Tag Archives: life

Two Becomes One #shortfiction

Posted on Feb 21, 2021 by TanGental

They stopped the wheelchair to let him look along his arbour one last time, whispering in foggy ears for him to stir. He didn’t move and they turned, saddened at his incomprehension, but letting him have a private moment.He smiled … Continue reading →

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The History Of Laundry #history #memories

Posted on Apr 3, 2019 by TanGental

My mother was a woman of very specific ideas. So far as a washing machine was concerned, her views were steadfast: if it was a question of a choice between can we afford a washing machine and can she buy … Continue reading →

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Loving The Fifty Something’s

Posted on Mar 29, 2019 by TanGental

The truly delightful – I’ve met her, so I know – Sam Smith at Loving The Fifty Something asked me to join in her series on Amazing Over 50s. Obviously she had a gap in her schedule and D Trump … Continue reading →

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Life In All Its Forms #covers

Posted on Oct 5, 2017 by TanGental

In 2016 I launched a book of 30 short stories based around a challenge I undertook to write 30 stories in November 2015. I called it Life, In A Grain Of Sand after one of the stories but also reflecting … Continue reading →

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Geoffle 6.0, the Reboot

Posted on Nov 30, 2016 by TanGental

Ok, time for a moment of self-indulgence. By some off-kilter astro-clock I’m told I have collected 60 New Years on this fast moving lump of rock. As the heading suggests I’d rather think of that as Geoffrey 6.0, the Reboot … Continue reading →

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