April 3, 2024April 3, 2024 The leper I take a photo from the box. It’s a bad choice… it’s that little boy again. No front teeth and …
March 30, 2024March 30, 2024 Beyond the cross, Beside the sea An extract from my novel, 'Gospel, Rumours of Love'. Yeshua is Jesus, Rocky is Peter. They are scenes you may …
March 27, 2024March 27, 2024 Do you want to be healed? An extract from my novel, 'Gospel, Rumours of Love'. The scene is based on a gospel story which may be …
March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 Longing for Scarborough If I long only to live in Scarborough, then I can’t live happily in Reigate. An obsession with Scarborough, or …
February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 Chariots of fire? The film Chariots of Fire appeared in 1981. It was a British film, which cost tuppence to make, contained no …
February 19, 2024February 19, 2024 Rachel Reeves’ autocue At a recent meeting in Westminster Hall, Rachel Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor, stands up to speak. It’s an important speech, …
February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 Lent is… It is the season of Lent and we know the score. In Lent we take down the colourful hangings and …
February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 The king has cancer Is it virtuous to suffer? Some think so and they organise it themselves. They take responsibility for their own punishment, …
January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 Optimist or pessimist? Optimist or pessimist? People tend to opt for one or the other. ‘I’m a glass half-empty person,’ they say or, …
