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Poolside, Luxor, Egypt What a couple! He - Greek/French,
Poolside, Luxor, Egypt What a couple! He - Greek/French, mid-thirties, a marine biologist with a TV series, bronzed and green-eyed, enthusiastic, wo...

On the Train Eight-thirty five am. Watching a man at my diagonal.
On the Train Eight-thirty five am. Watching a man at my diagonal. He is struggling to keep awake. I can tell he’s a drinker - a real drinker; not...

I witnessed what happened at an EDL (English Defence League)
I witnessed what happened at an EDL (English Defence League) demonstration a couple of years ago. They came face to face with a mixed assembly of gro...

The Nurse We never really met - the chasm between my thirteen
The Nurse We never really met - the chasm between my thirteen years and his fifteen was too great for school contact - but I was aware of him. His de...

Drama at the breakfast table. A jagged shard of Matzah wedged in
Drama at the breakfast table. A jagged shard of Matzah wedged in my throat - not a choking feeling, simply the agony of a large splinter of something ...

I am very uneasy with comedians these days - I mean real
I am very uneasy with comedians these days - I mean real comedians, not just plumbers, car-mechanics, doctors, accountants etc, many of whom deserve t...