the emotional blackmailers handbook

of the seven deadly sins, the eighth and worst by far is emotional blackmail ... the diligent practise of this subtle and ancient art creates a constantly evolving darwinistic moral vacuum in which the brightest new manipulative ideas and stratagems flourish ... and which only you, or i, can fill !

the huguenot cemetery ... stranded between two streams of traffic on the south circular

st john's therapy centre, battersea ... provides many services that used to be had a mile away at the bolingbroke hospital

general wolfe at westerham village green

any old irons ? the yard at the royal academy needs a tidy

the loved one has just gone shopping ...

fortnum and mason's ... twelve drummers drumming, 'leven pipers piping

fortnum and mason's ... ten lords a leaping, nine ladies dancing

fortnum and mason's ... eight maids a milking, seven swans a swimming

fortnum and mason's ... six geese a laying, five gold rings

fortnum and mason's ... four calling birds, three french hens

fortnum and mason's ... two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree

... and there woz light

window shopping in jermyn street ( i )

window shopping in jermyn street (ii)

... and then they diversified in to motels

two new verbs in the wiltshire gazette ... i quote ...

some, no, most days, small ironies creep up behind and pinch me

a short speculative step on a long journey towards the disposal of ghosts

dawn at gatwick

i can resist everything except temptation ... which is why i turned to glance at the last page ( 631 ) when I was still only up to page 563