The New Normal | Going Postal

Postcard From Borrowdale

29th June 2020 Colin Cross 0

It seems an age now since I wrote about the 40 things we were going to do to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. To give you some idea, in 8 weeks we’ll have been married [more…]

The telephone rings

1st April 2020 0

Scammer (for it is she): “Hello Sir, I’m calling about the accident you had recently which wasn’t your fault” Grimy Miner: “Yes”? S: “Can you tall me something about the accident”? GM: “Well lass, Ah [more...]
Postcard From Lockdown

6th May 2020 0

In Spring 2020, tired of the usual holiday destinations, it was decided for us that all holidays abroad and domestic destinations were to be cancelled. The wife, kids and dog were thrilled by the prospect [more...]
Three years later: Willkommenskultur revisited

24th September 2019 0

It’s been over three years now that Frau Dr. Angela Merkel, German chancellor, tried to turn Germany into a Willkommensrepublik (welcoming republic). At the height of the Syrian refugee crisis, the Islamic State’s (ISIS) multinational [more...]
The tragic death of George Floyd

9th June 2020 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...]
Némésis – Part 9

1st September 2019 0

Ash Shaddadi, the Syrian Governorate of Al Hasakha, December 2017 Ellis raised his carbine to kill the man who had dropped the grenade. It was a futile gesture because in the confined space of the [more...]