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A Christmas Star

A Christmas Star

2020 has been a very difficult year for many. In a sense, of course, every year is difficult – it is subjective. In 1992 the Queen spoke publicly of her own ‘annus horribilis’ after the breakdown of her children’s marriages and the fire at her Windsor home.

Community Relations

Newton Abbot – December 2020

Yesterday I read that one of the first people in the United Kingdom, indeed the world, to receive the new Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, was a man named William Shakespeare.

A Fishy Tale

In a narrow window of bright sunshine at the low morning tide, we decided to walk on the local beach.

Remembrance Day 11/11/20

Yesterday Michelle and I made the familiar journey down the long country lane to lay flowers at my mother’s grave.

When the Commies came to Town- chapter 3

Reignbow woke at 6am to the bark of a neighbour’s dog.

September Sun and Tide

A morning slack tide and I begin a lazy paddle in the late September sun.

I love this time of year; It has a rare and precious quality that all of summer’s long days cannot match.

When the Commies Came to Town – chapter 2

Common Era, 2025, Newton Abbot, Devon.

“There you go,” said Whyte, laying a cup of coffee in a plastic cup and a plate of food next to Reignbow.

“You gave us all quite a shock with that funny turn. Perhaps you’re just hungry.”

When the Commies Came to Town

Common Era, 2025, Newton Abbot, Devon.

Community peace facilitator, PC Reignbow is at his desk, downloading the latest crime and intelligence reports on to his Huawei 11G device.

“Got a priority one here,” he said, kicking and spinning his chair from the screen to face his comrade, special citizen Whyte.

More Than Words

‘In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.’ So begins the book of John in the New Testament.

The Swift Winds of Change

Since I finished writing my Corona Diaries at the end of May, the world has already moved on apace.