Dave Slaughter – R.I.P.
In memory of a friend.
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David Palin
Mar 102 min
Mother’s Day
Yes, for those who notice such things, I know the apostrophe would normally be after the ‘s’, though you could argue that most of us have...
Nov 12, 20231 min
Well, I never…
…grieved for my father. Before anyone recoils in shock, I should point out that this only became apparent to me very recently during an...
Sep 21, 20221 min
A time for reflection
I wrote in a short story that I wished my life could always be September, when the embers of a dying season wisp and glow. I think I had...
Sep 4, 20221 min
Red kite at night
I went for a long walk across the local farmland this evening. The harvest has been collected and the fields are being prepared...
Apr 11, 20213 min
The Eyes Have It…
…but unlike Parliament, does the nose have it too? Or the mouth, for that matter? Okay, what I’m really asking here is whether the...
Feb 20, 20212 min
Men and women – fact or fiction?
Pre-COVID I ran a book club. Hopefully we will soon all meet again. We tried Zoom and soon realized it was a waste of time. Anyone who...
Jan 23, 20213 min
Why do we say hello?
Well, why do we say hello? More than ever in these times of long, solitary walks, the greeting to a relative stranger is perhaps an...
Mar 23, 20201 min
Tears dissolve borders
I was travelling on the Tube yesterday to see a customer, when I noticed the lady sitting opposite me was starting to look very upset...
Nov 23, 20191 min
Pillars of the Earth
Just finished this weekend watching the brilliant adaptation of the above on the TV. Ah, I wonder whether, one day, the words Based on...
May 28, 20182 min
Depression?
I think I gained some insight into this condition yesterday. I suppose its definition is nebulous at best and, like most things that...
Sep 25, 20121 min
Time to remember
One of my first posts on here (see below) was about my mother, who had recently passed away. Today is the two year anniversary. At the...
Sep 10, 20121 min
eBook Publishing
I read an article recently which stated it takes c.15 minutes to publish an eBook on Amazon Kindle…and so it might, if we’re just talking...
Aug 25, 20121 min
Here we go!
OK, I have taken the plunge, given up the day job and decided to try pursuing my writing career. So here I stand in a place with no...
Dec 20, 20101 min
Retaining the Ashes
So, I’m a sports nut and can’t let today pass without celebrating England’s brilliant test victory in Melbourne. That happy band...
Dec 18, 20101 min
Proper snow
Snow is a bit like old age, isn’t it? You know it’s coming, but there’s stuff-all you can do about it as it slows everything down, or...
Oct 26, 20101 min
Tough love – soft heart
Anyone who has a copy of my first book – For Art’s Sake and In the Laptops of the Gods – will know there is a dedication to my Mum in...
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