Archive for November, 2016

Almost a hundred years ago, H. L. Mencken proved (perhaps) prescient…



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… and more about Brexit



Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU) on 23rd June this year has caused as many shock-waves as the election of Donald Trump as American President. Of course, the democratic choice of the British electorate and must be respected….

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That Presidential Election…



The result of the recent Presidential Election sent shock-waves around the world, embarrassing those leading politicians who had made disparaging remarks about President-Elect Trump’s morals, public persona, attitudes, and even sanity. Once again, the polls got it wrong: Mr Trump…

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Log in and read!



Logging into The Australia Times Fiction’s website is free of charge and you can enjoy lots of reading. The latest issue, Volume 4 no. 11 (November 2016), contains two of my stories and two by the excellent Kristine Lane. Here’s…

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Good reading



In my last blog, I mentioned the collection of 666-word horror stories compiled by Fantastic Books Publishing (FBP) from their competition entries. My hard copy of the book arrived yesterday and I’ve been reading with more avidity and more pleasure…

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