The story so far: Joseph Makumbo is attending a Monday morning prayer meeting at St Marmaduke's church with five elderly ladies. The effigies of two saints look on from the pulpit with interest. Chapter 1 Monday 4th November 1985: 08.00 - 08.35 Section (c) Joseph reached the front, and took hold of one of the chairs … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1c
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Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1a&b
These are the opening two sections of a novel I wrote for the 2012 NaNoWriMo and have been trying to edit ever since. In order to give me some much needed oomph to do so, I will hopefully be posting a section or two every few days, leading eventually to the whole novel being published here. That's the … Continue reading Murder At St Marmaduke’s #1a&b
Who’s Last
And now - and at long last - my final post (at least for now) concerning Doctor Who and the awkward numbering situation of all his/her incarnations. So: the order established as of the current date: William Hartnell Patrick Troughton Jon Pertwee Tom Baker Peter Davison Colin Baker Sylvester McCoy Paul McGann John Hurt Christopher … Continue reading Who’s Last
Who’s Next
Oops. Silly comment in my post this morning. It was, of course, the mixed doubles that happened after the men's final today. Never mind - might have been appropriate, I suppose. Anyway, now we know. We have a female Doctor. Not a move I'm in favour of, I have to admit. Not for any sexist … Continue reading Who’s Next
Who Next?
So. Apparently, we will be learning the identity of the new Doctor after the men's singles final at Wimbledon today. I'm hoping it's a good omen that it's not going to be announced after the ladies doubles. Narmean?
Gosh. Another Post!
Forgive me, Reader, for I have sinned. It's been over three years since my last blog post. And, as I have to go out in a few minutes, it's not going to be a long one. So why have I decided to resurrect this blog now? To be honest, it's because of a singular lack … Continue reading Gosh. Another Post!
Now Who’s Who?
Looking forward like mad to tomorrow's (nearly today's) 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who - surely one of the greatest TV programmes ever created! It has, though, thrown up a bit of a conundrum to us Who fans. Or rather, the very brief mini-episode that's currently airing on a time-loop on the BBC Red Button … Continue reading Now Who’s Who?
NaNo News, Computer Blues & Swimming Views
Help, I've created a NaNo monster! My wife, that is. Having decided to join me in the annual wordfest that is National Novel Writing Month, Sue has caught the bug well and truly. At present, with me struggling to keep up to the 1,667 words-per-day par, she's ploughing ahead and has almost written half the … Continue reading NaNo News, Computer Blues & Swimming Views
Frustrations Of An Infrequent Poster
Not being a frequent blogger, I haven't really got my head fully around this form of media - however, when I do decide to post something on these pages, since it's a specialist site I'm using, set up to cater for those wanting to make use of the blogosphere, I fully expect it to work properly. Not … Continue reading Frustrations Of An Infrequent Poster
First Ramblings
At the start of this week (on Monday, to be exact) I celebrated my 54th birthday. It wasn't that much of a celebration, to be honest. Lousy weather during the day curtailed any thoughts of tripping out somewhere - not unless we (my wife Sue and I, that is) wanted to end up spending money going 'in' … Continue reading First Ramblings
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