Obviously as the dwellers in a coastal city, indeed a city which is a major port, we are cognisant of the perils of the sea, but also of the advantages that come to us by trade. Thus for many years there has been an annual day to celebrate the sea. But let us not beat … More Littoral Celebrations
Grandash Cobwell wasn’t originally an alchemist. Indeed he had a long and unblemished career of service to his fellow man. In his youth he was a paperhanger’s gymnast. He graduated, briefly, to being a repairer of dolls and other toys, before spending many years as a deliverer of parcels and letters to those too enfeebled … More The Finest Bread and Butter Pudding in Port Naain
I’d like to say I remember them, but in all candour I don’t. Not really. I suppose as a child I’d vaguely heard about them, but nothing that stuck in the mind. With names like Bugwrestle and Forbice you would have thought that at the very least they would have been immortalised in a girls’ … More We Build for Eternity
There comes a time in life when some people discover that they can no longer continue in the career that has supported them so far. The rooftop burglar finds that his knees have taken too much damage from ridge tiles and tilting fillets. The man-at-arms discovers that he can no longer vault onto the back … More Retiring to somewhere quiet in the country
Tallis Steelyard 