The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Tag Archives: Churchill
Democracy and interviews
What is he on about, you may wonder. Prompted by Lisa Reiter we are asked for our memories of interviews. I’m a bit Churchillian here. Re democracy he said, in 1947: Democracy is the worst form of government, except for … Continue reading
Posted in flash fiction, miscellany, writing
Tagged Churchill, democracy, Fawlty Towers, interviews
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Dad’s letters to Palestine- July and August 1946
We are back in Palestine as the summer heat builds to a crescendo. I’ve posted some more letters and the poem I copied last time. However here we also have Dad’s explanation for writing it. Since starting on these posts … Continue reading
Posted in dad's letters, miscellany, Palestine, paratrooper, politics
Tagged Atlee, British Mandate, Chaim Weizmann, Churchill, Haganah, Harry Truman, Irgun Zwei Lumi, Lehi, Palestine
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