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Why is Portland Like Portland?

29th July 2020 Always Worth Saying 0

If Chicago is “The Windy City”, New York, “The Big Apple”, New Orleans, “The Big Easy” and Reno, Nevada, “The Biggest Little City in the World”, then Portland, Oregon, is “A Big Retirement Home for [more…]

The tragic death of George Floyd

9th June 2020 Rookwood 0

I can already hear the disgruntled mutterings of a few hard-hearted individuals for my use of the “Tragic” adjective in the subject title. Some may prefer to extend the period of tragedy much further back [more…]

Joe Malone, Part Thirty-Two

1st October 2019 0

I waited some more for the machine to do something, but it did nothing pressed the touchscreen again. Nothing happened. I couldn’t just go on standing here in the concourse of the bridge ticket area. [more...]
Winnie the Pooh Goes to Sea

20th August 2019 0

Wol, while out on one of his evening wing-stretches, was somewhat startled to see Pooh apparently afflicted with St Vitus’ Dance, reeling around the meadow adjacent to the Wood, singing sea shanties. He also seemed [more...]
Postcard From Cumbria; Silloth and Abbeytown

13th February 2020 0

Mention Cumbria to most people and they generally think “Lake District”. This isn’t always the case, mention Cumbria to a paid up member of the Urban “wokerati” and all you’ll get in response is a [more...]
A Street Corner in Pest

5th May 2020 0

Friends tell me that I’m a ‘Master Raconteur.’ At least, I think that’s what they’re telling me. Perhaps it’s an anagram? No matter, I must recount the following. Every tall tale should have its own [more...]
Through The Laurels, An RAF Story – Ch. 9

7th May 2020 0

Masirah. The Jewel of the Arabian Sea Masirah is twenty odd miles off the coast of the Sultanate of Oman. This was a wartime airfield but not where the airfield now lies. The island was [more...]