Blog posts and short stories

  • Short story: VANISHING POINT   

    Short story: VANISHING POINT   

    Tales of Misadventure The Anegada Drop, Atlantic Ocean, 3 miles NNE of Anegada, British Virgin Islands, September 14, 2007 As he approached the yacht, Leroy Harrington felt growing unease.  Even the sense of space, sapphire and horizon of this Caribbean morning failed to diminish his trepidation, because what he saw before him just wasn’t right. … Read more

  • What’s in our water?

    What’s in our water?

    A quick guide to filters, distillers and purifiers and how to clean your tap water The hidden nasties within a glass of drinking water are a disturbing reality of the UK’s water industry. Bacteria, viruses, carcinogens, organic phosphorus, glyphosate, herbicides, perchlorate, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and detergents lurk, dissolved in our tap water – and… Read more

  • Things Mums NEVER hear their teenage sons say (or do)

    Things Mums NEVER hear their teenage sons say (or do)

    ‘Mum, before I put these clothes away, do you need anything else ironed?’ ‘Hey Mum, What’s that playlist you’ve got there?  I love it.’ ‘Mum, you still haven’t accepted my friend request.’ In the car: ‘Would you like me to turn the music down so we can talk?’ ‘Hey look! Isn’t that Audrey from your… Read more

  • In my opinion – unacceptable dramatic effects on TV

    In my opinion – unacceptable dramatic effects on TV

    From a young age, I would spot continuity errors in American productions like Kojak, Hart to Hart, Starsky & Hutch and Charlie’s Angels. Little things like people driving without rear view mirrors, or running out of a house wearing pyjamas and acquiring a dressing gown by the time they reached the end of the road.… Read more

  • The English middle class pre-Covid19 – (none of this applies anymore)

    The English middle class pre-Covid19 – (none of this applies anymore)

    Earl Grey, Coldplay, skiing in Verbier, latte, yay! British Airways, fair trade, Mark Warner holidays, BUPA, brunch, meet for lunch, Amazon, camping at Whitsun, Cath Kidston, Italian delicatessens, tennis lessons, Wimbledon, Classic FM, missed the Eurostar again, farmers’ market, comparethemarket(.com), cookery class, hoping for 11+ pass, organic, balsamic, colonic, brogues, Waterstones, massive bank loans, rock… Read more

  • Surreal

    Surreal

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