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Reading – A Love Story: The University Years 1983-1985

3rd June 2026 Going Postal 0

Leaving school is a very big change in life. Some go off to employment of various kinds – perhaps learn a trade or do a qualification to enhance life prospects. I was always destined for [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…]

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Reading – A Love Story: I Won’t Back Down 1975-76

1st April 2026 Going Postal 0

Emigrating to Australia was a very big deal indeed. I hadn’t been further than places like Land’s End, Pembroke and New Brighton – certainly not out of the UK. The last few weeks were a [more…]

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Reading – A Love Story: Into the Great Wide Open 1977-1982

25th March 2026 Going Postal 0

I started high school in early 1977. A very different place. You went from being a 12 year old at the top of the food chain to some insignificant squit. There were people with pubic [more…]

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Reading – A Love Story: Learning to Fly Part 3 1973-75

18th March 2026 Going Postal 0

In my final year of infants school the new Middle School was being built just across the playing field. We all watched the construction taking place knowing that this would be our destination after the [more…]

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Reading – A Love Story: Learning to Fly 1970-73 Part 2

18th February 2026 Going Postal 0

After the first few months of getting to grips with the reading at a low level the classroom books on offer while reasonably entertaining were not really enough for me and so I turned to [more…]

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Reading – A Love Story: Learning to Fly 1970-71 Part 1

11th February 2026 Going Postal 0

One of the most endearing traits of Western society is what we do in our spare time. The variety is enormous ( I’ll write more about this in future) – some are individual and some [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Two Hundred And Seventy-Seven

20th April 2025 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning and welcome to another week of the ramblings of your favourite cat reporter. A nice morning today again, but I’m delighted to be able to tell you that Legohead had a grotty [more…]

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In Praise of the written Word

24th March 2025 well_chuffed 0

It has long been held that the television is the idiot box in the corner. It dumbs people down but why is that. Programmes hit you non stop from the one eyed monster without respite. [more…]

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