The store of stories
I ‘ve been asked where stories come from and I give several logical replies; they come from history, Sir Walter Scott’s Tales of a Grandfather is full of story lines and even plots; they come […]
I ‘ve been asked where stories come from and I give several logical replies; they come from history, Sir Walter Scott’s Tales of a Grandfather is full of story lines and even plots; they come […]
Whale spits man out.
We all, including the BBC, think of the recent flocking to the seaside as starting with the Victorians and the railways but, according to the Daily Telegraph, recent work, particularly by Anton Wroblewski of the […]
Scientist discover a stinky heritage.
Trees really communicate.
I’ve posted another short story about a couple being kept apart by family neds and prejudice. It’s a theme I find compelling as so many of my age group had to move to find work […]
I’ve had my second jab and, like the first it has engendered tiredness and a falling in my powers of concentration. The most recent incidence being walking out of the supermarket without paying. Fortunately, before […]
Living in a village.
The Polish Princess risks much to wed James III
I write about villages because I was brought up in one where most of the people were related – even if it was only through drink, as one of the local worthies commented. He also […]