15 July 2022
A Frozen Spring – extract
For some time, I have been writing a novel set in the years just before World War 1. Like much … Read More “A Frozen Spring – extract”
11 July 2022
The art of the duet
Admin note – from now on, I’ll be posting about music on Mondays, under the tag #musicmonday. I can’t guarantee … Read More “The art of the duet”
8 July 2022
Dunkirk Fails – fifteen years later
Another snippet from the world where Dunkirk failed, set this time in 1963, some fifteen years later, when Germany controls … Read More “Dunkirk Fails – fifteen years later”
4 July 2022
Jazz Piano
Admin note – from now on, I’ll be posting about music on Mondays, under the tag #musicmonday. I cn’t guarantee … Read More “Jazz Piano”
3 July 2022
Don’t die of embarrassment
I used to follow a blog called As Time Goes By. Written by the late Ronni Bennett it dealt with … Read More “Don’t die of embarrassment”
1 July 2022
Lab Rats
Admin note – from now on, I’ll be posting about music on Mondays, under the tag #musicmonday. I cn’t guarantee … Read More “Lab Rats”
27 June 2022
Music and me
I can’t really remember a time when I wasn’t listening to music. My regret is that I never learned to … Read More “Music and me”
25 June 2022
More from ‘Dunkirk Fails’
This is another small vignette set in a world where the evacuation from Dunkirk fails, leading to an eventual invasion … Read More “More from ‘Dunkirk Fails’”
22 June 2022
Green Earth
The Brian Aldiss novel, Hothouse, is set on an Earth completely covered by a tangled jungle. This short piece looks … Read More “Green Earth”
20 June 2022
Being six years old – a memory of childhood
I was about six years old, so we are talking 1952 or 1953. My mother had collected me from school. … Read More “Being six years old – a memory of childhood”