Tag: History
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Three Days Later

Or two days, depending on how you look at it. I’m still having problems getting on to WordPress, but apart from mentioning the fact that there’s a sticky on the Support Forum I’m not going there. Things will be resolved shortly. Probably. Hopefully. Apologies for the lack of replies from this part of the world,…
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The Missing Portrait

“Hmmm…” pondered Rishard Púbol, the bespectacled detective with the French sounding first name and Spanish sounding surname. He was neither French nor Spanish, however, instead hailing from the ancient city of Deva Victrix, otherwise known as Westchester, or simply Chester, in Cheshire, close to the border with Wales. “Ahhh…” he pondered with aplomb, weighing up…
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Mrs Munro

In certain lights Mrs Munro thought she was the real thing. Muriel Munro did, but nobody else. *** Another reinvented historical figure. Not based on anyone in particular, whatsoever.
Tom
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Heroes for a New Tomorrow

OK, I may be being a little over-dramatic here, but, as tomorrow, Saturday, February 22nd, 2014, is the date scheduled for another apocalypse, namely the Norse Ragnarök no less, I’ve taken matters into my own hands, and traversed the many avenues of past and present to find five people who would serve as heroes, to…
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It’s that time again!

I’ve just been reminded / refreshed / introduced to something that is as old as time itself. Jo Bryant, Blogstress at Chronicles of Illusions has told me today, in a comment on a recent post about me remembering a Viking celebration, that this coming weekend marks a significant milestone in the history of the world.…
Tom