Imagine the army killing a student
1970, Kent State University, USA https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-girl-in-the-kent-state-photo
Oh Nina! The cleaner!
[Inspired by Spike Milligan – written with my daughter many years ago. Just found it.] Oh Nina – the cleaner, Has gone […]
Beaten by a 10 year old.
The culmination of several months race training was last Sunday at The Hill, Rossendale. A few warm ups, three timed runs in […]
How to deal with a Cancer Scare [press version]
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My brother died from cancer when I was 18 and he was 28. My mum died prematurely from cancer too. So after […]
Surrounded!
There was no getting away from it I was surrounded. At a film festival watching a film, as you do, the film […]
The Problem With Giants – ‘Slalom Problem’ Part 7
Years ago in Kaprun, Austria I had some ski training. A guy who owned a clothes shop, ex racer, I forget his […]
Cancel Everything!
It’s not a blizzard outside but if you use your imagination, it could be. The house smells of woodsmoke – the fire […]
Finger of Doom! ‘The Slalom Problem’ – Part 6.
Captains log star date 040320231646. Location unknown, in the vicinity of Pendle Hill, Deepest Darkest Lancashire, still smelling of the burning of […]