Some Sex

An extract from my novel in progress, provisionally titled Ragazzo, but may end up being published as OPERA The first night was two months away which sounds like quite a long time. It is, after all, about sixty days, which…

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Green Dreams

Candidate Victoria and her glorious banner at Brentford Market The local elections are over. I had one of the lowest votes in history in Cranford (though it was three figures…) which I have to admit surprised me a little. Admittedly, as…

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Am I Ignoring You?

There were something like 54 comments to my blog in the last couple of months which I  stored and ignored because I am a paranoid blogger who has heard far too many horror stories. There are the obvious selling spams,…

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Winnie RIP

Winnie as I love to remember her: so beautiful, so serene and yet to experience bitterness and hatred And yet – there is a sense of embattlement in her eyes. It’s as if she has been resisting all her life….

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Teaching Again – escaping retirement!

The paragraph below suddenly appeared on my Facebook page. Perhaps I typed it: I seem to have unretired. Back to working in a High School. I had forgotten how many laughs per day teaching can provide! Brain engaged! The Teacher…

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A Dilemma: self-publish the poems? Or chase a deal?

Help! A strange thing is happening. Poetry is being published again! Some publishers have discovered that there is a real market for poetry. Recently my AD (Adopted Daughter) completed her first book of poetry and decided (with my encouragement) to…

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NHS CRISIS – What Crisis? THIS one.

Did you ever die? Me neither. Unless we believe in reincarnation. But I very nearly did twice. Both times I was in the care of the NHS. The first time was when I was ambulanced into Chelsea and Westminster Hospital…

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