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Opera, Travails - The Works
From the Annals of The Post
- 17/05/01 - For Douglas
- 21/03/01 - The Return of the Prodigal Website
- 18/12/00 - Too Much, Too Young (PG)
- 18/12/00 - The Shadow of the Dragon
- 04/12/00 - Read All About It! (birthday tribute to The Post)
- 04/12/00 - It's Getting Warm
- 06/11/00 - Election Night
- 30/10/00 - Promises, Promises
- 09/10/00 - A Strangely Calm Coup
- 02/10/00 - Five Gold Rings
- 03/09/00 - Pure Esc-ape-ism
- 21/08/00 - Five Days
- 07/08/00 - A Sitting Room in Middle England
- 31/07/00 - Tragedy at Gonesse
- 24/07/00 - Oasis Split - Definitely Maybe
Other Poems
- In Memoriam, Sir Robin Day - lines on the death of the Grand Inquisitor
- Niagara - the first poem I wrote as an adult
- ...and Peter Jones as The Book - the place my poetry met my Guide fandom
- Christmas Afternoon - my entry in the Post's Christmas 2000 poetry competition
Prose
- A Rude Awakening - My contribution to H2G2 Fiction's first "exhibition" of several short stories inspired by a single title
- Bush Telegraph - with apologies to Bob Newhart
- A Special Occasion - A short story a propos of nothing very much
- Brighton Rocked - because inspiration is everywhere
Factual Articles
- Billy Bragg - my first Approved article
- The Potter's Heron Hotel - I've decided not to change this, rather than weaken it to get it approved
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