Author Archives: TanGental

About TanGental

My name is Geoff Le Pard. Once I was a lawyer; now I am a writer. I've published four books - Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle, My Father and Other Liars, Salisbury Square and Buster & Moo. In addition I have published three anthologies of short stories and a memoir of my mother. More will appear soon. I will try and continue to blog regularly at geofflepard.com about whatever takes my fancy. I hope it does yours too. These are my thoughts and no one else is to blame. If you want to nab anything I post, please acknowledge where it came from.

Rationalising A Way

Posted on Feb 23, 2020

I live in the London Borough of Lambeth. For some time all the roads in the borough have been the subject of a 20 mile per hour limit with very few exceptions. The neighbouring boroughs have a variety of rules, … Continue reading →

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Wandering Like A Daffodil #writephoto

Posted on Feb 22, 2020

Percy Bluffer-Baton, third in line to the Earldom of Twinkle-on-Haze sat on the small marsupial shaped crenellation that extruded from the grassy knoll and had a moment. Percy’s moments tended to be on the short side, almost dwarfish in their … Continue reading →

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If Parasite Was Half As Nice (with apologises to Amen Corner) #filmreview #parasite

Posted on Feb 21, 2020

There’s been a lot of chittery-chatter around this Oscar hoover of a film. It knocked the much liked 1917 out of the running so did it justify the eulogising vaunted on it? Well, yes it’s an enjoyable movie. The story … Continue reading →

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What The Dickens #film #review #davidcopperfield

Posted on Feb 19, 2020

Confession no. 1 I like Armando Iannucci’s work, especially the Death of Stalin which shouldn’t be funny but was. The Thick of It grew on me too, once Malcolm Tucker’s gratuitous yet oddly twee swearing became just part of the … Continue reading →

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The Visit #theatrereview

Posted on Feb 16, 2020

I can’t remember the last play I saw with two intervals. Some Shakespeare thingy I expect. Not that I can justify two ice creams so we took a box of sliced mangoes that makes me wonder if I’ll ever nail … Continue reading →

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How Trusting Algorithms Saved Humanity #writephoto

Posted on Feb 15, 2020

This was written in response to this week’s #writephoto prompt. And no, I’ve no idea how I ended up where I did. No one knew the purpose of Rhymer’s Tomb. It stood on its knoll for as long as men … Continue reading →

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Garden February #earlycolour #poetry

Posted on Feb 14, 2020

Still, despite Storm Caira and a fair old dousing of rain we have many shooting hints of the colour to come. Primulas and primroses, hellebores and budding roses, the signs are all there. Buds and breaking bulbs. Magnolias are nearly … Continue reading →

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