An exception to the rule
A few hundred yards from our home is a road sign telling drivers ‘no U-turns’. If someone does make a U-turn then confusion and...
Steve Richards
Nov 3, 2023
Political correctness doesn't go far enough
Puffin Books has edited Roald Dahl’s children’s stories, which are to be offered as an alternative to the original versions. References...
Steve Richards
Apr 6, 2023
Light dispels darkness
Due to the holiday period, I am having to write this article well in advance of publication. In fact, it is just a few days before 21st...
Steve Richards
Jan 6, 2023
Living the good life
“He had a good life,” someone may say of the recently deceased friend or relative. However, the more pressing question is: “Did he live...
Steve Richards
Apr 1, 2022
All the time in the world
Louis Armstrong’s song, ‘We Have all the Time in the World’ was heard in the James Bond film ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’. The song...
Steve Richards
Jul 1, 2021
License to live
I enjoy many of the James Bond film songs. One of these didn’t become popular until 25 years after the initial release. I refer to Louis...
Steve Richards
Jun 22, 2021
A disappointing Christmas
I tore the Christmas paper off the big box, then eagerly lifted off the lid. A tartan-patterned dressing-gown. I can still remember the...
Steve Richards
Dec 4, 2020