Bearded Iris

Chapter Nine After Gentile Jesus entered 13A Bohemia Way he never came out. Mother Eartha re-baptised him and he became a new woman. His father was well displeased, his mother confused, his sister unconvinced. Gentile Jesus, aka Christopher Proctor, had been a promising potential civil engineer, but the diversions of 13A become the only way. … Continue reading Bearded Iris

Telescopic Titus

Chapter 4 The door to 13A Bohemia Way was usually closed but never locked. This was because the key had long been lost and the bolts had been extracted from their barrels. They were somewhere, in one of the cupboards in one of the rooms, though no-one knew which cupboard in which room. There was … Continue reading Telescopic Titus

The dogs of door

Chapter Three Nudge did not appear the next day, which was Sunday, 12th October 1969. Neither did she show up at college on the Monday. No-one knew where she was but Geraldine Garter said that was perfectly normal. No-one ever knew where Nudge was, even when she was there. Nathaniel was curious, then concerned, then … Continue reading The dogs of door

Hallmarked from Woolworths

I couldn't believe my eyes. It was in the bargain LP display stand in Woolworths. My newly adopted favourite rock band were more successful than they'd ever been, having just clocked up a number two single and album, and here was a hitherto unreleased recording among the budget collections of compilation albums, popular classical orchestras … Continue reading Hallmarked from Woolworths

Nine from ‘Nineteen

  The most popular uneasywords of 2019   Another year of blogging done. Here, in reverse order, are the most popular uneasywords posts of 2019: At number 9 is a post from November 2018 explaining how the paintings of Jack Vettriano inspired a musical theatre show: Swinging with the Singing Butler. Number 8 is also … Continue reading Nine from ‘Nineteen