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Star Crossed Lovers

5th May 2026 Going Postal 0

The Beatles were global stars who changed the face of music forever, influencing film and fashion along the way. They remain the most successful band in history and pushed the limits of how famous musicians [more…]

History

Dabbling with Genealogy

4th May 2026 Going Postal 0

Genealogy noun: a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor. My interest in genealogy began with an old family photograph of my maternal great-grandparents and their family at the time. My maternal grandfather was [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Twenty Five

3rd May 2026 Going Postal 0

Monday Good morning, my friends, and welcome to another week’s worth of tales from your favourite cat reporter. The weather here in London is really rather nice this morning, sunny, dry, and getting warmer. The [more…]

Fiction

On Dangerous Ground, Chapter Seventeen

2nd May 2026 Going Postal 0

Week Six Continued They were back in the room just after 14:00, everyone sat back down. “This afternoon will explain why there has been all the secrecy. We know from this morning, the drugs were [more…]

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Fabulously Flamboyant Friday: Ivory Cutlery’s Day Off – Drugs Are Bad, M’Kay?

1st May 2026 Going Postal 0

Greetings pop pickers and please be welcome to tonight’s Fabulously Flamboyant Friday and another of our fortnightly mastications upon the marshmallowy pillows of musical magnificence. Tonight, dear reader, as we say goodbye to Adopt A [more…]

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Jinnie’s Story, Book Nine – Chapter Twenty-Eight

30th April 2026 Going Postal 0

The children had gone to bed, Simone and Jan had retired to their suite, and most of the adult visitors had gone home. Only Jinnie, Paolo, Nigel, and Jinnie’s parents remained in the lounge, having [more…]

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Farce and Tragedy

29th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Once again the music has stopped, and much like the Kenyan child of the ’80s and ’90s, today’s young are watching and listening as the adults reel under the weight of IMF-driven cuts to social [more…]

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The War we think ended in 1945

28th April 2026 Going Postal 0

Most people believe World War II ended in 1945. In reality, its most important consequences were only beginning. The fighting stopped. The maps were redrawn. The narrative was presented as settled—and fixed in place. But [more…]

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Afghanistan as it was (1973)

27th April 2026 Going Postal 0

After several requests from fellow Puffins, I finally got off my arse to rummage around in the attic and miraculously unearthed a bunch of diaries from over fifty years ago, and most importantly the one [more…]

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