Our local post office is always busy. I know the post mistress because she's heavily involved in the local community - running and coordinating events and acting as the local nexus for gossip about b… (View Post)

Four council by elections last night: In Rotherham, the Conservatives successfully defended their seat. In Newham, Labour held one, but lost the other to an Independent. In Norfolk, the Greens gained… (View Post)

But with sighs and groans, and a long waking now, and a long sleep hereafter (View Post)

The first script for Alien was set on board a WW2 US bomber returning from a night raid on Germany. Then Star Wars and Close Encounters happened... I heard this direct from Dan O'Bannon at a panel at… (View Post)

Poster for the Kyiv Book Fair 2023, apparently. Could really do with one of these. Simple is nearly always the best. (View Post)