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The Great Lard Pivot
The Honourable Parliamentarian, who also holds an important ministerial post, adjusted his crimson silk tie, cleared his throat with the practiced rasp…
The Link
A book is fundamentally an act of chronological defiance, forging an unbreakable link that forces a ghost to speak and a mind…
Drunk and Driven
John Done was not, by nature, a criminal mastermind. He was a meek village librarian with a fondness for tweed jackets, sensible…
What’s the Mandarin For Orange?
While poetry isn't quite my trade, I do thoroughly enjoy a touch of wordplay…
ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN
The Parish Church is full to bursting. Light pours through the ancient stained-glass windows. The glorious notes of a Beethoven sonata fill…
Human Farm
Power does not vanish when tyrants are overthrown; it merely waits for a new caretaker to wear the old master’s shoes…
Cat on the Record: Childhood Imagination in Stenhouse’s Hidden Corners
‘I would not change it. Not because every part of it was perfect, because it was not. I would not change it…
In Search of Europe’s Shaka
When asking whether Europe possesses a hero of such capability, the first step is to define which dimension of Shaka’s greatness is…
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The Link
A book is fundamentally an act of chronological defiance, forging an unbreakable link that forces a ghost to speak and a mind to listen. This quiet miracle is not a solitary phenomenon, but a dynamic triad composed of the creator, the artifact and the interpreter. Together, they engage in a collaborative transfiguration, turning ink and paper into an eternal shared reality. The Author Writers do not merely compose text; they transmute their internal worlds, including their thoughts, evolving views, fracturing…
ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN
The Parish Church is full to bursting. Light pours through the ancient stained-glass windows. The glorious notes of a Beethoven sonata fill the air. I glance down at Chuck Berry’s shoes as the…
What’s the Mandarin For Orange?
While poetry isn't quite my trade, I do thoroughly enjoy a touch of wordplay…
The Minnow and the Moon-Peel
He spent months trying to leap high enough to touch the Moon. But as he tried he only splashed back into the water, wet and shivering…
Will The Earth Have the Final Word?
One day, there will be no political victory worth celebrating, no fortune left to spend and no medal shining brightly enough to distract us from the truth. The Earth will have the final…
The Lost Crimson Heart
One second, it was anchored by a fine black thread wrapped twice around her wrist, and the next, it was adrift, caught in an updraft and carried along the rough concrete wall. Geum…
The Scallop Shell and the Lapis Lazuli
In truth, there was no grand sea foam or divine zephyr carrying a goddess ashore. There was only Simonetta, his married neighbour, shivering in her shift while two apprentices blew dried rose petals…
Prelude
The poem was written on a sheet of cream lay-laid paper he had taken from his study two days ago. He had used an old Parker fountain pen with blue-black ink that took…
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The Great Lard Pivot
The Honourable Parliamentarian, who also holds an important ministerial post, adjusted his crimson silk tie, cleared his throat with the practiced rasp of a…
The Link
A book is fundamentally an act of chronological defiance, forging an unbreakable link that forces a ghost to speak and a mind to listen.…
Drunk and Driven
John Done was not, by nature, a criminal mastermind. He was a meek village librarian with a fondness for tweed jackets, sensible shoes and…
ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN
The Parish Church is full to bursting. Light pours through the ancient stained-glass windows. The glorious notes of a Beethoven sonata fill the air.…
What’s the Mandarin For Orange?
While poetry isn't quite my trade, I do thoroughly enjoy a touch of wordplay…
The Fox and the Crocodile
On the lush banks of the Great River, just at the edge of a tropical forest, once lived a clever crocodile named Olive and…
Fractures in Reality’s Peaks and Valleys
MEEKS by Gabriel Tait Debut novel, independently published in 2023 A wild ride of a journey, very well structured in its fifty-three chapters. Let…
The Minnow and the Moon-Peel
He spent months trying to leap high enough to touch the Moon. But as he tried he only splashed back into the water, wet…
Nay, Never, No More
The turning point arrived during a particularly hectic month, when I agreed to organise a community fundraiser, edit a colleague’s long report and host…
Sátiras, Amor y Gatos Negros
¿Tienes planes para el próximo viernes? Yo tengo muy claro dónde me gustaría estar. Sátiras, amor y gatos negrosUna combinación que evoca un imaginario…
The Great Debate
Both the orchard apple and the festive mince pie offer their own compelling answers, each with its own kind of perfect, incomplete charm…
Blue Blood, Black Ink
Well before body art was embraced by counterculture and rock stars, it was coveted as a deeply private and exclusive souvenir among the highest…
Will The Earth Have the Final Word?
One day, there will be no political victory worth celebrating, no fortune left to spend and no medal shining brightly enough to distract us…
In the Beginning Was the Word
Three openings, three voices, three very different kinds of invitation. And perhaps that is what the best first lines have in common: they do…
Human Farm
Power does not vanish when tyrants are overthrown; it merely waits for a new caretaker to wear the old master’s shoes…
Cat on the Record: Childhood Imagination in Stenhouse’s Hidden Corners
‘I would not change it. Not because every part of it was perfect, because it was not. I would not change it because it…
The Sad Sound of Silence
The media rightly describes itself as the watchdog of democracy. But a watchdog that only barks at the issues that dominate the news cycle…
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