I realize I risk offending some regular readers by publishing this article, maybe even the majority, hence the title. Entering the world of discussion on Covid is entering a minefield. … Continue reading
The Day the Circus Came to Syston
No matter how I try, I can’t forget the day the circus came to our little town in Leicestershire. That day now belongs to a faraway, mystical era unencumbered by … Continue reading
Missive from Andalusia V
Angelica and I seem locked in a never-ending cycle of Tuesdays. Now, I’m not one of those people that have a strong dislike of Tuesdays, even though it is one … Continue reading
Missive from Andalusia IV
By the evening of the fourteenth day of home confinement I became mindful of an unfamiliar feeling of peace. It was strange. Heightened by a renewed sense of being, my … Continue reading
Missive from Andalusia III
Growing up in England during the 1950s and 60s just about everywhere was closed on Sundays. The only places that were open were ones I didn’t want to go to. … Continue reading
Missive from Andalusia II
You wake up in the middle of a nightmare only to realise you’re living in one. Suddenly, you’re part of the crisis that’s been playing out on TV and social … Continue reading
Missive from Andalusia I
The news came via Latvia of all places. I can’t say it wasn’t expected. Not by that time. Well, the fact it came from Latvia wasn’t expected. My mobile rang. … Continue reading
Look back in Hunger
The need to write is probably much the same as the craving for opium: however much you get you always want more. It’s the same with photography. However many snaps … Continue reading
Vote for an antisocial media
Like growing numbers of others, I’m so irritable and grumpy, I think I’m cut out more for antisocial media than social media. I’m much better at making enemies on … Continue reading
John Bolton — His Dangerous Fantasies
The idea of a weakling like John Bolton dying for his country in the paddy fields of Vietnam back in 1960s and 70s would be laughable, if it weren’t for … Continue reading
Set Julian Assange free!
For any nation to qualify as a democracy it must have a free and open media. In times gone by this used to be know as the fourth estate. One … Continue reading
Bryan Hemming 