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The Road To Normandy

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The first part of this summer story starts in 1981 Welcome to Normandy 1 We’re supposed to be […]

July 25, 2022 Beach, drifting, driving, France, French, Military, Provincial France, Road trip, stories, summer, Time Travel, Tourism, TRAVEL, writing

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

THE KAMIKAZE CLOWNS OF SWALLOW SUMMER

An early summer hot harvest time. Machines out in the fields whirring up dust and bringing in the […]

June 17, 2022 aircraft, aviation, clowns, deepest france, Landscapes, Rural Life, stories, summer, Travel writing, Weather, writing

Why Dinosaurs Don’t Eat Lollipops

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This is the story of the dinosaur who couldn’t eat his lollipop. No more and possibly even less. […]

June 16, 2022 Food, Kids, kids' stories, Kidults, stories, Time Travel, Uncategorized, writing

Where have all the bad guys gone?

Been away a long time. Written nothing in ages. Here’s a kind of dry piece for our dried […]

June 14, 2022 Dream, Ghosts, nostalgia, summer, Time Travel, writing

CHRISTMAS IS A LONELY PLACE 

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“Christmas is a lonely place” thought Bud as he sat back, on yet another lonely Christmas Eve, staring […]

December 24, 2021 Christmas, stories, Time Travel, Travel writing, writing

Bradley’s Christmas Wish

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Once upon a Christmas time there was a small boy* (let’s call him Bradley) who wished it could […]

December 17, 2021 Christmas, Kids, stories, Wishes, 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

A HAPPY TEA AND CAKE ENDING

The world is unlocking. Here is a silly story to mark the official end to cataclysmic events A […]

June 15, 2021 cake, Covid, lockdown, nonsense, stories, Tea, writing

Julie Andrews and Bamboo Underwear and Non Essentials

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Is this as good as it gets in the afterlife??? On-line shopping for underwear. We’re in the middle […]

April 14, 2021 Covid, Death, depression, Health, Home, Shopping, Smoking, Wine, writing

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