My ‘Cure’ For Stammering

(Written to mark International Stuttering Awareness Day – October 22

Do you stammer? If you do, you’re among one per … read more

Will It Be 1966 All Over Again? (Mail On Sunday, August 20, 2022

Hurrah The Lionesses

Ray Connolly

 

Some moments you remember all your life. One of mine happened fifteen minutes after … read more

What is it about Horses?  May 4, 2023

What is it about Horses? May 4, 2023

What is it about horses? Why on Saturday will we smile fondly when we see the Household Cavalry as it … read more

Manchester City 1,  Inter Milan 0  May 13, 2023

Manchester City 1, Inter Milan 0 May 13, 2023

Consider the newspaper photographs the day after. See the unrestrained euphoria of the fans who congregated together on Saturday night … read more

God Only Knows Where AI will lead us next? (Daily Express,  May 13, 2023)

God Only Knows Where AI will lead us next? (Daily Express, May 13, 2023)

 

A Beatle was singing God Only Knows on my phone the other night. No, I thought. That can’t be … read more

Sam and the Monkey Suit

Sam and the Monkey Suit

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The Fancy Dress Party

 Sam had a problem. His friend Abbie was having a fancy dress birthday party on … read more

The Mole of Edge Hill, Liverpool – Williamson Tunnels (Daily Mail, November 1, 2021)

The Mole of Edge Hill, Liverpool – Williamson Tunnels (Daily Mail, November 1, 2021)

You can’t beat a bit of real mystery as the background for dramatic super-reality, can you? Well, that’s what the … read more

Let Nothing You Dismay – A Christmas Story

Let Nothing You Dismay – A Christmas Story

23.12.18

Harry watched as Amy, with the tip of her tongue poking from between her lips, compiled her list. Finally, … read more

So We Lost…

So We Lost…

Daily Mail, July 2018

So, that’s it. We lost. England won’t now be in the final of the World Cup … read more

Me and My Hollyhocks

Me and My Hollyhocks

Daily Mail, June 2018

Someone broke the growing tips off two of our hollyhocks last week. For some wanton reason … read more