For a while, it seemed as if the end of the Cold War had killed off an entire genre of literature.When the Berlin Wall fell - not that I cared at the time, being in kindergarten, with my reading mostly…
Category: life
Camp Coffee
You may call me Muggins. It's Camp NaNoWriMo time and seduced by the Queen of Sex, Vickie Vaughan, I have signed up for another stint of self-flagellation and stress.I am committed - and I use that word advisedly - to…
Where does truth lie?
It seems that I am not just sighing into the breeze. A recent post on not just your Mum's favourite website but mine as well - the unique and merry site Tehben.com - references some of my philosophical thoughts.Go, read…
One red beach
My Work in Progress (WIP) is another research-intensive story. I guess I like looking stuff up and downloading books and getting immersed in details.Omaha Beach, then and now. Two very different places, and both very well documented. Maps, videos, photographs,…
When will they ever learn?
The term "concentration camp" has been thrown around a fair bit over the past week or so. Often by people who are paid to know better.Wikipedia points to history books noting that it was the British in South Africa around…
The light of other days
Yesterday I attended my monthly photo club meeting. Our leader is a lovely man in his eighties, fortunate enough in life to have had two spouses, one of each variety, and he has been a photographer since 1960 or so.He…
Norman story
A few days ago, I mentioned a story idea based on D-Day, the Second World War landings in Normandy. A place I love, and a fascinating and momentous occasion in our history.I've been thinking of a way to tell a…
A touch of sparkle
Photography is something I like to think I have some skill with. Nothing great, but enough to lift my work above the ruck.Granted, it took a bit of work and study to get there, and it's not for everybody, but…
Those foolish things
https://youtu.be/JpTXL_P5Bhc Two shades of lipstick on a used French letter,That dose of syphilis that just won't get better,The squeak of old bedsprings;These foolish thingsRemind me of you. Guys, never play this or any other version of the song for your…
Rugged
This jumped out at me recently. Not literally, but just the sheer visual impact of it. Raised my camera and snapped off a shot. What a ripper! It looks like something out of a science fiction film just standing there.…
