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Bradley’s Christmas Wish

A cautionary Christmas tale Once upon a Christmas time there was a small boy* (let’s call him Bradley) […]

December 3, 2025 Uncategorized

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

Thoughts on Running Away (not that I am planning to)

I’m fine, these are just a few musings. It’s November – mournful, grey leaden skies, damp and drizzle […]

November 20, 2016 drifting, Life, Philosophy

For all the folks at number 34

Autumn , that time when I get a little nostalgic (morose) Can I say that «you are living in […]

September 30, 2016 Death, London, Philosophy, Time Travel

Fulfilling Parental Hopes and Dreams with What if’s Wannabes and Hasbeens

You’ll never be exactly what your parents want you to be. Most parents though seem to accept what […]

November 8, 2013 Uncategorized
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  • THE MEMORIES OF A ROCK AND ROLL JOURNALIST
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  • CHEZ MOI
    • Bourges – My Accidental Place of Exile
    • Slipping into my small town
    • On The Edge of Nowhere
  • MEET THE LOCALS
    • Earning a Crust in Deepest France
    • Meet Mr Beef the Butcher
    • Going Smokeless In the Heart of France
    • Ah, le P’tit Kawa
    • The Man In the Van
    • A Hunting We Will Go
    • Slaughter In St Just
    • Getting Horny
    • Small Town Sex – Meeting Madame Eva
    • Provincial Pleasures
    • The Confessions of Father B
    • Weaving Wedding Dreams
    • Now The Music’s Over …
    • On The Fiddle In Bourges
    • Hats Off to the Hatter
    • Meeting the Goatman
    • Double Johnny
  • ESCAPE
    • Thoughts on Travel Writing
    • Holidays – The Usefulness and Purpose Of
    • We’re All Bloody Tourists
    • Advice on Holidays abroad
    • Packing
    • Brief Thoughts on Hotels
    • Festive Journeys
    • Going Nowhere
    • On The Way To a Funeral
    • London Pleasures
    • The Seventh Circle of Hell
  • FRENCH LESSONS
    • Lesson One – Merde en France
    • Lesson Two – On est dans la merde
    • Lesson Three – Sacré Bleu!
    • Lesson Four – C’est con
    • Lesson Five – Je m’en fous
    • Lesson Six – Mustn’t grumble (Bof)
    • Lesson Seven – Brothels and Bicycles
  • RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE
    • Faith
    • Bible Class
    • Losing My Religion
    • Serial Killer Kid
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