Articles

Some of the articles kept from the previous incarnation of this site. These will be of an assortment of types of writing simply because the previous incarnation of this site was broadly-speaking an outlet for whatever popped into my head on any given day. You can read more in the About page linked in the menu.

The Wingly Wongly Well Goes To War

At the bottom of the Wingly Wongly Well it was moist and dark and that was just how everyone liked it. Cheeks – who considered herself to be the most beautiful toad in the whole, wide world – was perched on a stone sticking out of the puddle on the […]

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I Was A Teenage Spaceonaut

It was during that Summer when we all got caught up in the fervour of protecting Earth from aliens when I almost lost my life. Like many young people I rushed to sign up with one of the various private companies that were advertising at the tube stations and in […]

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Christians

So, what is Chick.com? Is it a site about chicks, babes, and sexy thangs? No. Is it a site about poultry? No. Is it a site showcasing the work of Jack Chick, apparently America’s leading proponent of literature aimed at scaring children into being Christians whilst simultaneously pointing out how […]

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Secret Gospel Chapter

Jesus then left that place and went into the hills beyond the Jordan to his miraculous water-into-moonshine still. “Teacher,” said James and John in unison, for that was their way and very annoying it was too, “don’t you remember what happened last time?” But Jesus was indignant and drank into […]

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Alterations

It was a warm day but not unusually warm for the time of year. It was perfectly pleasant. In the field across from my front door I saw the tortoises gambolling through the long stalks of beer wheat, their undulating, high-pitched songs carrying across on the gentlest of breezes. From […]

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The ‘I’s have it

I had the pleasure of running into myself over the weekend. I had been watching the Olympics on television when the sound of a large bang – much like that caused by something large suddenly appearing and displacing the air that had previously been occupying the points in space now […]

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