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The Articled Particle: Part Three

Posted on Oct 11, 2022 by TanGental

In parts one and two, we left our hero being allocated a task that may not be quite what he is expecting.. I look at Mr Pettifore, who is shaking his head. “I apologize for that. Now, if we can … Continue reading →

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The Articled Particle #memoir

Posted on Oct 6, 2022 by TanGental

My latest book, The Diary of a Trainee In-Law is now on pre-order for the kindle version; the paperback will follow. If you’d like to enjoy the mysteries of being the father of a bride to be, albeit this is … Continue reading →

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Naturalised Londoner – The Outdoor Life, Part Two

Posted on Oct 17, 2018 by TanGental

In part one I set the scene, of my joys as a delivery boy, here. The nadir so far as this role was concerned came in the Spring of 1980. The senior partner had a client who worked in the … Continue reading →

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Naturalised Londoner: That Outdoor Life, Part One

Posted on Oct 11, 2018 by TanGental

As an Articled clerk, trainee solicitor as it is now known, back in 1979, one of my many jobs was to act as a sort of underpaid postman. To hire a motorcycle dispatch rider cost real money, back then. What … Continue reading →

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Naturalised Londoner: Part Whatever – Legal Obscurities

Posted on Sep 20, 2018 by TanGental

I’m pretty sure that, in the same way we all bleed and think education is wasted on children, the legal systems of all nations are things of devilish contrafabulations. They are developed to confuse and obfuscate. The English (and Welsh) … Continue reading →

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Naturalised Londoner: part 3 – that first job

Posted on Aug 22, 2018 by TanGental

I’m spinning some plates just now. As well as pulling together all the short fiction I wrote during 2017 for a new anthology, Life In A Conversation, and reworking the very first book I wrote, I’m getting close to finalising … Continue reading →