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Smalls acts of resistance: P-p-p-pick up a pen and start planning

23rd August 2026 Going Postal 0

The following two statements are a given among most GPers: We won’t vote our way out of this; we and our way of life are being replaced at a rate of knots… The late Patrick [more…]

Going Postal

Marking Your Homework

8th August 2026 Always Worth Saying 0

Rules Pay attention, Puffins! Your last homework entries were excellent — well done. Now it’s time for the next challenge. Before you put pen to paper (or rather fingers to keyboard), here’s a reminder of [more…]

Drinking

The Spring 2026 Competition

23rd March 2026 Swiss Bob 0

It’s been a while but to encourage you to contribute articles I thought I’d run another competition. One small difference this time apart from the lack of holidays abroad I am going to choose the [more…]

20th Century

Letters from an Arbeitsmaid – Part Two

24th February 2026 Going Postal 0

In Part 1, I described how in late 1943 and early 1944, Hildegard Uhl had written to her friend Eva Möller, the recipient of Feldpost from the Afrika Korps soldier Hans Coutandin of “Desert Mystery: [more…]

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Sternely Mullan My Phic Spelling

13th December 2025 Always Worth Saying 0

At Going-Postal in general and QT Review in particular, we pride ourselves that nobody reads the comments, nobody reads the articles, and at least one proofreader (me) can barely read and write. I’m often pulled [more…]

Culture

An English to English Dictionary

7th May 2024 Going Postal 0

I have long wondered if a dictionary existed that translates the bastardised version of the English language used in America to our original version. That bloke Webster has a lot to answer for, compiling his [more…]

Computing

Early Impressions of Artificial Intelligence

12th September 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

As a regular reader, you’ll know I’ve taken on a pupil, Mr AI Bot. A useful chap, undoubtedly artificial but every inch the novice when it comes to the realm of intelligence. The vacancy attracted [more…]

16th Century

The History of the Pencil

25th June 2023 Tachybaptus 0

Before the pencil Pens and ink have been in existence for a very long time, being used by the ancient Egyptians for writing and drawing on papyrus, a papery substance made by beating reeds flat. [more…]

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Writing – a few tips

25th March 2023 Going Postal 0

I’ve often heard Puffins lament that they would like to contribute articles to our esteemed website but are too daunted. So, I thought I’d share a few tips to encourage more Puffins to pick up [more…]

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