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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

THE MAN WHO WOULDN’T RUN AWAY.

SILLY STORY Mournful morning, grey leaden rain-soaked sky, sad damp day, the world feels rheumatic. A grey morning […]

November 11, 2025 Uncategorized

In the Silo Shadow

Back on the blog for the first time in over a year. I guess that other social media […]

November 9, 2025 Uncategorized

The real reason for going to the moon

I’ve written a few weird (and perhaps wonderful) stories over the years, all about going to the Moon. […]

September 1, 2022 Astronauts, Cheap flights, drifting, Moon, space travel

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 No One Ever Went Anywhere Ever Again

C C Read More

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

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

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

What Happened to the President after his Birthday Party

Trying to write some stories. Obviously current events do have an influence. This is a first attempt and […]

March 31, 2020 junk, Kids, Kidults, nonsense, 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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  • 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
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