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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.

Out of Africa- part 2

We stayed at the lodge in Hazyview for a week and had several more forays into the Kruger Park. Each experience was different from the last and equally enthralling.

Out of Africa- part 1.

The soundtrack to the film, Out of Africa, co-starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep was a firm favourite of my father.

Corona Diaries- The Last Word.

In Good Faith

As lockdown is easing, I thought I’d bring my corona diaries to a conclusion; or rather a question. I’ll continue to write of course but without so much reference to the current crisis, which is set to continue and have an impact in ways we cannot know.

Corona diaries – day 51

A change of heart

I read two very different but interesting articles yesterday about the impact of coronavirus on crime and our approach to it.