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A Walk in the Past

15th April 2021 SharpieType301 2726 Comments

Ey-up miduks, as they say here in my adopted city. This ramble all started with a day off. A Friday, to be precise. It was no particular Friday, and there was no particular reason for [more…]

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A Brief Face To Face With Death

25th January 2021 Beware of Geeks bearing GIFs 3465 Comments

I was bored the other day and decided to download the Office of National Statistics Weekly Death data for England and Wales for the last 5 years (as you do).  It can be found here [more…]

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Zombie Nation

5th November 2020 Going Postal 3725 Comments

Britain is no longer great, it has not been for my entire life. I was born just days after the dawn of the Blair horror years in 1997, a year that marked the official end [more…]

19th Century

Divided Nation

8th October 2020 Jwp 2748 Comments

There are many similarities between family life and the life of the nation. Peace in the home tends to come through being united around common values and expectations. The presence of harmony within the walls [more…]

Animals

Walk on the Wild Side

28th August 2020 SharpieType301 3564 Comments

You know what they say, ‘if you can’t stand the heat, get out of…’ So, on a sticky, sultry summer’s day we decided to do just that and headed out of the bustle of the [more…]

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Joe Malone, Part Seventy

28th July 2020 Going Postal 2879 Comments

Ch 70 – Taking back control. Sandra Batkawayo was waiting for me outside the door. “The studio is this way, Mister Malone.” He began striding off down the deep piled corridor. He was a big [more…]

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Joe Malone, Part Sixty-Nine

21st July 2020 Going Postal 2520 Comments

“Vanessa too, Bixby. She will go to prison as well.” He looked back to where she was still seated. She was watching us both. Puzzled by why we had seemed to argue over nothing at [more…]

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Joe Malone, Part Sixty-Eight

7th July 2020 Going Postal 2902 Comments

I went over to the coffee area. Stood in front of the table facing the silver urns and china cups, my back to the rest of the room. More importantly, my back to the CCTV. [more…]

Fiction

Joe Malone, Part Sixty-Seven

30th June 2020 Going Postal 3975 Comments

Nina’s face disappeared on the screen of the videophone. I was left looking at the dancing pole. The topless dancer had gone. Nina’ asked a question. “Just how long were you thinking this short Iceland [more…]

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