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My 12th short story: “An African Adventure”
May 29th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
This story may not be what you expect. Check it out here.
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My 11th short story: “A Life In A Box”
May 22nd, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Another Friday; another from my collection of short stories. Many of my stories are inspired in some way by my own experiences or contacts and “A Life In A Box” is loosely inspired by – and dedicated to – my late mother who was Italian. You can read it here.
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The problem of card clash and how modern life can be so complicated
May 20th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
When I checked my credit card statement today, I found that last month I was charged for 12 journeys on London Transport even though I have a Freedom Pass. A quick check on the Transport For London website and I realised that I had fallen victim to the dreaded card clash – London Transport’s machines […]
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My Thought For The Week reaches No 800 – would you like to join the circulation list?
May 17th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Around 16 years ago, I sent out an e-mail to the 12 members of the Research Department of the Communications Workers Union which I then headed. It was a quote from a newspaper article which I found interesting and I jokingly titled the e-mail Thought For The Week. Over a decade and a half later, […]
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Remembering Syria’s suffering people and threatened heritage
May 17th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
In the spring of 2011, Vee and I had a holiday in Syria and Lebanon [for account of our visit, see here]. We crossed the border from one country to the other on 9 March 2011. Mass protests erupted on 15 March in Damascus and Aleppo, and spread in the following days to more cities, […]
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My 10th short story: “A Face At The Window”
May 15th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
It’s Friday; it’s almost the weekend; time to sit down and relax and read a short story. My piece this week is called “A Face At The Window” and you can read it here.
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My 9th short story: “The PM And The MP”
May 9th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Enough of political reality; let’s have some political fiction. Six years ago, I wrote a short story entitled “The PM And The MP” which features a Labour Prime Minister who is Jewish and radical. This week, Ed Miliband might have become that man in the real world – but it was not to be. At […]
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The changing shape and functionality of the mobile phone
May 2nd, 2015 by Roger Darlington
An inside pocket on my brown jacket Of course, my iPhone 6 does not look a bit like this – which shows either how old my jacket is or how fast mobile technology is developing.
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My 8th short story: “The Dinner Party”
May 1st, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Interesting conversations can happen at a dinner party and interesting consequences can follow – those were the themes of one of my short stories. You can read it here.
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Feeling for the people of Nepal
April 26th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Nepal has suffered its worst earthquake in more than 80 years with at least 1,500 deaths. One always feels more acutely for the tribulations of a country, when one has actually been there. In 2003. Vee and I made a visit to Nepal, staying in the capital Kathmandu. We met some lovely people but the […]
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