Category Archives: fiction

How Green Was My Valley (1941) review

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

I’d lived in Wales for well over a decade before seeing what “everyone” calls the quintessential Welsh film. Like many “Welsh” films, How Green Was My Valley wasn’t made in Wales, but in Hollywood. A few of the accents may … Continue reading →

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Covered (a tale of Caracas in 1812)

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

Men will tell you that the Republic had no faith in God; but then, why were the churches in the Capital full that day? Some may have been there to display their gratitude (to their fellow atheists perhaps), or to … Continue reading →

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Sentenced to death over a ten pound bank note

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

Susanna Lalliment didn’t know how to spell her own name.   She was said to be descended from French Huguenot refugees, but she seemed to speak English well enough. The Lalliments were skilled lace makers in Nottingham. The lace business in … Continue reading →

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A Man of Science

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Guest Blogger

a tale by Candy Korman The men were celebrating. Pushing the Americans back at Queenston Heights on the Niagara front was, no doubt, a decisive moment in the combat, but there was no telling what turns the war would take.

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The Position

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

Our brave hero, the Ambitious Candidate (who was exploring the Sea of Jobs for a New Opportunity), was travelling from Interview Bay to FollowupLand, on the Career Peninsula, when his ship (the HJS Network) was blown off course by a barrage of unexpected … Continue reading →

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Grey Jack

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

Grey Jack was not a brave pirate, not brave at all… But three things scared Grey Jack more than anything else. Continue reading →

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