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WHERE HAVE ALL THE BAD GUYS GONE? (reprise)

I posted the first version of this a couple of days back. I guess this is the final […]

June 17, 2022 Culture, depression, drifting, Edgelands, Environment, Ghosts, Hangover, Landscapes, Life, nostalgia, Road trip, Small town, Smoking, stories, summer, Time Travel, Weather, writing

Why No One Ever Went Anywhere Ever Again

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I’ve decided to start writing again. Here’s a little story. Hope you can make sense of it. Once […]

November 29, 2021 Home, Life, nonsense, Philosophy, stories, Time Travel, TRAVEL, Travel writing, Uncategorized, writing

Fair People

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Last weekend of our annual funfair, and the fair folks in my town are still out having a […]

July 9, 2021 Bourges, Culture, deepest france, Fun, funfair, Life, photography, street photography, Weekend

On The Edge

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Saturday night walking and stalking round the local fun fair, night time photo safari. All human life is […]

June 28, 2021 black and white photography, Bourges, Culture, deepest france, drifting, France, French, Fun, Home, Life, photography, Saturday night, Stree Photography, street photography, Uncategorized

Going Back To Where I’ve Never Been Before

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My memory has wiped itself clean. “Don’t you remember?” asks my wife “You don’t remember that!” adds my […]

January 2, 2021 Death, depression, Life, nonsense, Philosophy, rubbish

TRAVELS (poem)

Travelling to somewhere, Travels always go somewhere. (But F*** knows where) Rain spit spatters on the windshield, The […]

November 23, 2020 countryside, Death, drifting, driving, Ghosts, Landscapes, Life, Motoring, Philosophy, Poetry, Road trip, TRAVEL, writing

The Clown

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Here’s a story I wrote back in January before Covid began to bite. Kidults will love it. Enjoy. […]

November 10, 2020 clowns, Health, Kids, Kidults, Life, nonsense, Uncategorized

Summer Places – Smoke break

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Starting a series of photos of those summer places I have drifted in France over the thirty years […]

July 24, 2020 Art, drifting, Life, photography, Smoking

CARDIAC

Part I Slowly opening one eye and gazing at an unfamiliar yellow room. Oh God, who chose the […]

May 17, 2020 Ageing, Bourges, Death, faith, France, Ghosts, Health, Life, love, nonsense, Philosophy, Time Travel, writing

Stan’s Sausage Adventure

Warning. This is a long read. It’s gonna take you at least 20 minutes.  The latest version of […]

January 5, 2020 Art, Kids, Kidults, Life, mad inventions, New Year, sausages, Work, writing

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