAL, who Edge knows is responsible for the death of one of his own men. His Officers on [more…]

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Albert Ball – The Angel-Faced Killer

29th August 2021 Blown Periphery 0

Breakfast His place was laid, The messroom clock struck eight The sun shone through the window On his chair. No one commented on his fate, Save for a headshake here and there; Only old George [more…]

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The Man Who Played Ross – Part 33

22nd August 2021 Blown Periphery 0

ROSS Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier’s debt: He only lived but till he was a man; The which no sooner had his prowess confirm’d In the unshrinking station where he fought, But [more…]

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