David Hadley's Blog, page 30
February 28, 2018
Infiltration
She was tall for her height and moved with all the grace of an animal known for graceful movement. She crept to the corner of the building and flattened her back against the reassuring solidity of the wall behind her. She took a breath and peered around the corner. Armed guards, but only six ofs
February 26, 2018
Interesting Things 26/02/2018
A miscellany of links I found interesting recently: Buying hard work in: https://jandbvwebster.wordpress.com/2... Artists for Brexit: http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/... Move along, there’s nothing to see – BBC’s whitewash of the Brendan Cox affair: https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/m... Madsen Moment – BBC License Fee: https://youtu.be/h6DCX8ZNp6Q The Forgotten Victims...
February 23, 2018
Undercover Wartime Perversions
So… anyway…. Well, as you know by now the leading underside edge of Grand Uncle Stagnant is not – these days – quite as inviting prospect as it was back in his heyday during the inter-war years when he was leading scorer in the Inter-Village Orgy League for twelve seasons in a row. It coulds
February 21, 2018
A Homeland and Other Such Lies
Often the wind would blow from the east, bringing a taste of the far lands on its breath. When she could, Shalia then stood up on her lonely hill and turned towards the wind, letting it blow into her face bringing, she believed, the scents of her homeland back to her. Not that she remembereds
February 19, 2018
Interesting Things 19/02/2018
A miscellany of links I found interesting recently: (This will be the last of these posts – they are getting too unwieldy. Maybe in future I’ll just tweet the links each day as I find them, or something.) The big losers at the Olympics are the host nations: https://capx.co/the-big-losers-at-the... Mrs Blackbird and Her Brood: https://bookcoverartist.wordpress.com...s
February 16, 2018
Country Pursuits
Of course, back in those days, electronic badgers were almost unheard of. Those of us who could get them used clockwork weasels. But, for the majority of contenders, a field mouse operated by foot-pump was the best they could often afford. Back in those days, of course, the sport was completely unregulated. People, therefore, turneds
February 15, 2018
Free Kindle Comedy Novel – The Dirty Book
The Dirty Book Available here free on Kindle for the next 5 days only: Amazon UK Amazon US Universal link When his novel becomes a surprise bestseller, author Robert Block thinks all his problems are over… but they have only just begun. Robert Block wants to be a famous and successful published author more thans
February 14, 2018
Equal Rights for All
This time it was different. ‘Hang on.’ What? ‘How different?’ Just different, that’s all. ‘I’m not sure about this.’ Why not? You are the protagonist in this story, what could happen to you? ‘That’s just it.’ What do you mean? ‘This could be one of those stories where the protagonist doesn’t make it out alive.s
February 12, 2018
Interesting Things 12/02/2018
A miscellany of links I found interesting recently: Primate Politics Analysis – Professor James Tilley finds out what we can learn about politics from the power struggles within chimpanzee groups and how our evolutionary past may affect the political decisions that we make today: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09cympw No, Postmodernism is Not Dead (and Other Misconceptions): https://areomagazine.com/2018/02/07/n...s
February 9, 2018
The Sexual Perversions Cup
Well, now then, now then…. I can’t think of that much to say, really. Except that we had expected to do better, much, much better. To be knocked out like that, before even reaching the quarterfinals, was a bitter blow. A very bitter blow. The Little-Frigging-In-The-Wold Gleaner had confidently predicted that this year would –s
