The Astrologer A man who lived a long time ago believed that he could read the future in the stars. He called himself an Astrologer, and spent his time at night gazing at the sky. One evening he was walking along the open road outside the village. His eyes were fixed on the stars. He…
Month: October 2025
Too Much Mind
I have been heavily involved in seeing through a probate which by the end of this month will have taken two years and taught me more about Inheritance tax in the UK and US than I ever wanted to know. I have also been trying to read, create new books and look after a friend’s…
A Metaphor
A flotilla carrying aid that we discover had no aid on board any of the vessels. If ever there were a perfect metaphor for the lying that goes on, on the Internet today posing both as truth and as knowledge that is it. The Internet was given as a gift that would open up learning…
What Is total War?
The German people under the Nazi regime went all out on total war showing no regard either for the enemy soldiers, civilians and in the face of defeat, their own population. Driven by a fanatical belief in their whiteness they brought their own country to utter disaster and killed millions of people in the process….
The Faerie Queen
Lo I the man,° whose Muse whilome did maske, As time her taught, in lowly Shepheards weeds, Am now enforst a far unfitter taske, For trumpets sterne to chaunge mine Oaten reeds, And sing of Knights and Ladies° gentle deeds; Whose prayses having slept in silence long, Me, all too meane, the sacred Muse areeds To…