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My 7th short story: “A Moment In Time”
April 24th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Continuing my Friday practice of linking to one of my short stories, today I invite you to read my seventh which is entitled “A Moment In Time” – you’ll find it here.
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My 6th short story: “A Friend Indeed”
April 17th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
If you could go back in time and meet yourself as a child, what advice would you give to that youngster? That was the thought behind my sixth short story. You can read “A Friend Indeed” here.
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My 5th short story: “Six Degrees Of Separation”
April 10th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
For my next short story, i decided to try something different. So we have six mini stories, each involving a different character in a different country but connected in a way that shows how our world today is full of links. The piece is called “Six Degree Of Separation” and you can read it here.
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My 4th short story: “The Hostage”
April 3rd, 2015 by Roger Darlington
This week, we have seen a very important presidential election in Africa’s most populous state Nigeria. Six years ago, I set one of my short stories in an earlier time in Nigeria. It is called “The Hostage” and you scan read it here.
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My 3rd short story: “The Edge Of War”
March 27th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Continuing my Friday theme of highlighting one of my short stories, my third effort was deliberately different in style from my fist and second which equally were different from one another. Although it is a work of fiction, it is set in a very particular time and place historically and inspired by the life of […]
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An uncomfortable visit to “The Nether”
March 22nd, 2015 by Roger Darlington
I know how to show a girl a good time so, earlier this week, I took my wife out for our wedding anniversary to see a play about the dark side of the Internet. It is called “The Nether” and is playing at the Duke of York’s theatre in central London. The play only has […]
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My 2nd short story: “Thelma And Louise – The Sequel”
March 20th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Did you see the 1991 movie “Thelma And Louise”? Remember the ending? Think you know wheat happened? Prepare to be surprised. Last Friday, I explained that, on this day each week, i would revisit my short stories. Today it is the turn of “Thelma And Louise – The Sequel” which you can read here.
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Vee and I have now been married 33 years
March 19th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
Today is the 33rd wedding anniversary for Vee and me. I know that the number does not end with a nought or a five, but somehow it seems special. Certainly Vee is special and I feel very fortunate to have her as my partner in life.
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Four years of death, destruction and diaspora for Syrians
March 17th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
The week 15-21 March 2011 – exactly four years ago – is considered by the media to mark the beginning of the Syrian civil war or uprising. Since then, an estimated 220,000 have died. Nearly seven million have fled their homes but remain within the country. Some four million are living in camps in the […]
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Have you ever met someone for the first time in 45 years?
March 15th, 2015 by Roger Darlington
No, neither had I – until today. From 1967-1971, I did a degree in Management Sciences from the (then) University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) where I spent a year (1969-70) as sabbatical President of the Students’ Union. This morning, I met the person who preceded me as Union President and the […]
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