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My working career spans the Royal Navy, a spell as a dairyman in the Highlands of Scotland, many years in military survey in the British Army, and a fourth career in Information Technology. I have recently become a budding author. See more...-
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- Esther’s Challenge – Can You Tell A Story In . . . 30 December 2021
- Esther’s Challenge – Laugh-along-a-Limerick 27 December 2021
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Tag Archives: humour
Book Review: Definitely Dead by Kate Bendelow
Definitely Dead by Kate Bendelow My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a truly excellent debut novel. There is no question in my mind that it fully deserves my five-star rating. From start to finish, the pace never lets … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, characterisation, conflict, crime, crime fiction, CSI, debut novel, humour, mixed race, pacey, police procedural, SOCO, thriller
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Book Review: Sweetpea by CJ Skuse
Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book deserves my five star rating because it is genuinely unputdownable. I have it loaded on my Kindle and found myself reading it on my phone app as I … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, cj skuse, crime, hilarious, humor, humour, murder, sweetpea
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Thursday Topical Verse Day
Thursdays bring you the chance to share a short verse on a topical subject. It could be a haiku or a limerick or a sonnet or a free form of your own choosing. Your aim is to entertain those who … Continue reading
Thursday Topical Verse Day
Thursdays bring you the chance to share a short verse on a topical subject. It could be a haiku or a limerick or a sonnet or a free form of your own choosing. Your aim is to entertain those who … Continue reading
Thursday Topical Verse Day
Thursdays bring you the chance to share a short verse on a topical subject. It could be a haiku or a limerick or a sonnet or a free form of your own choosing. Your aim is to entertain those who … Continue reading
Posted in Verse Day
Tagged haiku, humor, humour, limericks, naughtiness, sonnet, thursday, verse
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Book review: Incendiary by Chris Cleave
Incendiary by Chris Cleave My rating: 5 of 5 stars Original, entertaining, authentic and believable An East End [of London:] woman decides to write a letter to Osama bin Laden after a team of his suicide bombers wreck her life … Continue reading
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Tagged book review, chris cleave, hamily, humor, humour, incendiary, suicide bomber, tragedy
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Postage Stamps
Recently, I bought a card to send to a good friend of mine who lives in Denver, Colorado. Shirley was diagnosed with double cancer about two years ago. A melanoma and breast cancer. The melanoma was removed early on and … Continue reading
Flash Fiction: Big game hunter shot friend while aiming at lion he wanted to kill
James and Stewart went hunting. James shot Stewart. You couldn’t make it up! After putting in years of planning, James Brown and Stewart McAlpine finally set off on their big game shooting and fishing holiday of a lifetime to Kenya. … Continue reading
Posted in flash fiction, Personal
Tagged damon l wakes, flash, humour, hunting, Kenya, lion, trophy
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My Granny was a Lion Tamer
One of Gran’s favourite stories was the Blairgowrie lion. Blairgowrie is a small town to the north of Perth. It is very famous for being the berry capital of Great Britain. The best raspberries and strawberries in the world are … Continue reading
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