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Most of us oldies know exactly where we were on July 21 1969 at 03:56. (more…) by

Sometimes simple gifts and gestures are the greatest gift we can give at Christmas. by

Come December I spend a lot of my time helping out a Very Important Person. by

This story was written for the Clyffe Pypard Heritage Weekend. As with all my stories the telling often departs from the original script. In fact I rarely write my stories down! Telling this story was a delight by

A story originally conceived for the Corinium Museum in Cirencester. It starts in a most unlikely place with me dreaming about voyaging in a submarine. by

I love Lychees and being in China at the time when they had just started to ripen was wonderful. The luxury of being able to pick them off the tree and eat them! The grounds of the Xichan Temple (more…) by

This story coalesced in my mind very quickly. It was inspired by events when I was in China. It was my first visit to China and also my first long haul flight; so being so far from home and being in such a different world had a quite profound effect on me. by

Life isn’t easy living on the edge of the desert. People adapt very flexibly but it’s not always the obvious things that make living hard. by