Recent Writing
The Russia Syndicate, Chapter Three
The room was in darkness, lit only by the light from the open doorway where Sarah and Robilliard were standing, and by dozens of flickering dots, red, green and yellow. The room was too warm, and it...
The Russia Syndicate, Chapter Two
Today, in the offices of Simmonds Chartered Surveyors, Auctioneers and Estate Agents, it was just another normal Tuesday. Robilliard went out at ten o’clock for a series of routine meetings. When he...
The Russia Syndicate, Chapter One
The first chapter of my as yet tragically unpublished first novel. Nobody watching Mr Thomas Robilliard at eight o’clock that Tuesday morning would have noticed anything wrong. The May sun was...
How to bake bread
Ever fancied baking your own home-made bread? Here is everything you need to know. This is for normal bread, not sourdough. TO MAKE TWO MEDIUM LOAVES (or three smaller ones): - Flour – 1 ½ lb. Must...
William Cory on education
William Cory, the schoolmaster-poet, gave his views on the purpose of education in his paper Eton Reform II. “At school you are engaged not so much in acquiring knowledge as in making mental efforts...