Monday, July 13, 2026
Audio version of "A Likely Story"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoX-Wb9r7gk
This was first published in Northern Flash Fictiion and this is the audio version.
This was first published in Northern Flash Fictiion and this is the audio version.
Wednesday, July 08, 2026
Friday, July 03, 2026
Signs on YouTube
https://youtu.be/TkIE-Xrfzak
I do not believe in horoscopes. Friends tell me that makes me a typical Capricorn.
Thursday, July 02, 2026
Monday, June 29, 2026
Abigail's Party
This review contains a spoiler.
Ferring Amateur Dramatic Society presented a production of the Mike
Leigh play "Abigail's Party" which was originally a 'Play for Today' on
the BBC.
The play is very representative of its time, right down to a lava lamp centre stage.
The Abigail of the title never appears. The party is next door to Abigail's house and includes a very worried Abigail's mother played excellently by Lina Grinstead.
A neighbour, Angela played by Julie Cleasby, adds humour to the production, especially with her unforgettable dancing. Her monosyllabic husband, played by Steve Baker, finds her such an embarrassment he allegedly suggested she could do with sellotape over her mouth.
The man of the house, played by Niall Conlan, is a local estate agent who is worked to death, quite literally.
The star of the show is Beverly, the excruciating host, played superbly by Sue Burroughs. A seventies' suburban party which starts out moderately dreadful deteriorates and deteriorates under Beverly's influence.
This is a first class production.
The play is very representative of its time, right down to a lava lamp centre stage.
The Abigail of the title never appears. The party is next door to Abigail's house and includes a very worried Abigail's mother played excellently by Lina Grinstead.
A neighbour, Angela played by Julie Cleasby, adds humour to the production, especially with her unforgettable dancing. Her monosyllabic husband, played by Steve Baker, finds her such an embarrassment he allegedly suggested she could do with sellotape over her mouth.
The man of the house, played by Niall Conlan, is a local estate agent who is worked to death, quite literally.
The star of the show is Beverly, the excruciating host, played superbly by Sue Burroughs. A seventies' suburban party which starts out moderately dreadful deteriorates and deteriorates under Beverly's influence.
This is a first class production.
Saturday, June 27, 2026
Thursday, June 18, 2026
Things not to do
When submitting work to a magazine, which I do all the time, do not include the phrase "No AI was used in this writing. My robot told me to say that. :)"
They have no sense of humour about this.
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