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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

Breakfast in America

Wrote this just after Trump supporters invaded the Capitol (and then I lost the file, so better late […]

March 15, 2021 America, Dream, writing

Dad’s Story (Looking for Light)

I wanted to write stories for big kids like me. I wanted a story from a dad perspective. […]

December 10, 2020 Christmas, DIY, driving, Family, Home, Kids, Kidults, nonsense, stories, writing

The Man Who Wouldn’t Run Away

Long time no blog. One light call it writers’ block. Not the “sit staring at a blank page” […]

December 9, 2020 nonsense, stories, writing

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

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