…The Angry Birds did not attack on the flight! Safe, sound, gone to ground. Cape Town grins under a gentlemanly sun while the Mountain sits above like a giant ogre’s brow, seemingly protecting this sprawl of a city. A vast…
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To Zumania or Bust! Heathrow again! This time Terminal 3. My last flight 3 weeks ago was from Terminal 5 and the walk from terminal entrance to plane totalled 1.9 km. So far I have walked 1 Km in T3….
Read More…on a personal note…this is private! Having been, through circumstances, deprived of my beloved son I once had a son-shaped hole in the centre of my heart. Despair was not an option and I now realise that I set out…
Read MoreSome truly dreadful verse to express some perfectly dreadful behaviour from public companies who put profit before people, shareholders and executive bonuses before customers and employees. NO, it’s NOT ok For airlines like BA To squish my arse Into…
Read MoreThe Newest Member Mike felt uncomfortable as soon as he sank into the leatherette of the Alaska Airlines seat. Not because of any omission or imperfection in the airline’s arrangements for his comfort or convenience; Alaska Airlines tend to look…
Read MoreBehind me, my nephew listens to bluegrass music and taps away at his iPad, working from home. Or rather, his parents’ home – he lives in LA. On the floor below mom looks around her from her bed, and…
Read MoreReasons for Thanksgiving In Madaya Syria Omar, a fifteen year old boy, threw himself off a balcony a few days ago. Separated from his mother, suffering daily horrendous bombardment, he saw no alternative. He survived, and people from all over…
Read MoreMy entry for the Flash Fiction competition. Flash Fiction has to be under 500 words, and usually I try, as a challenge, to make it EXACTLY 500 words. But this story refuses. Its intention is not to answer questions, but…
Read MoreWant a SHORT easy route to having an opinion on Trump’s effect on Climate Change? Here is a summary for your convenience to give you the essential information for that next dinner party or coffee-break conversation. In 2009 BO was…
Read MoreActually, I was just developing a theory which goes like this: it is probable that I died ten years ago and haven’t noticed it yet. This thing that just goes on and on may be what the ancients described as…
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