The Extraordinary Power of Women
England’s monarchy stretches back over a millennium yet the two truly great monarchs that immediately spring to mind are Queen Elizabeth 1 (1533 – 1603) and Queen Victoria (1819 – 1901).
Mike
Liverpool born poet and writer Michael Walsh traces his Liverpool roots back to 1865. This was the year his Irish great-grandmother arrived in the Second City of Empire. His parents were born at the turn of what was to become the most tumultuous century in history. Michael's father, Patrick, fought in three major conflicts before reaching his fortieth birthday. His mother, Kathleen, was a former nun turned gun-running renegade.
On leaving school at 15 years of age, Michael spent 12 weeks at the Merchant Navy School for Sailors in Sharpness, Gloucestershire. During his years at sea, he was to visit and work in over 60 countries.
The journalist and broadcaster since provided articles and columns for numerous magazines and international news media. In 2011 he was awarded Writer of the Year by the publishers of Euro Weekly News, Europe's highest-circulation newspaper of its kind. He has authored, edited and ghosted over 70 book titles.
What is your view on Compulsory Companions?
I will never forget the expression on my teenage sons’ faces when I suggested they share a hotel bed when we were motoring through Europe. Both looked at me like I was something they had scraped off the bottom of their shoe.
“Go ahead, make my day”
The shoot-out, which lasted only about 30 seconds, involved Wyatt, Virgil, Morgan Earp, and Doc Holliday against the Clanton gang. Three outlaws were killed, but the violence persisted. Virgil was ambushed and wounded in December 1881, and Morgan was killed in March 1882.
How to Get Rid of 70 Per Cent of the Useless in Life
Then the computer came to my house and social media took the place of books penned by truly great writers. Somehow, I convinced myself that the selfies posted by ‘friends’ I had never met or even knew as were the images of the meals they had eaten or the children they had given birth to. I stopped to value time.
A Revolution in Reading and it is Sensual
Publisher Caroline Ridding told The Guardian that erotic fiction has an enormous global online constituency driven almost exclusively by female readers.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT FOREIGNERS?
Q: What do you call a person who speaks several languages? A: Multilingual. Q: How do you describe a person who speaks two languages? A: Bilingual. Q: What do you call a person who speaks only one language? A: British.
The Secret of the Enigmatic Tiffany
After her husband is assassinated by rivals whose offer to purchase his business was rejected Tiffany finds herself a wealthy heiress of several brothels including a Spanish bordello named Sex Fest at Tiffany’s.
LOVE ACTUALLY
What happened to the inspiring nature of lovemaking; the quickened heart of love at first sight; a shy flowering of mutual attraction; the chemistry between two people we know exists but cannot fathom. Is the love that grows to a point where a partner’s life is more important than one’s own still recognised?
If it isn’t broke don’t fix it
It was discovered that over 80 per cent of us cannot quite get the hang of programming devices or putting things together. In fact, I emerged with honours.
WHEN INSULTS HAD CLASS
Long before the term political correctness had any meaning there was a richness to riposte that is sadly lacking in today’s patois. Those in the public eye often captured the headlines with a sneering wisecrack at an opponent. Newspaper editors too risked their readers’ wrath with an occasional […]
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