Cornwall to Afghanistan
So, the time is upon us again when we remember and honour the lives lost in war. In the midst of this, I believe there should be an...
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David Palin
- Apr 11, 2021
- 3 min
The Eyes Have It…
…but unlike Parliament, does the nose have it too? Or the mouth, for that matter? Okay, what I’m really asking here is whether the...
- Feb 20, 2021
- 2 min
Men and women – fact or fiction?
Pre-COVID I ran a book club. Hopefully we will soon all meet again. We tried Zoom and soon realized it was a waste of time. Anyone who...
- Jan 23, 2021
- 3 min
Why do we say hello?
Well, why do we say hello? More than ever in these times of long, solitary walks, the greeting to a relative stranger is perhaps an...
- Jan 4, 2020
- 16 min
‘Dreamboat’ or…
The Poem of the Physicist As I stood upon the land So the sea destroyed the shore And a heart of stone was damned To be sand forever more...
- Oct 15, 2019
- 1 min
The Half-Torn Page
My new novel launches 26th November. If you have read my previous works, you will know they fall under the umbrella of darkness;...
- Nov 12, 2012
- 1 min
Well, I never…
…grieved for my father. Before anyone recoils in shock, I should point out that this only became apparent to me very recently during an...
- Sep 25, 2012
- 1 min
Time to remember
One of my first posts on here (see below) was about my mother, who had recently passed away. Today is the two year anniversary. At the...
- Sep 21, 2012
- 1 min
A time for reflection
I wrote in a short story that I wished my life could always be September, when the embers of a dying season wisp and glow. I think I had...
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