I scrabbled a lot in the gravel of a dry riverbed today. Not many finds worth commenting on, but this one is a bit remarkable. It looks like a ring but it’s not, it’s a finger ring from a candle holder. … Continue reading
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One night I had a dream in which I was playing Warcraft and all I did was hang out in the part of Dark Shore known as the ‘Twilight Vale’ with my 110th level night elf hunter toon and fought … Continue reading
Wiltshire Regiment, Signal Corps cap badge, Dorset(shire) Regiment … Continue reading
“How embarrassing. The continuation of our species matters more than you can imagine. It is the single most important thing we can do. Sounds good to me, I said. I didn’t have to say: can we change the meeting from … Continue reading
A woman boarded my train at the last minute and began to sort thru all the shopping she had with her before sitting down. She moved half the contents of one bag into the other and we all got a good … Continue reading
I’m told it’s a ‘partifact.’ As in part of an artifact. … Continue reading
I was out detecting today for a quick hour or two and found what I thought was a George V penny but when I got it home and cleaned some of the muck off it I found it was slightly … Continue reading
This morning I asked Mitzi a question about ghosts. She was sunning herself on the back of the sofa but I knew she was listening. “I’m working on a short story involving a ghost you see, and I’m having trouble deciding … Continue reading
It is different today, and yet it is not. Little changes are made noticeable by the memory of the sameness. A new ramp made of asphalt, a fountain where there were only buskers. The drawings on Trafalgar Square’s stony space … Continue reading