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The Dog TrackFossway Greyhound Stadium was bleak on this particular Saturday morning in late June, and perhaps every Saturday morning. It was race day…Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023
Ice BreakerSteven eventually decided that it would be better to do this without shoes. The crowd agreed, and his brown dress shoes were quickly…Oct 31, 2023Oct 31, 2023
Three Years On The MoonThe rocket took off at three minutes past 11. In the evening. Exactly two days earlier I had been in my living room, drinking with some…Dec 13, 2022Dec 13, 2022
RendevouzThe biggest problem was the shopping list. That would need a full re-write.Dec 11, 2022Dec 11, 2022
Steven Goes To HeavenSteven Sugarman always knew he was going to heaven. He had spent his 84 years and seven months on the planet being a good person, a good…Oct 5, 2022Oct 5, 2022
The Tale of Sober Joe: The Pirate Who Didn’t DrinkJoe looked hopelessly at the ship, sailing off towards a shimmering horizon. It was him and the sand now. And the palm trees.Apr 18, 2022Apr 18, 2022
A Bar in AthensThere was a bar in the heart of Athens, a bar with no name, with no signage, with nothing to even indicate that it was a drinking…Oct 12, 2021Oct 12, 2021
The ArkBy 7.55am the queue to the office stretched all the way to the hull. At 8am sharp Noah opened his door and let in his first visitor, today…Apr 8, 2021Apr 8, 2021
TyroneTyrone had been travelling for a very long time, but now, at last, the end was in sight. His mission was nearly complete, the task nearly…Jan 22, 2021Jan 22, 2021
My Weekend With DiegoI once dated a girl with a pet dragon. Her name was Sara. The girl that is, not the dragon. His name was Diego. He was about a foot long…Dec 6, 2020Dec 6, 2020
The First Solstice“I just don’t understand why we need to do this,” Phil moaned, heaving his giant load back onto his shoulders. “How can we need more…Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020
Two Nights in NewcastleAs I pushed open the door to our room I nearly vomited, right there in the hotel corridor. It smelt as if there was a dead animal inside…Oct 30, 2020Oct 30, 2020