I like looking back at the recent, not-so-recent and distant past
Nostalgia, memories, old football matches, history, humour… it’s just a place where I can do a bit of writing
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I’m 57 and live in Britain. I’ve worked as a crossword checker, a hospital cleaner, an English teacher and sold records in Woolworths, but all the time I’ve wanted to be a writer. So here I am. I hope you find something that you enjoy reading here.
Collecting King Charles – When Samuel Pepys Met the Merry Monarch
The contrast is admittedly fatuous but still intriguing. King Charles III’s accession to the throne is a sombre, formal affair imbued with widespread public sadness at the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. For the last King Charles, Charles II, the circumstances were very different, with his country having been through even more upheaval…
September 3rd Plymouth v Derby
Derby fans need no reminding about their beloved club’s financial problems, and this weekend’s fixture list threw up a match that probably haunts their memories in more than one way. In 1984, Plymouth and Derby were pitted against each other in the FA Cup Quarter Finals and, after a draw at Home Park, they met…
NEW SEASON, NEW MATCHES OF YESTERDAY
I’ll be trying to be more consistent and add more to the site now the new season has started…
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