"What some women will do to put food on the table."
The year is 1984, the place is the South Wales coalfields, the problem – a faceoff between the government and the National Union of Mineworkers, and one union leader in particular. The result is a yearlong strike, violent clashes between...
"Be careful where you eat."
The new diner was an old Rout-Master, its sign:Savor the Meal: Where Time Holds Still“Mike, I haven’t seen this dinner before. Catchy name, what do ya think,” said Jamie.“It’s got to be dedicated to that TV show. The windows look like...
"Life for a citizen of a small Rome city has may pleasures"
It has been five years since I escaped from the city of Pompeii with a young slave girl. My fortunes are well, the slave is now my wife, and has borne me two strong sons.We left our sons with our...
"Jack and Becky get closer as Trafalgar develops."
Heading for Doncaster race meeting, settled high on the carriage seat of the horsebox, Jack Wetherley knew he was going to have to suppress his growing excitement of what lay ahead. He flicked at the reins to urge on the...
"(Following directly from Chapter 4)"
When I awoke I was entwined in Teia's arms. The last things I remembered from the night before was Teia's gentle, sibilant voice and her large, luminous eyes. We had kissed again and again for what seemed like hours. She...
"Jack and Becky and Trafalgar's first race."
Sitting comfortably astride Rascal, the eight-year-old roan, Jack Wetherly watched jockey, Nate Oliver, canter the two-year-old thoroughbred, Trafalgar, around the perimeter of the Brandling estate lake. He marvelled at the way every muscle in that magnificent horse’s body rippled in...
"Before John Smith and his brother found Jamestown they first found Janestown"
The smell of fall is in the air, crisp cool mornings. In the distance the glow of an early morning fire lit the sky.Jane (Was not her given name but, her given name was Hurit which meant beautiful and when...
Year 36, second month of the inundation, day three, under the majesty of; the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Usermaatre-Sepetenre, the son of Re, Ramesses II, Beloved of Ptah.Preparations are well under way here at Malkata Palace for the...
"As Trafalgar is schooled, secrets open out."
It took nearly a week of trying before Trafalgar allowed the saddle to be fitted without any fuss. This was despite Sir Oswald having been informed that their purchase had been broken in.For Jack, mounting the animal proved equally difficult...
"I don't do company Halloween parties, but this year I made an exception and scored big time!"
Our company has a Halloween Party every year and for the most part, I have simply ignored attending, or attended and simply left after a short visit. This year, I decided that I’d go and dress up in a full...