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The Absent Minded Scribe

Hi. Welcome to my writing blog. A selection of short stories and other musings. Feel free to browse and make yourself at home.

Tag: Childhood

Snowflakes & Bayonets

Sometimes I receive unbidden, a childhood memory so clear and real that I believe myself to be my nine year old self, living in a three storey maisonette on a hillside overlooking a wide expanse of sea to a mountainous island. It is night time. The sky is the colour of paper-ash. Snow, falling in … Continue reading Snowflakes & Bayonets →

absentmindedscribe Short Stories 2 Comments January 11, 2019February 4, 2019 7 Minutes

A Legacy of War

I am a child of the sixties, reared on an incongruous mix of hippy ideals and World War II action movies. It was a period submerged in technicolour and viewed in Panavision. A childhood filled with the glory of war, a celebration of the the courageous, of rugged handsome men, calm under pressure, hoodwinking the … Continue reading A Legacy of War →

absentmindedscribe Short Stories Leave a comment November 12, 2018February 4, 2019 5 Minutes

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