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Chris Lewis
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The Coffin-2 of 2
Stephen ought to have retired a decade ago. It’s not as if he needed the money; Interworld had done very well for itself in Malta’s boom years,...
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The Coffin-1
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THE COFFIN Mysteries of the Art World had been a huge success. People had flocked from all over Europe – the world, even – to Valletta, the pocket-...
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The Rigger-2 (of 2)
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WEDNESDAY The light was definitely beginning to go. He checked the time, the piece of paper. 18.55. Safe crossing ended at 19.20. Time to start...
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The Rigger-1
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THE RIGGER MONDAY Brad picked up the pace, his heavy boots ringing on the hard grey tarmac. “Should have checked that tide table properly,” he...
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Welsh Lessons-4
Ger yanked the pull cord on Seren y Môr ’s outboard once more. This time, the engine coughed into life, rattly at first but then with a deepening...
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That image is fine - couldn't
Posted on Tue, 30 Sep 2025
That image is fine - couldn't have done better myself. Glad to see you got one of the North Anglesey Coast on a relatively calm day - we don't want to be accused of exaggerating, do we?
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Glad to see someone else names their cars
Posted on Sun, 19 Oct 2025
Glad to see someone else names their cars - Fionnuala the Fiat, meet Gertie the VW and Hilda the BMW.
I spent a night and a day in Strabane, just over the border in the late 1980s. It was...interesting.
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Running amok
Posted on Tue, 14 Oct 2025
I too have been accused of Wonton behaviour in the food aisle...
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In the best traditions of Victorian hymnists
Posted on Sun, 12 Oct 2025
Written in the best traditions of Victorian hymnists (if that's the right word). Perhaps the style is due for a revival...
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Never trust a man in a padded gilet
Posted on Wed, 01 Oct 2025
Never trust a man who wears a padded gilet.
I too love fish - provided it doesn't taste of fish...
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Happy ending
Posted on Thu, 02 Oct 2025
All's well that ends well, indeed. Maybe I should make my next story have a happy ending.
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A relationship formed in
Posted on Sun, 14 Sep 2025
A relationship formed in adversity. I'm told that Sam got a transfer to the Met so she could be with Chris and they got married two years later, had two kids and are living in happy retirement in Worthing. Their grand-daughter joined the Met too...
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