Author Archives: kentishlol
Spinal Trap 1 – And so it begins!
With hindsight I’d been slipping discs in my lower back since the first year of secondary school. Before that I’d always had trouble sitting cross-legged, like they make you do every assembly, every school play, every time more than 2 … Continue reading
The Wrong Trouser Leg of Understanding
I’ve changed! Not much, just the title of my blog. The old name was never quite right, it didn’t feel comfortable, but I was struggling to think of a better one. Until now. You may well be wondering what on … Continue reading
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Donald Trump, mental illness, and all that other stuff.
OK, so here goes. I’ve been tempted to write about various Big Issue type stuff for a while, but the news inevitably moved on while I was still distracted by what I laughingly call real life, and then it seemed … Continue reading
What is a government for?
A slight detour into the realms of the political for this blog. It struck me that all of my children will be old enough to vote in the referendum in June, so in large part this is for them. … Continue reading
Glamour
‘I think I’ll call you Roo’ she said, as she twirled her fingers through his greying black beard. He just nodded, astonished that after all the uproar over the past few days such a glamorous woman had knocked at his … Continue reading
Confidence
Jane looked up as Lizzie wandered over to her desk. She tried not to frown or look disappointed but she knew that this could only mean one thing – Lizzie wanted a chat over her morning coffee and Jane would … Continue reading
Bronze
Clara opened the last cupboard door in her father’s house. Ever methodical she had gone from room to room, drawer to drawer, emptying, sorting and dealing with the contents. It had been just a few weeks since he had died, … Continue reading
Relative
Christmas was going to be a real drag this year, Felicity decided. Mother was coming, which meant that the house was actually going to have to be cleaned for once. Not so much for mother’s benefit as she was mostly … Continue reading
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Tagged Flashfiction, relative, whimword
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A story for Halloween
As darkness fell the lights across the valley came winking on, showing which houses had people home. There was one stubborn patch of darkness, however, where no-one lived. Or at least, where no-one had lived for a very long time. … Continue reading
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Tagged bats, darkness, Halloween, October 31st, wildlife
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Manifesto for Tripe Dog 2014.
Friends, Romans, Country dogs, lend me your tripe. Well, not lend as such. If you really don’t want to eat tripe then I’ll do it for you although please bear in mind that I can only get through a couple … Continue reading
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Tagged #TripeDog2014, Competition, Rome, space program, Springer Spaniel, Tripe, Tripe Dog
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The Wrong Trouser Leg of Understanding 