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The Florrie and Jack Dialogues : Final Curtain (Episode 9 - Conclusion)

Final Curtain Jack : I can’t believe it, Mum. Florrie : No, Jack, I’m devastated. My only nephew gunned down on the cusp of greatness. It was...

Breakfast, gravitational waves and gods

Friday morning finds me sitting once again on the terrace of a French café in Madrid. No lesson today – I lost that particular gig, but they’re the...

The Florrie and Jack Dialogues : A Turn for the Worse ( Episode 8)

A Turn for the Worse Florrie : I know this sounds funny, Jack, but I am disappointed. Jack : About Trevor and Keith? F : Yes. J : It couldn’t last,...

The Florrie and Jack Dialogues : A Gay Pride (Episode 7)

A Gay Pride Florrie : Trevor is out of jail, Jack. Jack : I’m glad, Mum. It must have been so different from Wolverhampton university. F : You are...

The Florrie and Jack Dialogues : Coming Out (Episode 6)

Coming Out Jack : Any more news from the prison, Mum? Florrie : Your Aunt Cilla was telling me Trevor is so involved with the writers group it takes...

A Reed Shaken By The Wind

This book was first published in 1957 following his journey through the marshes of southern Iraq with Wilfred Thesiger in 1956. In Gavin Maxwell’s...

The Florrie and Jack Dialogues : A Prison Romance (Episode 5)

A Prison Romance Florrie : More rumours, Jack. Jack : What do you expect in prison? F : Well, I didn’t expect to learn from a prison guard my nephew...

The Game of Claim (A verbal game for two players) Also: A myriorama style card game

The Game of Claim Players take turns verbally adding 1 to a pile of points (eg: Player A says 1, Player B says 2, Player A says 3, Player B says 4,...

Spring Sunset (Song)

1. Sun showers colours over me like a colossal blossom tree pulling pink petals from its crown that, scattered, flutter gently down. Chorus: Lets sit...

Aftermath

Is it really better to have love and lost?