A Duet — Two songs: One tone rises- pale, delicate little fingers, un-confident, careful. One tone falls- thick long tobacco blackened fingers, heavy, established, meaningful and waiting, adagio-slow, pausing while the little one races, allegro… To catch up. Major keys- happy. Minor keys- sad. We playfully take turns, a harmony, andante… a walking…

The slug is perhaps one of the most unlikable creatures on the planet, right? But maybe I can change your mind.. Oozing slime from behind; a sticky, nasty goo that won’t wash off! I pick a long one up and it shrinks to half its length but twice its width, now making its self fat and squat. I feel the movement across my fingers and the glue that sticks my fingers…

And Why You Should Care! — What is a Bot? The modern apron wearing house-ze or hir, SLBGT or Q- would say a Bot is there to do chores like the dishes. We’ve all heard of the concept as seen in the series Humans- life-like humanoids capable of being lovers- but is it just a far- fetched-idea? Of course, we…

“What Will the Neighbours Think?” — At eighty-six years old, Mum is readied with her handbag, a fresh coat of ‘stay put’ lipstick, tissue stuffed pockets, and her walking aid. All set for a grand day out, but she has her trousers on backward; “I thought they felt funny!” …

Nature versus modern man — a discussion — A Very Modern Mistake I’m a Canal Boat Lifestyle Storyteller and I’ve been thinking about nature versus modern life. Modern man-and wo-man, are said to owe their heredity to a Neanderthal state of archaic human. But have we lost our way? Modern man now takes shelter in his centrally heated home, and begins to…

Going organic off-grid- “Do You Love butter?” — Butter is bad for you because the fat clogs your arteries right? So that’s why you switched to margarine. Take a closer look at this full-fat spread which was ushered out during the Second World War, and you might just change your mind. Who Invented Butter? Are you a middle-aged caveman? Then you’ll…

An honest and humorous story stretching its knicker elastic across four generations… — A Generational Mix Up Doesn’t every girl want a pair of silk pants? I sometimes stay at my Mum’s house where during the wash cycle we get our underwear mixed up. I return home to encounter in my bag, a somewhat enormous pair of white knickers, much bigger than my usual size twelve. My husband winces at the sight of me in my mother’s attire-

Or Are They? — Giants and Titans Fables of Old- an angry ogre The giant who roared like a hungry lion in hot pursuit of the adventurous Jack, and his stolen brood- a golden egg-laying chicken, first appeared in Fables, The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean, 1734. …

Here’s what Really Matters when Magnet Fishing… — Knowing how to explain magnet fishing to your boss, when you bump into her taking a routine lunchbreak, a disciplined sprint along the sunny banks of your local canal- might be your only way out of an awkward and tricky situation. “Ah Will, I thought the family had the Covid…